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As we prepare to head to Podcast Movement in a few short weeks, we go over some tips whenever you attend podcast trade shows. While very fun, informative and invigorating, conferences can also be extremely tiring and perhaps not turn out to be what you hoped for. Tune in to hear what you should do to get the most out of any conference or trade show you attend.br /

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Pocket Casts acquired from NPR, by Automatic Inc.br /

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She Rates Dogs co-host Mat George killed in a hit and run in LAbr /

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Airplane Geeks “Editor at Large” Brad “Launchpad” Marzari killed in an airplane crash br /

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Morning Wire launched on Monday, a new podcast to compete in the daily news categorybr /

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Best Practice: Trade showsbr /

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Drink lots of water. You wont' regret it.br /

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Pick your sessions you want to go to before the show starts.br /

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Pick an alternative just in case the one you want to see is not what you thought it was.br /

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Most of the networking happens after-hours or in the hallways or on the show floor, not in the sessions.br /

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Have fun but don’t drink too much.br /

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Take notes or get business cards (if they use them) from people you meet.br /

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Visit the booths on the show floor, you might learn something new.br /

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Visit the small venders as well. Someday, they might be big and you may have made a good contact.br /

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Recent Blog Post: Do you really need a co-host? By Meryl Klemow.br /

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PowerPress 8.5.7 was released this week. Mostly bug fixes for our network features.br /

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Todd is speaking live at Podcast Movement (twice). If you are going to be there, check it out!br /

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Mike will be speaking at Podcast Movement on the virtual track: “Why you need a website for your podcast”. Even if you can’t go to Nashville next month, check out the virtual version.br /

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Preparing Your Guests by Kate from The Blubrry Pro team. Find the prep list on their website.br /

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Edwin K. Morris Because You Need to Know Podcastbr /

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Question: I want to stop podcasting. Do I have to pay my podcast host to keep my episodes online?br /

Answer: Yes, Blubrry and most other hosts will remove your episodes after you cancel your hosting plan. It’s just like the electric bill, you still have a minimum payment even if you never turn on a light that month. In podcast hosting, you have to keep the plan open to keep the files stored online. Most hosts (Blubrry included) allow you to switch to the lowest plan and ALL your back episodes will stay online.br /

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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.br /

Be sure to follow or subscribe to the companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting.br /

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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.br /

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Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.combr /

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

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It's important to take care of your podcast gear, regardless of the original cost. Podcasters should take the time to clean, properly store and travel with their podcasting gear such as microphones, headphones, mixers, recorders, etc.

News

Apple info: Todd got an email from an Apple Podcasts employee with some info about what Apple is doing with PodcastsConnect.apple.com 

Netflix hires first head of podcasts

How do people find your show in the podcast apps?  This is a study by Podnews about which apps search what about your podcast.

Newsweek launches its first podcast, The Debate

Bring your podcast to Samsung devices

British Podcast Awards winners announced

Best Practice

Studio Hygiene, how to take care of your gear.

Keep it clean (dust free is best!)

If you have to set it up to do your show every time, find a good place to store your gear. A protective case, dedicated drawer or shelf, a towel or cloth cover never hurt.

Cables are fragile. Don’t roll them too many times.

If it’s in a set location, limit access to that location. Keep pets, kids, significant others and coworkers away from it if at all possible.

You can also tape down cables so they don’t move around or get caught by someone.

Double check your settings on everything before you record. Never assume that it will always hold settings and that it will always work the same way. Do a 10 second record test before you start your show to make sure you’re getting a good capture.

Power down anything you can while not in use.

Blubrry News

Let your audience do the content creation for you by David Day

2021 Mid Year Podcast Report from Troy Price

Try out our new Android app! (iOS coming soon)

PowerPress webinar replay here: https://youtu.be/iGcNR8J3cXg Next one is on July 20th at 3:30pm EST, sign up here.

