No one saw it coming when Spotify acquired Anchor in February 2019 and since that time podcasting has undergone significant changes. One of the most notable changes is the use of the word "Subscribe" is being replaced by "Follow" in the upcoming update to the Apple Podcasts app.

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In their latest bold move in the podcasting space, Spotify acquired a network of 30 popular podcast shows called The Ringer. They also launched Gimlet Academy (which you can find at https://ileane.link/gimletacademy). This is a free series to help podcasters improve their story telling skills and be more intentional about the content they create. 

The free plan of My Podcast Reviews goes away on Feb. 29th 2020

You can get a free podcast landing page from Wavve you can see the example at: http://wavve.link/theanchorshow 

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AudioBurst has a free service for audio transcriptions and audiograms. See my example https://ileane.link/audioburst Rachel Batish from AudioBurst was a featured panelist on the New Media Show.

The most crowded categories in Apple Podcasts (February 2020 Edition) by Dan Misener at Pacific Content

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Anchor introduced Listener Support back in the summer of 2018 but at this time it is limited to podcasters who are based in USA. In this episode we will explore a few of the alternatives so that every podcaster can get support from their listeners for the content they create!

See the detailed list of support alternatives here: https://ileane.link/getyoursupport

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Find out how you can improve your speaking skills. Here is what I recommend. 

Try doing daily podcast episodes by joining #NaPodPoMo which takes place every November. Created by Jennifer Navarrete, more info can be found here http://napodpomo.org/

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Here are 3 podcasting tools you can sign up for to support your podcasting efforts. If you have any experience with these tools I would love to hear your feedback. 

PodHunt 

Pod Hunt is a daily curation of the best new podcasts. Inspired by the former Product Hunt podcast category, Pod Hunt is place for podcast lovers to submit and vote on new episodes. An attempt to solve Podcast discovery built around episodes rather than podcasts as a whole. 

Castbox 

Our Mission: To connect people to information through listening whenever and wherever they want. 

Our Vision: Be the heart of the spoken audio revolution.  

Listen to the first episode of Ileane Cast https://ileane.link/ileanecast 

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Special acknowledgement to Andrew Hatchett who supports the show on Patreon. 

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Hey guys it's your girl Ms. Ileane and by now you probably have your podcast listed in all the directories but don't you wish there was just one link you could send folks to so that they can subscribe and listen in their podcast listening app of choice? 

Well in this episode, I want to introduce you to a landing page that provides a full and complete list of all the available apps for your show, so that it doesn’t matter if they have an Android phone, an iPhone or maybe they like to listen from their desktop.  I also want to tell you about another FREE podcast promotion tool that you are going to love!

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Podnews.net 

Landing Page for Ms. Ileane Speaks

Landing Page for Ms. Ileane Presents the Anchor Show

Podchaser

Use the code: IleaneRocks to get your podcast feed on Podchaser

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Anchor makes an update to the look of the video transcripts we can create to promote our podcasts. I call them "Audiograms" and they have a much nicer look now that is more on brand with Anchor's material design. 

The audiograms can be exported in 3 sizes, square, horizontal and vertical which make them easy to use on various social media platforms. 

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Spotify is on a journey that makes for a fantastic podcasting story and in this episode we take a look at some of the highlights.

Get more Spotify listeners by sharing your episodes to Instagram stories and with my second bonus tip that you will hear when you listen to the end of today's show.

Thanks to listener feedback from:

Ray Garraud https://anchor.fm/raycast

Sandra Centerino https://anchor.fm/realwomengolive

D. W. Legacy https://anchor.fm/dsouls-productions-llc-le

Cigar Ralphy https://anchor.fm/cigarralphypodcast

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