It is still a work in progress, so pardon our electronic sawdust & let me know what you think!

Campfire Is No 2!

Paranormal Podcast Hits No 5!

Today, The Paranormal Podcast and Jim Harold’s Campfire were both featured on iTunes’ front podcast page under “Scary Stories”.  Very exciting!

As a result, The Paranormal Podcast had its biggest download day ever and both shows reached their highest numbers to date on the iTunes Charts!

The Paranormal Podcast is the number 5 UPDATE: NOW NUMBER 4 Science iTunes podcast today (as of 10/21).

Jim Harold’s Campfire is number 2 in Personal Journals.  What a great day!

Thanks to everyone for your support, I think we are on the brink of “taking it to the next level”!  I hate cheesy cliches, but in this case it seems to fit.  Thanks again to all!

For example, we are going to start doing short Campfire stories in addition to our longer ones…if you have a story that is a minute or less…submit it using the Call Me button and it may end up on the show!

PLEASE tell us your first name and general location of call before you start your comment or story.

Like what we’re doing, call…don’t like what we’re doing let us know…call!  I think you get the picture…look forward to hearing from you!

These would be great for those of you who are in paranormal organizations and want to let your friends know about the shows, you can hang them up in your cubicle at work, share them at conferences…use your imagination!

As Halloween approaches we want to kick up promotion a notch. Thanks!

Jim Harold Ad 1 Thumbnail (Click To Download PDF)

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Send me your suggestions via email, Twitter, Facebook, or by commenting!

Thanks!

We are experimenting with Ning’s social community building software and have started Paranormal Place.  There you will be able to meet and interact with other fans of the shows.  Let me know what you think and if it is a good idea.  Check it out and join up for free at paranormalplace.ning.com

Thanks,

Jim

This was so popular last time we did it we are doing it again.

We wanted to get folks excited about promoting the show so this is what we devised. We have quite a few paranormal books here at the studios that we are finished with but that are in great condition so we thought we’d have a little fun once again.

Here is your assignment should you choose to accept it:

1. If you enjoy The Paranormal Podcast and/or Jim Harold’s Campfire and are 18 or older go right now and do something tangible online to promote it…post a blurb about on applicable online communities (Twitter, Facebook, myspace, online paranormal websites) where folks into this topic matter connect (no spamming please)

2. Email your friends (who are into the paranormal) a note about the show with a link to JimHarold.com (again, no spamming)

3. Tell your friends who you actually interface with in person (imagine that in this day & age)!  I know a lot of people enjoy paranormal radio & TV shows but don’t even know that programs like The Paranormal Podcast and Campfire are available free of charge on the net!  Log them on, burn them a CD, show them the way!

4.  Click on the ShareThis link under our show posts and spread the paranormal goodness!

4.  Keep your promotional activities legal, ethical and please act within the guidelines of good taste and common sense.

5. Send an email to paranormalpodcast@gmail.com with the subject “Big Book Contest 2″ and a description of what you did to promote the show(s)

Voila!  You will be entered in a random drawing to win a grab bag of assorted paranormal books courtesy of The Paranormal Podcast that will be shipped to you at no cost.  Sorry, but due to the realities of shipping we can only extend this to our US listeners. You MUST be 18 or older to participate.  The deadline is 12am (US ET), May 11th.

Finally, even if you don’t promote the show you can send in your note and we will still enter you in the drawing — but that wouldn’t be any fun, would it?

ORIGINAL POST:  My host, Libsyn, which has been fantastic overall for the last 3 1/2 years is having a bad week and experiencing trouble again with my files. It appears to be a system wide issue impacting multiple podcasts.  Thanks to all of you who have reported issues.

I have notified them and hopefully this will be fixed soon.  As best I can tell, this is only impacting our latest show.  Thanks for your patience.  If this continues to be an issue I will be looking for alternatives but I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt…they have been quite good overall.  Sorry for any inconvenience!

• Some form of video (possibly a transmission of the show taping via UStream)
• A second podcast (with a separate feed) that compliments our topics here
• An email newsletter

If we do these it wouldn’t be all at once but there is something that is holding us back.  Plain and simple, we do not have the resources to expand without your help.  If you are a fan of the show and want to see more content there are a couple of things that you can do.

• Amazon.  This one is easy.  If you are planning on buying a book, or a piece of electronics and don’t need it that day please take a look at our Amazon.com store and links.  Amazon has great selection, prices and delivery options.

• Secondly, you can always click one of our donate buttons to show our support.  PayPal accepts major credit cards so it is very easy.  Every amount, no matter how small helps, and now we have a recurring donation option which is a painless and easy way to show support.