Write up about Todd’s panel with Rob Walch at Radio Inc.

Mike will be speaking at Podcast Movement on the virtual track: Why podcasters need a website for their podcast. Even if you can’t go to Nashville next month, check out the virtual version.

Is RSS going away? From the New Media Show this week.

Blubrry Pro Tips

What to do next? Giving your listeners specific actions to take after listening to your podcast, most importantly sending them to your website.

Interview: Meet the Team

Jeff Levine, Marketing Manager 

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: David asks, “There was a typo in the post title of my latest episode. I just fixed it on WordPress. How long does a change like that typically take to filter out to the podcast apps?”

Answer: It depends on the app. As with everything RSS based, it will refresh on the app or directory the next time that app or directory (or your listener) pulls the feed. Sometimes things like that can take longer than a new episode. If it doesn’t change in a reasonable time (day or so), It will the next time you publish an episode.

This goes for any publishing platform, not just WordPress / PowerPress.

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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 follow or subscribe to the companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting.

https://www.podcasthelpdesk.com

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The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/).

Happy National Blueberry Day! Here at Blubrry Podcasting, we love to shed light on any 'holidays' related to our beloved fruit. Often times if people have trouble pronouncing or spelling our name, we tell them it's like the fruit, but without the ee's is all. Anyways, we have lots of podcasting news and topics, including a new segment on the show - pro tips from our Pro-Production team. Catch Toby and Shawn's interview this episode.

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

Recorded live from two well-separated and socially distanced podcast studios in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

Industry News

Apple is still having issues with their latest release

Apple seems to have changed things again as far as show notes. Now links work in the description tag (simple ones). And the good news is, this matches Spotify and Google. The doubling thing is still an issue in some views in AP.

Zoom bought an AI company working on real-time translation

Audacity 3.0 looks like spyware 😳

Insightful Twitter thread that popped up this week about rates for podcast jobs and how much a professionally produced podcast costs

Really simple tool to see how ‘loud’ your podcast is (in LUFS)

Best Practice

How to find a co-host

Someone you already know

Another podcaster that is in the same niche

Professional colleague.

Blubrry News

It’s National Blubrry Blueberry day!

Make sure to check out PodcastInsider.com in between shows. We have articles and news going on there several times a week.

Follow us on social. @blubrry in most places and @blubrry_podcasting on Instagram.

Podcast Movement is less than a month away.

PowerPress webinar replay here: https://youtu.be/iGcNR8J3cXg Next one is on July 20th at 3:30pm EST, sign up here.

Newsletter went out this week. Read it here.

Blubrry Pro Tips:

Why Your Recording Environment is Critical by Toby

Interview

Shawn Thorpe - Support team

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: I want to do simple editing of my podcast recordings.  Nothing too deep, but I want to be able to clip the ends, add in the intro and do the basic stuff. What do you suggest for editing audio?

Answer: There are a couple of good ‘free’ ways to edit audio.  If you are on a Mac, Garage Band is good enough for simple edits. Audacity is good but a little hard to learn. We use Adobe Audition, which is a subscription software, and our Blubrry Pro team also uses Audition; Shawn uses Reaper. There are others at various costs and learning curves.

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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 follow or subscribe to the companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting.

https://www.podcasthelpdesk.com

This week a bit of a soap box. There is more to podcasting than ad revenue? There seems to be a push for more ad tech, more ways to track and attribute you across apps and a push for more ads. What is this doing to the indie podcaster that isn’t in this for the money? They are in it for fun, the craft, the community and just as a hobby.

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The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Tickets 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

After many schedule, title, host and content changes over the years, we are happy to celebrate episode 250 of Podcast Insider, a podcast from Blubrry Podcasting team members. After a quick pat on the back we dive right into some podcaster news along with a podcast best practice on formatting show notes and blogs and excerpts. Read more: https://podcastinsider.com

Podcast studios need adjustments and tuning up every once in a while, and definitely at least once every 15 months, which is what we did at the Blubrry studio. Todd made his first trip back to the Columbus office and not only fixed all of the mistakes MacKenzie made moving microphones, but gave it a nice cleaning.

