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Mike is flying solo this week.  In the news, Netflix adds an audio-only mode in its android app; why your podcast needs a website; and some new destinations for Blubrry podcasters.  PLUS, we have some of our team members chiming in with some holiday wishes and, a special treat, some holiday music from Aaron Hope on our design team!

Happy holidays to you!

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

Recorded at Mike Dell's World Studios in northern  Michigan, here’s Podcast Insider.

News:

Netflix audio-only mode

Has independent podcasting peaked?

Why your podcast needs a website

10 Top podcast advertisers in 2020

Best Practice: Keep on Podcasting through the holidays.

Blubrry News:

We have added JioSaavn and Gaana to the destinations section of the Podcaster Dashboard AND PowerPress

Submit your show to Podchaser a well

PowerPress 8.4.7 released to add the new destinations.

Blubrry will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 for the holidays.  Also, a lot of our team members will be out in between, so we might be a bit slow to answer, but we will get back to you.

On Saturday’s Podcast Help Desk episode: 'Podcaster's Block - What to do when you just don't feel like podcasting.'

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in 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-address stamped envelope (SASE) and we will send you a Blubrry care package.

Our mailing address is:

Blubrry – MacKenzie

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Columbus, Ohio 43235

A well-crafted podcast intro can make a significant difference to the listeners, and as such, creators should learn some podcast intro dos and don'ts. Todd and Mike made intros the main focus of this episode but they didn't leave out some news going on such as some new podcasters joining Spotify, estimations on how long Rogan will stay there, and research on podcast listening habits.

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:

Harry and Meghan sign with Spotify to produce podcasts.

Pew Research says more people are turning to podcasting for news.

Countless end of 2020 best podcast lists are coming out. What are the pros and cons of these lists.

Best Practice: Podcast Intro Dos and Don'ts

When done correctly a podcast intro can not only keep a listener around for that episode but bring that back consistently.

Do a shorter live-voiced intro or just cold start

Read more dos here.

Don’t make them too long

Don’t make them sound too much different than the main show

Blubrry News:

Blubrry holiday hours: Half days on 24/31 and completely off the 25/1. Also, some team members are out the week in-between.

The December newsletter went out yesterday, read it here to catch up on our year entirely.

New destinations in Podcaster Dashboard at Blubrry, will be added to PowerPress as well.

Question(s) of the Week:

Question: What is your favorite podcast listening app? And why?

Answer:

Mike: I use Overcast for my personal podcast listening. If you have an iPhone, it seems to be the best one for me because it’s just organized well and Marco (the developer) really keeps it up to date.  Also, you have the ability to put in an RSS feed and subscribe without it having to be in the overcast directory.

Being that I have to test with just about every one of them out there, I have android and IOS and many podcast apps. My favorite on Android is a tie between Podcast Addict and Pocket Casts.

Todd: Personal listening, Apple Podcasts. Other, Overcast.

On Saturday’s Podcast Help Desk episode, 'What is RSS and why you should care?'.

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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-address 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

Podcast artwork is often times the first thing potential listeners will see before they even hear anything. It's an opportunity you don't want to mess up as a podcaster, so we've got some tips on how to make the best and don't hinder yourself.

And it's getting to that time of year when everyone releases their predictions for the coming year and wrap-ups of the past 12 months, Todd and Mike went over some of them in 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.

News:

Edison Research “Super Listeners 2020” survey results.

Pacific Content’s predictions for podcasting in 2021.

YouTube taking down anything that alleges 2020 USA election voter fraud.

Podcasts from Fox News now available on Amazon Music.

IAB released Podcast Measurement 2.1 guidelines, open for public comment.

Cool Tool! OnlyPod lets you review how your artwork will look in several podcast syndication points.

Best Practice:  Podcast Artwork

Image Size (pixels): Must be 1400x1400px and no larger than 3000x3000px

File Size (mb): No more than 500kb (.5mb) in file size

Filename: Letters, numbers, underscores, or dashes only. No spaces in filenames!

