About.com has an article called “How to Upload the .MP3 File, RSS File, and Validate It”.
It covers a question that many beginning podcasters are struggling with: where do I put the files? (RSS and other files)
This particular article is part of series that covers creating and publishing podcasts called “How to Create Your Own Podcast - A Step-by-Step Tutorial”.
Summary of the topics covered:
1. How to record your audio and save it to an .mp3 file.
2. How to create an RSS file which holds the “directions” for sending your file when a user’s program like iPodder requests it.
3. How to write the “directions” that are inside the RSS file.
4. How to upload the RSS “feed” and your .mp3 file.
5. How to validate that the file is written correctly and will send the file correctly.