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

Recorded live from two well-separated and socially distanced podcast studios in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

No live recording this week.

News:

Mark Cuban will virtual keynote at Podcast Movement 2021

New from Facebook: podcasts and live audio chatrooms

Mobile media usage to grow slowly in 2021

Podcasting winners and losers during pandemic

Podcast Choice Awards nominations open on July 1st

Best Practice:

Stay positive and upbeat on your show. Be excited to be there.

Blubrry News:

The PowerPress webinar will be June 29th at 3:30pm EST. Sign up here.

Blog Post: 3 keys to develop your podcast content, by Kim Krajci.

Affiliate payments going out this week

Follow us on Social! We are active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Follow our Instagram at blubrry_podcasting to keep up with the most recent news, updates, podcast tips and trends as well as giveaways. We would love to connect with more members of the Blubrry family on social media and give you a shoutout. Also, once a month, we have the Podcaster of the Month to highlight one of our customers and their podcast. Let us know if you are interested in being a Podcaster of the Month.

Interview:

Meet the Team -  Dave Clements

Dave’s podcast, Playing Games with Strangers 

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: From Facebook: Anyone podcast while they travel with a co-host in a different location? What software do you use?

Answer: Riverside.fm, Zoom (meeting software), Skype (with call recorder), or Streamyard. Bring a decent mic with you when you travel. Also, don’t forget the headphones! Todd uses an ATR2100 USB microphone and Mike uses an SM58 with a Zoom H5 recorder as an audio interface. Those work with the above software to record.

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Be sure to follow or subscribe to the companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting. https://www.podcasthelpdesk.com

What are show notes anyway?

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If you have a question you would like us to answer on the show, drop an email to [email protected] (audio or text or even video if you want) and we may use it on the show.

The best place for support with any Blubrry product/service is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Sending a ticket gives the whole team access to the question rather than direct emails or direct phone 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

Paying for podcasts, while uncommon is now also available directly through Apple Podcasts. The latest Apple update released channels and subscriptions for podcasts this week and we're anxious to see how many podcasters and listeners choose to dip their foot into the deep end.

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

Recorded live from two well-separated and socially distanced podcast studios in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News:

Anchor is making RSS optional

Apple Podcasts channels and subscriptions are LIVE

Luminary launches channel on Apple Podcasts

People’s Choice Podcast Awards (the original podcast awards) nominations open in 2 weeks

International Women’s Podcast Awards is looking for nominations

Call Her Daddy is going exclusive on Spotify, who paid $60 million

EU changes to copyright guidelines

Podcasting is open to ridicule

Best Practice:

Should you have separate social media accounts for your podcast? Pros and cons

Blubrry News:

Blubrry Developer Resources

Get more listeners with a podcast website! by Troy Price

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: Hi Blubrry! How are you going to be supporting the Apple Podcasts paid subscriptions? I don’t see anything about it on your site.

Answer: Subscriptions in Apple Podcasts are 100% on Apple. Your website and your podcast host (no matter who it is) has nothing to do with this. Think of it like YouTube (sort of). You don’t upload or do anything outside of YouTube to publish a video, it’s 100% on their platform. This is Apple’s version of this and its audio and/or video. The difference is people have to have a paid subscription to listen or watch your content on that system.

Short answer is no, we will not be doing anything for Apple Subscriptions (or Spotify or Patreon or any other closed system). It’s a different distribution method, technically, not a traditional podcast. All other podcasts work mostly like they used to. Apple pulls them in via RSS and people can listen and “FOLLOW” (instead of subscribe) just like before.

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If you have a question you would like us to answer on the show, drop an email to [email protected] (audio or text or even video if you want) and we may use it on the show.