Content: Make sure that your image looks good at about 1 inch by 1 inch (2.5cm). That is the size most people will see, on a mobile device. If there is fine text, it won’t be readable when sized down that far.

Blubrry News:

PowerPress 8.4.6 released because of a PHP update and WordPress update.

Tell a better story on your podcast, from our blog.

Tiana from The Part-Time Jungle was our Instagram giveaway winner. She won herself an ATR2100x-USB microphone.

Part-Time Jungle site

Instagram

Facebook

You can now submit your show to JioSaavn, India-based music and podcast streaming app, via the Blubrry Podcaster Dashboard.

Starting next week, Podcast Help Desk, Mike’s podcast about podcasting, will start 2 short episodes weekly (Wednesday and Saturday). Podcast Help Desk is the unofficial companion podcast to Podcast Insider. A place to dig a bit deeper in the geeky technical subjects for podcasters and to answer listener questions. Check it out at PodcastHelpDesk.com.

Question(s) of the Week:

Question: I've noticed that my show notes in iTunes podcast player do not have the URLs hyperlinked. Is this normal? Or is there a setting I have to change?

Answer: Apple Podcasts will show links, but only if the person that is looking is already subscribed in Apple Podcasts and is looking in their Library.

BONUS: Best Practice for show notes in PowerPress/WordPress:

First, in the reading menu of WordPress Settings (plain settings in the sidebar) select full text where it says "For each post in a feed, include" select "Full Text", save changes.

Second, if you are using Classic Editor, in the post editor, click "Screen Options" and check the box for Summary. If you are using the Block editor, click the little 3 dot icon in the upper right, select Settings, and make sure the Summary box is checked.

Then, when you work on a post, type out your formatted show notes in the big text box, the main content area of the post. Put a summary (a few lines describing the episode) in the summary box.

NEW! If you have a question or feedback, head to “Leave a voicemail” in episode show notes from PodcastInsider.com. Record your question and we may answer it on the show....

Image by Podcast Movement.

Choosing a podcast microphone typically involves some testing. With such a wide variety of options to choose from, we tested some for you live and give recommendations and a clear understanding of condenser vs dynamic microphones.

Wondery is still up for grabs, Joe Rogan is now Spotify exclusive and QCode just gained a former Apple Podcasts exec. That's not all, tune in to hear more.

Thank you to Elisa for sitting down with Todd to talk about her show In the Business of Change.

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.

News:

Apple Podcasts Connect will require 2-factor sign-in starting in February 2021.  In a note sent to podcasters...

“Starting February 2021, additional authentication will be required for all users to sign in to iTunes Connect. This extra layer of security for your Apple ID helps ensure that you’re the only person who can access your account. If you haven’t already updated your account, you can enable two-step verification or two-factor authentication now in the Security section of your Apple ID account or in the Apple ID section of Settings on your device.”

A Spotify employee has supposedly removed a Joe Rogan Episode.

Survey says that young adults replace TV watching with listening to podcasts.

QCode hires Steve Wilson, Former Apple Podcasts Executive. Congrats Steve!

Less than 2 weeks left to submit your show to the Ambies. Deadline December 15th.

Amazon may buy Wondery for $300 million. Don't take our word for it.

Best Practice:

How to choose the right microphone for you. Three different microphones, three different price points.

Electro-Voice RE20 $450 (Todd uses the Shure SM7B $400)

Sennheiser e835 $100

Audio-Technica BPHS1 Headset Mic. $200

Dynamic vs. Condenser

Dynamic is better for noise rejection

Examples:

Heil PR40, SM7B, RE20, SM58, ATR2100 and the new MV7

The condenser is more “full” sounding

Examples:

Snowball, Blue Yeti, Any built-in mic for Portable Recorders, Blue Mickey and the REALLY expensive Neumann U 87 ($3600!)

