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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• 3:34 PROMO 1: The Fluent Show
• 4:06 Rob and Elsie conversation
• It's a new year! And Rob gives us the scoop on his 19th calendar year as an indie podcaster
• Have you changed your copyright field yet?
• New public domain works
• Captivate was acquired by Global at the end of 2021 and Whooshkaa was acquired by Spotify
• 12:33 AUDIO FEEDBACK - Creating video to support your podcast, it's sucking the joy out!
• Thoughts on adding video production to your current audio podcast, is it worth it?
• Japanese language podcast and YouTube - tags fail to send over, why?
• We have an affiliate program! Yas!
• 21:20 PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• What do you need to Start a Podcast in 2022?
• Host read ads are not gone and are very much available for advertisers in our space!
• The Libsyn Blog has been very active with all the recaps for 2021
• Rob's tip on purposely customizing your show's background color
• 30:11 AUDIO FEEDBACK: Carey Green and some extra audio files?
• Best practices for publishing archived episodes for the holidays
• Would it be better to release every other week all year round or take off more time at the beginning or end of the year?
• Spotify and Google Podcasts currently do not support video files - MP4 files will not show up there
• Ad insertion best practices, from promo codes to insertion points
• Is it best to promote the entire podcast, a series or an episode?
• Advertisecast team reported their monthly Podcast Advertising Rates
• 48:18 PROMO 3: The Unstarving Musician
• 49:02 Stats! Mean and Median
• Where have we been and where are we going!

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: The Fluent Show
• PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy's 78th installment
• PROMO 3: Unstarving Musician

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Public Domain Date
• Ten Notable Pre–1923 Recordings
• The National Jukebox
• List of Books in the public domain for 1926
• Become a Libsyn Affiliate
• Don't Bid Farewell to Podcast Promo Codes Quite Yet
• Libsyn's 2021 Year in Review
• The Feed 2021 Recap and Look Back
• A Big Call-Out to The Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts of 2021!
• Apple Podcasts Tips: Customize Your Show Artwork
• Advertisecast Advertising Rates
• Rob on the Outdoor Biz Podcast
• Rob on Mind of A Mentor
• Super Podcast Growth Hacks for TikTok!

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