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Congratulations to all podcasters today, and give yourself a pat on the back, because it's International Podcast Day! Learn a little about how people celebrate and lots of announcements that have come out this week. The People's Choice Podcast Awards are being hosted Thurs. Sept. 30, watch this evening to celebrate.

News

Happy International Podcast Day!

NPR’s Car Talk is leaving the radio after 54 years (seven years after one of the co-hosts passed away). It continues as a 2x weekly podcast.

Podcast SOP, a new app for podcasters to organize their show’s workflow.

A new podcast audio checking service has been launched, Vib3s.

The People’s Choice Podcast Awards ceremony is tonight at 9 PM EST.

Shure MV7x costs about $180 ($250 for the USB/XLR version).

Podcast Movement Evolutions is accepting speaker proposals. 

PlutoTV fined $3.5 million for breaking closed captioning rules. 

Best Practice

Merchandise and swag for your podcast

Blubrry News

We’re continuing to work on UI/UX updates, but have nothing to release currently, more coming soon (later this year).

Want a sneak preview of new stats? Email Todd.

Blog post: How to create a more inclusive space in podcasting by Tara O’Brian

Podcasting with WordPress Webinar today at 3:30pm eastern (for the live viewers). YouTube link will be sent out after the webinar so sign up even if you can’t attend live.

Blubrry Pro Tip

How monitoring with headphones makes a huge difference in your show. 

Question(s) of the Week

Question: Where can I find my RSS feed? (Blubrry’s new dashboard)

Answer: For Blubrry publisher users, it’s found in Dashboard under show and then Manage. In PowerPress, go to the feeds menu of PowerPress settings and it’s right at the top of the page.

Question 2:  When is it time to pod-fade a show? How would I go about doing that?

Answer 2: When it’s no longer fun, profitable, or you have no time to do a good show. When you have run out of motivation is also a good time to kill a show. 

How? Easy, just stop doing it. If you want to remove it from the internet, good luck! Once something is out there, it’s going to be hard to make it go away completely. You can turn off your hosting though.

May be time to release a goodbye episode and leave that up for some time.

I also have a feed you can redirect your show to that explains that this show is no longer available.  Feel free to use it.  Just redirect your feed to: https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/deadshow.xml 

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

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The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Tickets give the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in southern Michigan and northern Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180

Columbus, Ohio 43235

Spotify vs. Apple Podcasts, a seemingly never-ending debate in the podcast world. As the number of podcasts launched and released has gone up in the past few years, as had the number of podcast listeners. One analyst recently claimed Spotify is catching up to Apple Podcasts, when it comes to podcast directory and we (MacKenzie filling in for Mike) just don't see it. Tune in to hear why.

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Recorded live in central Ohio and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

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News

One analyst says Spotify is close to Apple in the number of podcast users. We know this is not true.

A starter course designed for journalists looking to enter into podcasting.

Africa Podfest: The Road to Africa Podcast Day 2022.

The Ambies are open for entries. 

Best Practice

Paying for and/or obtaining podcast art. Be careful who you choose.

Blubrry News

Enhanced hosting plans at Blubrry! See more here.

Blog Post: Jobs in podcasting you never knew existed by Meryl Klemow

Our interns are working on a podcast of their own, will be released shortly called Internal Affairs.

Blubrry Pro Tip

Don’t worry about Spotify or Apple picking up your episodes if you are doing it the Blubrry way! by Toby Goodman

Question(s) of the Week

Question: Does Blubrry support video podcasting?

Answer: Yes! Files are larger so you will need to be on an advanced plan or Pro Hosting. All the functionality is there in all of our hosting plans for video, it just depends on your file storage needs.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Last week Mike went live on Facebook to debate whether shows should be recorded live; you be the judge. Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com.  This show is where Mike gets to geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

Starting a podcast is very exciting and nerve wracking, but there is something else you need to consider: managing your podcast expectations. There are plenty of tales out there from podcast hosts about how they made it big with an audience and sponsors right away. Be wary of those special cases and take a realistic look at what you can expect when you are a podcast.

News

NABShow 2021 is canceled, will be back in person in April 2022

Brad Smith, creator of Simplecast and bought by SiriusXM, is now Head of Podcast Products at SiriusXM

Samsung’s “Free” app is out now: https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/samsung-free/

You can add your show here: https://developer.samsung.com/podcasts

LiveXLive is rebranding to LiveOne

Podcasters remember late comedian, Norm McDonald

Mailchimp to be acquired by Intuit

Best Practice

Manage Your Podcast Expectations: Know what to expect when starting a podcast

Podcasts start slowly (unless you are already have a large following)

If you really want to make a go of it, be consistent for at least two years

You will become an expert and subject matter expert in your niche (if you are not already)

Money won’t come right away. Podcasting is definitely not a get-rich-quick thing

You just might become famous in your niche

Prepare for some tech, whether you’re learning a little, or paying someone else to do it

Blubrry News

New Dashboard: Let us know what you think! We’re making tweaks and fixing some things people have pointed out aren’t working correctly, they can’t find, etc.