Expensive vs. cheap

Is a $400 microphone $300 better than a $100 mic?

What is your budget?

Does YOUR voice sound good on the mic you choose?

Some voices do not sound good on some microphones.  For instance, often times women’s voices do not sound as good on the Heil PR40 as they do on the Heil PR30 or the SM7B.  If you can borrow a mic to test with, test with as many as you can.

What is your podcast environment like?

Dynamic mics are better if you have background noise or for recording in the field.

If you are very sound-proofed room, or the coat closet, a condenser microphone could work for you.

USB vs. XLR

Bottom line, if you find one that works for you, you can check it off your list of things to do.  Don’t overthink it.

Blubrry News:

Microphone giveaway! It's the last few hours of our Instagram giveaway for an ATR2100x-USB. To participate, follow us, like the Instagram post and tag 3 friends, it ends tonight Dec. 4 at midnight EST.

Oh, the noise, noise, noise, noise! If your environment is noisy, we have some tips today on how to set up your recording space. Todd and Mike talk about Rode's new Vlogger Kits, People Magazine's new daily podcast, who the largest advertiser in podcasting was last month and more.

Thank you to Jennifer for sitting down with Todd to talk about her show Fading Memories.

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.

News:

Rode is selling $149 “Vlogger Kits.” All-in-one filmmaking kits for your mobile phone.

People Magazine is launching a daily podcast.

Volvo was the biggest advertiser in podcasting for October.

Podcast Movement “home for the holidays” meetup is Dec. 9 - (virtual)

Best Practice: Improving your recording environment

Try to set up “your space” for recording.

Pick a quiet place (duh!).

Turn off/down any fan noise you can (computers, A/C units, fans, SUMP PUMPS!).

Try to put the computer on the backside of the microphone’s pattern.

Soundproof the area (carpet, curtains, foam tiles, audio blankets or panels).

Record in a closet (lots of clothes hanging around mute the echoes).

Let your significant others know when you are recording and ask them to be quiet or be somewhere else for that time.

Blubrry News:

Be sure to take a look at our Instagram on Friday!  You could win something cool.   https://www.instagram.com/blubrry_podcasting/

We are off Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. We'll monitor support emails over the weekend.

We are looking for Blubrry Podcasters of the Month. Contact MacKenzie if you are interested in being in the running to be selected in 2021 (and you can be on THIS show).

Interview:  Fading Memories with Jennifer Fink

Question(s) of the Week:  

Question:  When I create an episode within Blubrry, I format the show notes with links and formatting. When the episode shows up in the Apple Podcasts app, it displays an unformatted version followed by a formatted version. Anyone know what's happening or how to fix it?

Answer: There are three tags that various apps use for “show notes.”    and

Apple uses content encoded for formatted show notes. They use Description for the short preview that is seen if subscribed when looking at an episode. The iTunes Summary is used if neither of the other tags are in the RSS feed.  (Not really used in most cases.)

In Blubrry Publisher: Put the formatted show notes in the “Content” box.  Click on “Advanced Apple Settings" at the bottom of the episode editor and put the short description in the “RSS Description” box.

PowerPress: In the Reading menu of WordPress Settings (just plain settings in the sidebar), where it says "For each post in a feed, include" select "Full Text," save changes.

If you are using Classic Editor, in the post editor, click "Screen Options" and check the box for Summary. If you are using the Block editor, click the little three-dot icon in the upper right, select Settings, and make sure the Summary box is checked.

Then, when you do a post, type out your formatted show notes in the big text box, the main content area of the post. Put a summary (a few lines describing the episode) in the summary box.

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The pros and cons of joining a podcast network are debatable, and that's exactly what we did in this episode. Before we get to that, Todd and Mike discuss Apple's new embeddable player for website and how their charts system actually works.

Thanks to Jen for speaking with Todd about her show and how she got started.