Be sure to follow or subscribe to the companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting. This week I will be talking about the results of my show notes test and talking about show notes in general.

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The best place for support with any Blubrry product/service is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Sending a ticket gives the whole team access to the question rather than direct emails or direct phone 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

Advertising is a vital part of keeping the podcast industry alive, however, there are a few misconceptions about how advertising works concerning downloads and delivery. The Blubrry team clears up any confusion and clarifies how it works exactly.  Are you looking for Podcast Advertising for your show?

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

Recorded live from two well-separated and socially distanced podcast studios in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News:

In an email to podcasters, Apple has set a new launch date for “Subscriptions” in Apple Podcasts, June 15th.

Dear Podcast Creator, 

 

We’re pleased to share that Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels will launch worldwide on Tuesday, June 15. 

To prepare for launch, follow these tips so that your podcast subscriptions and channels shine:

 

Use artwork that is simple, recognizable, and legible.

Clearly communicate the benefits you are offering subscribers.

Ensure you are uploading enough subscriber-only audio to provide a premium experience.

Learn about subscription best practices, guidelines, and more at Apple Podcasts for Creators.

Ear Hustle, a very popular podcast by RadioTopia, is becoming a book, This is Ear Hustle.

Are podcasters are replacing our real friends?

How long should a podcast ad be?

Submit Your Tiny Podcast to My RØDECast Contest, deadline June 26th.

Ad delivery vs. downloads in podcast Adtech.

Best Practice:

Who owns your podcast? Some recommended reading here from Tom Webster.

Blubrry News:

Yet another PowerPress Update, some housecleaning and bug fixes - PowerPress 8.6.6. We’re always improving!

Podcasting Crosses the Generational Divide by Tara Jean O’Brien

If you would like to write for Podcast Insider, like Tara does, email [email protected]. We especially would love to have some Blubrry podcasters write for us.

Podcast Movement is less than 2 months away! We will be there with some fun new stuff at our booth. Come see us! You can also see us at Dragon Con, NAB and She Podcasts.

Question of the Week:

Question: I have a show transcript. Now what?

Answer: Transcripts aren’t good for SEO but those with context are. Often times transcripts contain too many filler words. We don’t talk the same way we write (or read). DO NOT use a full transcript as your show notes (blog post). 

What I suggest is get the transcript and make it into a PDF or plain text file.  Upload that file to your media spot on your server and put a link to it in your blog post. PDFs are highly accessible for the visually impaired and are a good way for any hearing impaired people to read (more or less) what you say on your show.  This is not the same as captioning.

You can also put that URL in the transcript box in the post if you are using PowerPress.

Be sure to subscribe to the unofficial companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting.

This week, I talked to Dave Jones from the Podcast Index project. We clear up some things about PodPing and other podcasting stuff. A tad on the geeky side, but it was a lot of fun!

https://www.podcasthelpdesk.com

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If you have a question you would like us to answer on the show, drop an email to [email protected]  (Audio or text or even video if you want) and we may use it on the show.

The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/).

Not everything about podcasting is fun and creative; but it's useful to keep up on a handful of tips, for example, a podcast best practice: file naming conventions. Todd and Mike discussed what's currently going on at Amazon Prime and Apple, as well as something a little more simple, like how podcasting will save the open web.

And don't miss the interview in the middle with Teri Wellbrock and talking about her show, The Healing Place Podcast.

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

Recorded live from two well-separated and socially distanced podcast studios in northern and southern Michigan; here’s Podcast Insider.

Live Facebook recording.

News:

Amazon Prime Day this June will include podcasts

How podcasting will save the open web.

Check out these apps for listening to podcasts that are independent of the big tech companies.

Apple delays Paid Subscriptions for podcasts.

Headspace to offer a paid “channel” on Apple Podcasts

Headspace and Sesame Street will release a podcast series on Headspace called “Goodnight World” for kids.