More to come! Trust us, we are touching everything in our system!

Blubrry Podcaster of the Month! Lisa Duff - PenDust Radio

Blog post: Are There Still Barriers To Podcasting? by Kim Krajci

Focus on Features: PowerPress Plugin

In other words, there is a lot going on at PodcastInsider.com

Blubrry Pro Tip

After Party - Get the most out of your best episodes.

Question(s) of the Week

Question: I want my podcast to be ordered with the first episode at the top of the list. How would I do that?

Answer: Let me talk you out of it! I wouldn’t do that. Podcasts are episodic content, meaning it’s ongoing and traditionally the latest episode first and the rest in descending order. Podcast listeners are used to that and to turn that around would be both confusing and would cause everyone to listen to episode one and take a long, long time to get you your new episodes.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com. This show is where Mike gets to geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it.

This week, some alternate (geeky) ways of setting up WordPress for your podcast.

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The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Tickets give the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in northern and southern Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

It's a day of celebration at Blubrry, our new dashboard has been released and we're so excited for users to start using it on a regular basis. Modernization, simplification, piece of cake. Whatever you want to call it, we hope any user enjoys Blubrry's new dashboard and we talk about some of the features included and more on this episode. Check it out now!

Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know.

Recorded live in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News

PodFest Origins November 4-5th in Tampa in person

Hotpod has been acquired by VOX Media. Hotpod will be taken over at Vox and headed up by Ashley Carman, who recently wrote an eye opening update on Joe Rogan switching to Spotify

Salem Media joins the morning daily news segment with Daybreak Insider

Podcast growth in New Zealand!

Podcasts are ALWAYS the next big thing

Best Practice

Preparing the whole team (if you have a team) for your episode

Make sure the hosts have a plan (show outline or at least the topics you want to cover)

Anyone helping with social media, let them in on what you are planning for your episode so they can plan to promote it

Blubrry News

 

New Dashboard: It's out there, let us know what you think!

Blog post: Limitations of an explicit podcast by Troy Price

Interview

Meet the team, Mandy Moore - Marketing Intern

Question(s) of the Week

Question: (from the Facebook group) My show has 800 episodes. I can only send up 300 max to be available. And old episodes DO get listened to. I'm thinking of making a 2nd podcast channel - called maybe The Chris Voss Show Archives? So I can have a feed of the older stuff? What do you think? I swear I heard of someone doing this?

Answer: 90% of shows globally deliver 90% of their lifetime download within the first 96 hours so it’s really a matter are you truly getting significant downloads for that old catalog. It’s very very rare for a show to have that type of organic long tail reach.

The 300 is a practical limit, not a true hard limit but I’m going to guess if you set it to 800 or 1000 the feed would be too large for any app to pull effectively.  

For those shows with long-tail, this gives your listeners a reason to go to your site. ALL your episodes are available on your site.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Last week Mike went live on Facebook to debate whether shows should be recorded live; you be the judge. Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com.  This show is where Mike gets to geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

Um, uh, so, ya know? We all have crutch words we use in podcasting and there are ways to combat this small issue. While it won't kill your show, excessive use of crutch words in podcasting aren't appreciated by listeners. MacKenzie fills in for Todd this week and she chats with Mike about some industry news, Blubrry releases and tries to help explain caching in a non-tech way.

Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know.

Recorded in central Ohio and northern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

News

Delta Airlines bringing (expanding) podcasts to their in-flight entertainment

Zack Reneau-Wedeen has left Google Podcasts. He’s been heading Google Podcasts for the past few years.

Google Podcasts getting a fresh UI

All the sessions from PM21 in Nashville are now all available on the PM virtual platform

Evo Terra released his podcast listening app manifesto

Jon Stewart is coming to podcasting! The Problem with Jon Stewart

Best Practice

Crutch words in podcasting. Um, don't use them?

Blubrry News

New Dashboard: The beta is out; check it out at the top of the dashboard. Let us know what you think!

Todd is at Dragon Con in Atlanta this weekend. If you are in the area, check it out!

Blog Post: Are Women Dominating Podcasting? By Tara O’Brien

PowerPress 8.7.2 is out, taking care of a few minor bugs and more importantly, we added a video to the readme on WordPress.org. See a copy here: https://youtu.be/xdoc0VaAZt)

Blubrry Pro Tip

Having your podcast on your website, The Blubrry Way!

Question(s) of the Week

Question: What is caching? Why, as a podcaster, should I care?