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

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

News:

Apple’s new embeddable player is available for websites.

Apple holiday hours: November 23-27 and again December 21, 2020 - Jan 4 2021, there might be delays in approving new shows. More than the normal 5 business days due to time off.

Who may be the next podcast acquisition?

Spotify plays wait and see about more podcast acquisitions.

NBC signs exclusive ad deal with SiriusXM.

What it's like hosting a podcast as a musician.

Podcasts, narrated by someone else… seems to take all the creativity out of a podcast. Check out Poise.

Apple's Top Charts, they've always been much debated on how they work. And frankly how people want to game the system. We've spoken to Apple how it actually works, and well don't put too much belief into the rating and reviews advice you've been given. Take a look at the tweet that kicked off this conversation.

Best Practice:

Do you really want to join a network?

Pros

Cross promotion

Being part of something bigger than yourself

Advertising and sponsorships

Social media

Community

Sharing the costs

Cons

Ownership

Content control (editorial)

Personality conflicts

Sharing revenue

Read the fine print, can never be too careful

 

 

Blubrry News:

PowerPress 8.4.4 is out with minor bug fixes.

Fight the podfade!

Podcaster of the Month - we’re looking for people that want to be featured in 2021, contact MacKenzie. You can even be a guest on this show.

Interview:

Jen Rodd - Inspirational Interviews

Connect with Jen here...

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

YouTube

Apple Podcasts

Question(s) of the Week:

Question:  When I try to upload my file to Blubrry hosting from PowerPress I get this error:

“Authentication failed. Please verify that your email and password are correct.”

Answer: This is normally caused by a change in password or login email at blubrry.com. To correct this, Go to blubrry.com in one tab in your browser. Then in another tab, on your WordPress site, go to PowerPress > settings and click the link that says “Go to Blubrry account”.  Click “unlink account”.  Then refresh your browser window and click on “Lets Connect” in the same box where “Go to Blubrry Account” was.  Click OK on the box that pops up that says Authorize. Click OK and refresh your browser again and it should say “Connected to blubrry” again. Your upload should work now.   

Any time you change the password at blubrry.com you will have to re-do the link between PowerPress and Blubrry.

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While podcaster creators might be hunkering down to finish more episodes for the holidays, podcast companies have been busy buying - each other. Spotify is buying Megaphone and Wondery is dealing with multiple potential buyers. The podcast industry consolidation isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, but it's worth weighing the pros and cons of new acquisition and pondering what this means for the future.

We have a unique outlook on this, as a hosting company, we provide advice on what podcasters should do in case their podcast host gets bought. In the early days of podcasting, we helped migrate many customers in short periods of time, to ensure they had no down time before their previous host went under, disappeared, etc.

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

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

Facebook live recording

News:

• Spotify buying Megaphone for $235 million.

• Apple (or Sony) supposedly in talks to buy Wondery, but it would come at a steep price.

• Bitcast - Seems like many have tried something similar, with no large payoff or users.

Best Practice:

What do you do if your podcast hosting company is acquired?

Blubrry News:

• Podcast to Profit - Our friends at Infostack created a valuable collection of resources on monetizing a podcast. Available until midnight EST tonight.

• Private Internal Podcasting webinars tomorrow, Fri. Nov. 13.

• PowerPress and WordPress webinar next week, Tues. Nov. 17th at 1pm .

Question(s) of the Week:

First few episodes missing from RSS feed - Tanya - Gift Girls Faith

Question: Why would the first few episodes drop out of the feed? I have 13 but only the last 10 are showing anywhere other than my website.

Answer:  In WordPress, the RSS feeds are limited to 10 items in the feed by default. You can change the default for Podcast Feeds by going to the PowerPress Settings > Feeds menu > then select Feed settings and scroll down to where it says “Show the most recent” and set it to 300.

Also, check the box that says “Maximize the number of episodes while maintaining an optimal feed size.” and save changes.  This will allow all your episodes to get into the RSS feed (up to 300).

