By Fabian Tan

Want to get some serious viral traffic to your blog? Everyone these days is talking about podcasting and how cool it is. The secrets of podcasting are out there, but you have to know where to look. You may have thought that this medium isn’t for your niche, but really you can do a viral podcast for anything from Gardening to Marketing!

Here are 3 secrets of podcasting that will get you on the road to more traffic and notoriety in your niche:

1. Don’t Spend Money On Expensive Software

You don’t have to drop a lot of money (or any at all) to put together a super podcast. Download Audacity, a free audio editor and recorder, and it will cover all the software you’ll need. There are plenty of web tutorials on creating podcasts with Audacity, just Google it.

2. Record Something You’re Passionate About

You may be able to fake interest in purple widgets through your writing, but it’s much harder in your voice. If you’re going to break into podcasting, start off talking about something you are really into. Then, once you get the hang of it, you can start to consider those purple widgets.

3. Advertise, Advertise, Advertise

Of the many secrets of podcasting, this one tip may be your most valuable: it’s all about letting people know your podcast exists. People love to HEAR knew things and will come to your blog just to listen to what you have to SAY. So hit those relevant forums and blogs and make sure to Stumble and Digg your podcasts.

4. Directories, Directories, Directories

Also, don’t forget to submit your podcast to the many directories out there that only contain podcast material!

There are many secrets of podcasting that would fill pages, but this should get you started and drive fresh new traffic to your site!