Answer: Without getting too geeky, caching is a web technology that allows dynamically generated webpages to load quicker. It generates the webpage and stores it in memory for a time and serves it up to all visitors instead of generating the page every time. This also works for RSS feeds. When you change something in your RSS feed (add an episode) the RSS feed may be cached without the new episode. Once the cache is cleared, your new episode will be in the feed.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Podcast Help Desk, the companion podcast to this one, will resume this Saturday at 2PM EST Mike will record live on Facebook and/or Youtube. Follow @mgdell on Twitter for the link to the live show. Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com.  This show is where Mike gets to geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

Blubrry Podcasting is moving quickly and within the next several days Blubrry Podcasters will get the opportunity to test our new modern dashboard. We look forward to getting your feedback as well. The entire Blubrry team has been involved in its creation and we are excited to show it off.

News:

Joe Rogan losing influence after going exclusive on Spotify

Reply All apologizes for a US Military recruitment spot in their show

Podcast Addict (Android App) has added a cool alarm clock feature

Melbourne Podcast Fest will not go on this year

Having trouble naming your new podcast?   Try this AI Based podcast naming site    We put in “Podcast from the insiders at Blubrry Podcasting talking about podcasting”  and got some good ones.  “Podcast from the insiders at Blubrry” “Blubrry Podcasting Insider Podcast“ and the ever-popular “Podcast Insider”

Best Practice:  If your show is published from WordPress, Don’t let a “Web Designer” move you off WordPress! 

Be careful about who you hire to build you a website. Do they know ANYTHING about Podcasting?

If in doubt contact your podcast host before doing anything to your website

Wix, Squarespace, and Kajabi CAN do podcasting, but it’s not their focus.

PowerPress by Blubrry IS 100% focused on Podcasting.

Blubrry News:

New Dashboard - Beta coming very soon.  Watch the top of the Podcaster Dashboard at Blubrry for a link to try out the new Dashboard.

Pro services management -  You can now order AND manage your pro account yourself.  No contact with Blubrry’s staff is required. (adding shows, billing, adding services)

Blog Post: Negative comments

Podcaster of the Month - LaJoy Mercer from the Brown Girl Radiance Podcast

This podcast is being recorded using Riverside.fm 

Blubrry Pro Tips: ‘sound design’ by Toby

Interview:  LaJoy Mercer from the Brown Girl Radiance Podcast

Question(s) of the Week

Question: Why can’t I find my podcast in Apple Podcasts search?  

Answer:  Apple is a hardware company, not a search engine company.   :)    It can take a few days or weeks for your show to show up in search results in Apple.  Note, the only thing that Apple searches (currently) is the Title of the overall Podcast, Episode titles and the Author tag.   (DO NOT STUFF THESE WITH KEYWORDS)

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Podcast Help Desk, the companion podcast to this one, will resume the first week of September. Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com.  This show is where Mike gets to Geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it. 

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The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Tickets give the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com

Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in northern and southern Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180

Columbus, Ohio 43235

Many podcast listeners are dedicated to one specific podcast listening app. But, is it time to try a new podcast app? This goes for any podcast listener. Many changes have been made to apps recently and the true function of the RSS feed and subscribing have been changing in the past few years. No better time than now to encourage your listeners, friends, family, etc to try out a new podcast app.

Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know.

Recorded live in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News

Podcast Companies (producers) are not liking Apple Podcasts Subscriptions very much

Media Monitors launches podcast monitoring service

Outlier Podcast Festival has been postponed

WWE Podcasts to become Spotify exclusive

Snipit.fm, short form podcasting network 

Podnews.net’s editor, James Cridland kicked off of Fireside Chat for pointing out anti-creator terms

Best Practice

Encourage your listeners to to try another podcast app

With Apple Podcasts now delaying the release of new episodes, even to “Followers” of your podcast, maybe it’s time to try another app and encourage your listeners to do the same. Apps like Overcast for iOS are direct subscribing apps that allow you to get the episodes as soon as they are released instead of waiting the 4-24 hours or more that it takes Apple to update.

Blubrry News

Podcast stand-alone apps

New onboarding at Blubrry with free 30 day trial

Pro hosting management is now easier

Blog Post: Did you attend PM 2021? By Troy Price

PowerPress update, 8.7.1 with bug fixes

Affiliate payments go out this week

New Blubrry Dashboard beta is coming soon

Blubrry Pro Tips:

Considering Your Show Format by Toby

Interview

Steve Webb

Question(s) of the Week

Question: How early ahead of time should I submit my podcast to Apple, Spotify, etc if we have a specific launch date?