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in and 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-address 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

Ownership of your podcast is Blubrry's top priority, don't worry we tell you why it's critical as a creator. That's not all we talk about on this episode, we interviewed Misty Phillip, creator of the Spark Christian Podcast Conference, happening all day Friday, November 6 2020.

We're excited to be be sponsoring Spark as well as a keynote speaker. Todd will be speaking on the future of podcasting, and other speakers touching on the possibilities for the Christian community to get involved in podcasting. We're giving away a year's worth of podcast hosting to one lucky winner.

Lastly, you'll see a few small tweaks this episode, we're looking forward to hearing questions from you to answer in the future.

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

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

Facebook live recording

News:

Google’s impact on podcasting and search, an insightful look at the future.

Dan Franks from Podcast Movement was featured in Podcast Business Journal.

Podcast Movement 2021 will be in Nashville.

Nielsen says 'Host Reads' are better than other forms of podcast advertising. Yes, Blubrry teams are well aware of this fact.

YouTube channels pirating podcasts? Check out this one.

Apple says delays are likely between Nov. 20-30 and between Dec. 23, 2020 and Jan. 2, 2021.  Apple said...“Shows submissions during these windows may not be available within our regular time frame of five business days.”

Evolving the audio community. Elsie Escobar recently sparked discussion about how the audio industry still has some work to do with expanding on diversity.

Best Practice:

Who owns your podcast? There can be many answers to this question but we hone in on 'The Blubrry Way', ensuring that podcasters are aware of all of the ways they can control their intellectual property, branding and more.

Blubrry News:

PowerPress 4.8.2 has been released. The biggest change is a subscribe link for Podcast Index.

Podcast tools that podcasters love, how podcasters have upped their game in 2020.

Todd speaking at Spark conference.

Interview:

Misty Phillip, from Spark Christian Conference

Looking to be a guest on the show? Contact us.

Question(s) of the Week:

NEW! - If you have a question or feedback, click on the “Leave a voicemail” tab on PodcastInsider.com.  Record your question and we may answer it on the show.

Question: I had a couple of bonus episodes from a few months ago that were posted on Patreon only.  As placeholders, I posted blog posts on my website with no actual audio episode attached and instead just a link to the Patreon and all the show notes...but now I want to actually post those as real episodes in the main podcast feed. If I go back to those blog posts and attach an audio episode to them...

1) Will they show up in everyone's podcast app as new episodes?

2) If they do, will they show up with a date of back when I first posted them or will they change to the new current date of when I update them with an actual episode file?

Answer: They’ll show up as new episodes, but backdated based on your post date. If you want them to display as the most recent episodes, change the post dates.

Connect with Misty here...

Contact Misty

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

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Voxnest is being acquired by iHeart Radio, bringing together the publishing platform and well-known audio platform. Meanwhile, the She Podcasts team recently launched Super Squad, featuring virtual membership to make up for the canceled conference this fall.

The NaPodPoMo challenge starts this weekend, get your podcast episodes prepared now for easy publishing the rest of November. And while you're working on publishing episodes every month, consider the current state of your podcast. Is it time for a refresh or a rebrand? And be sure to check out next week's episode featuring Misty Phillips from the Spark Christian Conference.

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

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

Facebook live recording.

News:

iHeart Radio to acquire Voxnest (Spreaker’s parent company). Read about it here.

New microphone! If you're in the market, or even just looking for a new podcast toy, Shure has a new mic, MV7 coming out. The MV7 is a USB/XLR version of the SM7B (sort of) $249.

Congratulations to Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak on 13 years of producing the No Agenda Show.

#NaPodPoMo starts on Sunday! National Podcast Post Month - 30 episodes in 30 days challenge,  can you do it?

Podbooking: The “LinkedIn” of Podcasting opens on November 1st.

She Podcasts launches SuperSquad.