Congratulations to Marco Arment, maker of Overcast for being inducted into the iOS App Hall of Fame!

Best Practice:

File naming conventions - media files and artwork

Pick a naming convention for your media files and stick to it.

Example: Podcast Help Desk files are named phd001.mp3 and so on.  The number is to make sure the files are all named differently.

This show uses dates. Example: PCI-2021-6-3.mp3 will be the file name for this episode.

I’ve seen others use something like serial-s1e4.mp3 (for Serial Season 1, Episode 4)

Keep it consistent so YOU know how it works.

Only use numbers, letters, - (dash) or _ (underscore) in file names for anything on the web. Not just your media but artwork and other files that are downloadable.

Also, do not start or end a file name with anything but a letter or number.

No periods in the file name except for the extension (.mp3, .mp4, .m4a or .jpg).

We say this over and over, but PLEASE do not make your file names complicated or long. This does nothing for SEO and will clutter up your hard drive with crazy long names.

Do not do this: Indusrties4Now_Episode_1-L_industrie_4_0_n_est_pas_une_option_pour_l_e_conomie_Canadienne_mais_une_ne_cessite_la_crise_provoque_e_par_le_Covid_19_est_a_l_origine_de_plusieurs_changements_Quels_sont_les_de_fis_qui_attendent_le_secteur_Man_.mp3

Blubrry News:

We did a couple of webinars yesterday, covering Category Podcasting and Podcast Channels in PowerPress. The replay videos are here: Category Podcasting and here: Podcast Channels

Blog post: What We Owe Our Podcast Listeners by Bill Meeks - https://blubrry.com/podcast-insider/2021/06/01/what-we-owe-our-podcast-listeners/

If you want to write for Podcast Insider Blog, like Bill does, contact [email protected]

We can’t let an episode go by without mentioning PowerPress, and that means 8.6.5 is out today featuring bug fixes and small tweaks.

Interview:

Teri Wellbrock -The Healing Place Podcast 

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: There are somewhere between 2 and 3 million podcasts out there.  Is it still worth getting into podcasting?

Answer: Yes! There are far less shows that are active. (we don’t have exact numbers) Besides that, none of those millions of shows has YOU in it. As 2010, there were 129,864,880 books ever published,

As a podcast hosting company, we know the finer details of how podcasting works and the importance of the technical side of podcasting, first and foremost the RSS feed. That's why this episode we brought in Angelo Mandato, Blubrry's CIO, for a Meet the Team segment, where he and Mike dive into the ways in which even those not technically advanced can help keep their podcast in tip top shape.

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

No live recording included this episode.

News:

Apple's new podcast subscription service is available (latest iOS).

Apple has changed out 'following' (formerly subscribing) works. It no longer updates directly from the RSS feed to the user’s phone. The feed has to update in Apple’s directory before a new episode will be downloaded to the user. A fundamental change! This can cause several hour delays after publishing. We will do some testing to see exactly how this works and what it means for the podcaster.

PodPing, a new project to help apps update podcast episodes quicker. Watch live updates here: https://podping.watch

Google Podcasts gets some UX updates.

Podcast Index has launched a project to list private feeds in a blocklist.

Welcome To The Machine: Are Synthetic Voices The Next Frontier For Podcasting?

Best Practice:

Keep your site up-to-date and free of extras.

Always update your plugins and themes

And, always update WordPress

Remove any unused plugins

Brass tacks, keep everything up-to-date and remove any unused plugins and themes to keep everything clean on your site. There is no need to bog it down with additional plugins, etc. Staying up-to-date also keeps you from being hacked by a known flaw in outdated plugins or themes.