Answer: Apple says 1-5 business days, Spotify isn't specific but if submitted though Blubrry, it will be up within 2 days. What I would suggest is do you trailer or episode zero and submit the feed to all places at least 7 days ahead.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

Podcast Help Desk, the companion podcast to this one, will resume the first week of September. Be sure to Subscribe or Follow at PodcastHelpDesk.com.  This show is where Mike gets to geek out on the tech side of podcasting and do a deep dive into it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com

Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

As sound is the main part of your show, the podcast audio can make or break a podcast sometimes. The importance of podcast audio can not be understated, it affects the show in many ways and can also be managed in many ways. We discuss how to get certain sounds and why it's so important in the first place.

Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know.

Recorded live in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News

Todd and Mike Recap of Podcast Movement last week

Nielsen says podcast listening is growing because of smart speakers

James Boggs has left Apple Podcasts 

Lucille Ball has a podcast?

Google Podcast changes: You must have the tag in your RSS feed (back to your website) to be recommended in Google Podcasts.

International Podcast Day announces BIG changes for 2021

Best Practice

YouTube: How do you use YouTube for your podcast?

Direct upload or live with true video

Headliner videos, better than a still shot video

Audio with still shot

Full length or snippet

Blubrry News

From our blog: What is your call to action? by Kim Krajci

Focus on Features: Blubrry Advanced Stats

Blubrry Office Hours, Thursday August 19th @ 5-7PM eastern. Blubrry users, sign up here.

Email [email protected] for a $25 gift card.

Blubrry Pro Tips

Have a Sound Focus: Why Good Sound is Important from Toby, on the Blubrry Pro team.

Question(s) of the Week

Question: What’s the best way to cut down on background noise/extra sounds when you don’t have an official sound booth?

Answer: Toby talked about the WHY in the pro tip, this question gets to the how.

Do your best to record in a quiet place or a quiet time of the day.

You can try some of these things:

Use a dynamic microphone. Condensers are for a ‘soundproof booth’ Dynamics are for the rest of us.

Turn off any noise makers you don’t need. Such as heat, A/C, fans, laptops, or anything else that makes noise in the room.

Use the noise gate function if your setup has one.

You can turn down the gain of your mic and get much closer.

Edit the levels and add noise gate in post production (editing).

Don’t worry about them and call it ambiance :)

The noise filters in most audio editing software are not great. Most will make you sound underwater if you use it too much.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com

Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

Short and sweet, the Blubrry team recorded live on the Podcast Movement expo floor. We've had a great time meeting new podcasters, catching up with old friends and attending some new and exciting sessions.

Todd's session, Growing Your Podcast with Five Actionable Steps went over very well with podcasters who are looking for real ways to move forward with their show in the future. It'll be available with Podcast Movement later on. Check out our social media for more pictures, including our new TikTok account!

We'll see you next year at Podcast Movement!

Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Looking to be a guest on the show? Let us know.

 

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

The best place for any Blubrry support is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). This gives the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com

Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180, Columbus, Ohio 43235

Every successful podcast has a few things in common. One, great content, and two, a call-to-action. A podcast host wants listeners to do something, whether that's join their email list, recommend the show to a friend or subscribe; but something must be done. Most likely, they won't do it without your recommendation and polite encouraging.

News

Spotify “opens” their premium podcasting service to some publishers and platforms.

Descript released “Studio Sound” in beta.

Major changes coming to Feedburner next month.

Fireside Chat (not the podcast host) has some crazy terms of service.

Podsauce. What is that?

Shattered Glass gets a new name after indie podcaster sends a cease and desist letter.

Best Practices

Call-to-Actions (CTAs)

A specific call-to-action mentioned in a podcast can have a direct effect on the growth and progress of a podcast. We recommend mentioning these call-to-actions regularly, because often times people do not hear something once and then take action, it needs to be repeated.

Blubrry News

Next week there will be no live show but we will try to record an episode from the booth on the show floor at Podcast Movement. Make sure you subscribe or follow at PodcastInsider.com so you don’t miss that episode.

Podcast words you should know, by Troy Price

Blubrry Pro Tip

Do you own your content? By Kate

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: What is the best way to build my email list? 

Answer: In my opinion the best way is to ask your listeners in your show’s CTA (see best practice). Make sure you have an easy to find signup on your website.  Do not, necessarily use a popup, pop under, slider or anything like that. Some say they work, but my contention is that for every person that puts in their info, you have at least one that will leave your site to never return.

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Got a question you’d like us to answer on the show? Drop an email to [email protected] (audio, text, video) and we may use it.

The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Tickets give the whole team access rather than direct emails or calls.

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com

Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in northern and southern Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

Schedule a one-on-one with Todd (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Schedule a tech checkup with Mike (hosting customers only). Email [email protected]

Send us your podcast sticker and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

150 E. Campus View Blvd. #180

Columbus, Ohio 43235