Amazon adding 100k free podcast shows to Audible.

Best Practice:

Re-tooling your show.  When is it time for a refresh?

Branding (new logos, new colors, redesigned website)

Show format

Show frequency (more or fewer episodes per month)

Expectations… how long it'll take to get all of this done, do things individually or all together, do you need help/assistance.

Blubrry News:

Pro hosting webinar tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 30. 1PM EST.

Spark Christian Conference is next week, November 6th. Todd will be speaking and we'll be giving away a year's worth of hosting.

PowerPress 8.4.1 was released today. Including new destinations and some cool under the hood improvements.

Interview: 

Blubrry podcasters, let us interview you for the show! Tell your story of podcasting right here on Podcast Insider. Email [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].

Support: 

How to check how much storage or space you have left towards the end of the month.

In PowerPress, when you hit choose file scroll to the bottom and you will see how much space you have left for the month.

In the Blubrry podcaster dashboard, go to “manage published files” and scroll to the bottom and you will find the same information there.

You can upgrade your plan at any time, in the billing section of the dashboard by clicking “Change Plan”. It will be pro-rated and you will get the additional space right away.

If you have more than one show in your blubrry.com account and have an issue with one of them, PLEASE tell us what show you are asking about. Send screenshots that are fullscreen, much easier to troubleshoot when we see exactly what you see. Send lots of information the first time and it makes it easier and faster for us to help you out.

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in and 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 on...

Recently we've been quite busy with live demos, webinars and virtual events. Podcasters are no stranger to live recordings, and the industry is buzzing with collaboration and information sharing. The Blubrry team is hosting some webinars and demos this week and next.

Welcome Todd back this episode, as he and Mike chat about podcast listening being at an all time high, updates from SiriusSM and Google Play Music and more. And if podcasters themselves are looking to expand into different directories, we now offer Podcast Index and Amazon Music.

In podcasting, and as in life, what can go wrong, will go wrong. The important thing is how you react to it, that's our best practice tip this episode.

Live Facebook recording.

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

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

News

PM20 Virtual going on this week and next week, end Oct. 29.

Joe Rogan show on hold for positive COVID test of a producer.

Podcast listening at an all-time high. Given how 2020 is going, this is somewhat to be expected.

SiriusXM’s purchase of Stitcher is complete. Stitcher's podcasts now are now available on Pandora.

Google Play MUSIC is Dead, Dead, Dead.

Podinstall, another podcast PWA. See our listing here.

Spotify removed four QAnon related podcasts.

NPR announced their 3rd annual Student Podcast Challenge.

Best Practice:

What can go wrong will go wrong, don’t sweat it.

Blubrry News:

Live exhibitor demos will be happening next week, streamed on Facebook as well. 4pm Tuesday the 27th and 3pm Thursday the 29th.

Private Internal Podcast webinars tomorrow,  Friday the 23rd at 10am for Business and 11am for Indie Podcasters.  Find information here.

Submit to Podcast Index from Blubrry Podcaster Dashboard.

Submit to Amazon Music from Blubrry Podcaster Dashboard.

Podcast namespace by PodcastIndex.org, soon Blubrry will support the new tags. 

Professional hosting webinar on Friday, Oct. 30. 11 AM EST.

Interview:

Blubrry podcasters, let us interview you for the show! Tell your story of podcasting right here on Podcast Insider. Email [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].

Support: 

Where to find our documentation: create.blubrry.com. That site has a TON of information about Blubrry, PowerPress and our services plus a lot of general information about podcasting, including our Podcast Manual.

WordPress sites have a Media Library, designed for photos or other files you want to be available on your site in pages or posts. This is not meant for podcast episodes/files. Blubrry hosted podcasts, using PowerPress, have another box lower in the post called “podcast episode”. That is where your podcast media goes, not the WordPress media library.

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Coming at you this week from Blubrry Studios in Columbus, Ohio 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-address 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