Easy to Start A Podcast: Text To Speech Blog Posts With Odiogo
November 29, 2008 by Reba
Filed under Blog, Blogging, Hot Topics
Lynn Terry sent out an email this afternoon alerting her readers to a new utility that can make your blog posts more accessible to more people. In her post “New: The ClickNews Podcast“, she shared a new free service that changes your blog post text to speech.
If you look at the top of this post, you will see a little button that says, Listen Now. The service called Odiogo and it uses text to speech technology to make a blog post into a podcast. Once installed the post is changed to audio and a feed that can be followed through ITunes is made available by clicking on the Odiogo logo in the right hand column of my site. If you wish to subscribe, just click and you’ll be taken to a page where you can subscribe. The podcast can be downloaded to an MP3 player, IPod or IPhone.
The voice sounds very robotic but the owners of the site are working to make it sound more natural.
The main reason I decided to add the service was to allow those who print disabilities, e.g. poor vision, to have better access to the information I provide. As baby boomers we all know we’re starting to age and our eyesight is starting to change. I for one have noticed that my eyes aren’t what they used to be. Making my site more accessible to my readers is an important part of my marketing plan.
The other reason I added the Listen Now button is that now my blog is a podcast on ITunes and it didn’t cost me a thing, only about five minutes to set it up. Set-up is as easy as installing a plug-in to your blog.
If you’re interested in adding Odiogo to your blog, this article at Mashable will help you get set-up.
Ciao!
Reba
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this makes starting a podcast very very easy
This will make the website more interesting which bored only text and writing. Perhaps this audio technology will attract internet users to your website.
I was looking for something like this. I’m hoping to start a podcast for my blog. This post id very useful and informative. Thanks for sharing the information.
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I believe there won’t be a future for a blog if they don’t have a podcast. It’s becoming more and more important day by day. Your information is very useful for those who are hoping start their own podcast. Thanks for sharing the useful information.
You should check out this one too.
http://www.iSpeech.org
Yes, it is a very very good idea to have a podcast. It’s a must today. Your post is very useful to me. Thanks for sharing the information.
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yeah, great idea to have podcast. it will make more interesting. nancy
Last month I came across this post. I’m glad I did. Because I started a podcast for my blog on work wear and fashion. It is a must these days. Lots of people listen to it. Thanks for your information. Cheers mate !
That’s a really cool plug-in. I’ve always wanted to have a similar plug-in. Even though I came across few I was unable to implement it as easy as this. Thanks a bunch. Cheers
Odiogo definitely provides bloggers with a text to speech service that converts RSS feeds or articles into audio format. Odiogo empowers you to convert your blog posts into high quality audio files. I love this plug in!
Well, this is not a first blog where I’ve seen this service but was impressed by it a lot and it’s free so always a bonus to add such feature on your site for your readers. Since a lot of people are busy, some do not get time to read lengthy articles so while driving or walking, they can simply pop the headphone and listen to the articles which are of their interest. Small ones everyone reads it but sometimes lengthy ones takes time and people tend to leave it half so they can complete their other tasks, this will help. And ofcourse it’ll be a massive boost to those who like your blog but are forced to read only few articles to protect their eyes which is a gift really.
Cool site, love the info.
Fantastic plugin! Thanks for sharing.
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Just what i needed! Thanx guys! need this to finish something.
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I was planning to start off a new blog with purely podcasts about bowling tips, interviews and techniques. This article is simply what I want. Thanks for the information. Cheers
This is something without which I never step out of my house. It makes me feel relaxed and the for a music lover like me would feel life incomplete without it.
An app called VocaTalk also does the same thing with music and effects and publishes local podcasts for your iTunes or Zune. It makes it fun to listen tts voice.
http://www.vocamedia.com
The author is willing to give free licenses for alpha test voluteers.
Odiogo definitely provides bloggers with a text to speech service that converts RSS feeds or articles into audio format.