Blubrry News:

Join us for two webinars on June 2nd

Category Podcasting at 1pm EST - register here

Podcast Channels at 2pm EST - register here

Four Easy (and Mostly Free) Ways to Spice Up Your Podcast by Meryl Klemow

If you want to write for Podcast Insider Blog, like Meryl does, contact [email protected]

Interview: Angelo Mandato

Meet the team - Angelo Mandato, CIO Blubrry

Question(s) of the Week

Question: I’m using Cloudflare on my website. CastFeed Validator tells me that Cloudflare may cause issues with podcasting. Why is that?

Answer: Web Application Firewall services (WAF) can inadvertently block podcasting apps and should be avoided for podcast websites. CastFeedValdiator, a free podcast validation service by Blubrry Podcasting, identifies these potential issues that can cause harm to podcasts’ distribution and prevent users from playing episodes.

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Be sure to subscribe to the unofficial companion show to this one, Podcast Help Desk where Mike goes a little deeper into the geeky and techy side of podcasting.

https://www.podcasthelpdesk.com

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If you have a question you would like us to answer on the show, drop an email to [email protected]  (Audio or text or even video if you want) and we may use it on the show.

The best place for support with any Blubrry products/services is our ticket system (https://blubrry.com/support/). Sending a ticket gives the whole team access to the question rather than direct emails or direct phone 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 custo...

The Ambies are considered to be one of the first major awards shows for podcasting and kicked off this past weekend. Guesting on the podcast this week, Barry Kantz from the team discusses multiple podcasting awards shows and interview techniques. Last but not least, get to know a bit more about category podcasting and channel podcasting and how you can really learn the difference between the two in our upcoming webinars.

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

No live recording included this episode.

News:

The first Ambies Awards were given out on Sunday by the Podcast Academy. 

The Webbys Podcast category winners

And yet MORE awards, the Headliner Awards.

Jim Harold published episode 500 of Campfire, congratulations Jim!

38% of Canadians listen to podcasts, based on Edison Research Infinite Dial Canada.

Google testing an RSS ‘Follow’ button for Chrome. Seems eerily similar to Google Reader anyone.

 

Best Practice:

Interview Prep and Technique

Outlines, are guests participating in creating said outline?

Quick conversation before recording starts

Let the conversation happen

Big thing, listen to the answers from your interviewee, just in case there is a follow up question that makes more sense than what you have written down.  People want to hear your guest talk, not you :)

Blubrry News:

PowerPress Webinar next Thursday at 3pm EST. If you can’t make it live, sign up here.

We are planning and getting ready to go to live events again.  What events are YOU going to or thinking of going to? Podcast Movement, Podfest, She Podcasts, NABShow or others? We plan on being at all of these. Where else would you think we should go? Let us know!  [email protected]

Blog post: Secrets of the Podcaster’s Mindset by Troy Price.

If you want to write for Podcast Insider Blog, like Troy does, contact [email protected]

Interview: Meet the Team

Barry Kantz, CFO and General Counsel

Home Based Travel Agent Show

Question(s) of the Week 

Question: I want to do two podcasts from one WordPress site using PowerPress, preferably using either Channels or Category Podcasting. What is the difference between Category Podcasting and Podcast Channels and which one should I use?

Answer:  

Podcast Channels are great if you want to do a video version and an audio version of the same show.  Also, it’s good for 1 or 2 extra shows. The disadvantage is that it doesn’t scale well.  Any more than about 5 channels gets really hard to keep things separate.

Channels can also be used for doing a paid podcast using 3rd party membership plugins (so your show isn’t stuck on one platform)

Category Podcasting is great if you are going to do a BUNCH of podcasts or a small/medium network of more than 3 or 4 shows. The disadvantage of Category podcasting is the main podcast feed from the site has ALL the episodes (that might be an advantage) but it’s not a good way to add 1 more show as you have to move the main show to a category feed to keep them separate.

Interesting fact, We have a PowerPress user that has 750+ category feeds from one WordPress site (and some say WordPress can’t handle podcast feeds…)

Check out our two new webinars early June, on Category and Channel Podcasting. Look for sign up links soon.

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