We appreciate you and please know we agonized before writing this post but we cannot expand without your help.

We are in a tough economy and if you are reading this and have your own negative situation (job loss, etc) please do not give this a second thought.  Thanks for listening and now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

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We wanted to get folks excited about promoting the show so this is what we devised.  We have quite a few paranormal books here at the studios that we are finished with but that are in great condition so we thought we’d have a little fun.

Here is your assignment should you choose to accept it:

1. If you enjoy The Paranormal Podcast go right now and do something tangible online to promote it…post a blurb about on applicable online communities (Twitter, Facebook, myspace, online paranormal websites) where folks into this topic matter connect (no spamming please)

2. Email your friends (who are into the paranormal) a note about the show with a link to ParanormalPodcast.com (again, no spamming)

3. Tell your friends who you actually interface with in person (imagine that in this day & age)!  I know a lot of people enjoy paranormal radio & TV shows but don’t even know that programs like The Paranormal Podcast are available free of charge on the net!  Log them on, show them the way!

4.  Keep your promotional activities legal, ethical and please act within the guidelines of good taste and common sense.

5. Send an email to paranormalpodcast@gmail.com with the subject “Big Book Contest” and a description of what you did to promote the show

Voila!  You will be entered in a random drawing to win a grab bag of six assorted paranormal books courtesy of The Paranormal Podcast that will be shipped to you at no cost.  Sorry, but due to the realities of shipping we can only extend this to our US listeners.  The deadline is Midnight (US ET), Feb 14th, Valentine’s Day.

Finally, even if you don’t promote the show you can send in your note and we will enter you in the drawing — but that wouldn’t be any fun, would it?

I apologize for any inconvenience and we will do our best to address the issue as soon as possible. If anyone knows how to reach Microsoft Zune Podcast Support please let me know.

Thanks,

Jim

If you enjoy the show, please tell 5 friends who you might think might enjoy it as well.  We know we can grow our audience but only with help from…guess who?

Thanks,

Jim

We have forwarded the current RSS podcast feed to a new feed…now in theory, this should be seamless and not impact longtime listeners.  So, if you have any problems with not being able to get episodes please send me an email to paranormalpodcast@gmail.com.

We hope to add forums and other fun features not possible with our old blogging system.

Pardon our electronic sawdust!

Jim

Due to the holiday, our output has been a little decreased but as of 12/26 it is back to business as usual…look for a new show then.

God Bless,

Jim

I am thankful for our loyal audience this Thanksgiving. 

Thank you and I hope the show continues to be a source of enjoyment for years to come.

We are above podcasts from some of the big media companies like NPR & The New York Times.  It is a testament to the power of new media and to our listeners that an individually produced podcast can compete with the giants of media.  Now, we are not content to stop here — maybe we can make a run for the top 10, top 5, number 1?!  We can only do it with you.

If you listen and enjoy the show please tell your friends online and off…if every listener could generate one more listener we would double our audience!

Also, please submit your iTunes review if you enjoy the show!

We can do it together but I need your help…please tell your friends and submit your iTunes review today.

Listeners to recent shows know that I have been asking everyone to submit their iTunes reviews but I have not done a very good job of explaining how.

First of all, you have to have the iTunes software loaded on your computer.  If you do, this method should work for you.

You can go through the iTunes store and manually search for my show and find our iTunes page; however, there is an easier way…just click on the iTunes URL link below and it will take you right to the correct page:

Paranormal Podcast iTunes Page

Once you click on this, you will see our page and there you should see “write a review”….click on that and you will be where you need to be to submit your review.  Thanks to Don and to those who have taken time to submit!  Hope everyone is enjoying the show and our increased output.

Jim

So, if you want to know a bit about little of the method behind the madness here at The Paranormal podcast check it out at http://paranormalmaine.blogspot.com/

Happy weekend to all and thanks Ghost Girl!

Thanks,

Jim

P.S. If you can save the graphic and upload it to your server it would be most appreciated!   Thanks in advance for helping to spread the word about the Paranormal Podcast!

http://www.myspace.com/realparanormalpodcast

We’d love to see you there!

I have put together some of my favorite books, DVDs and other fun stuff for you to review.

Thanks for taking a look.  Your purchases from Amazon.com via ParanormalPodcast.com help make the program possible.

Happy Shopping!

Paranormal Podcast Store at Amazon.com

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The Cheebacabra – Metamorphosis = A segment of this piece was used in the second break.

David Henderson – We Gotta Go = A segment of this piece was used in the show close.

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