[Updated] Maybe you are starting a podcast to make money and see a podcast subscription as the first step. Or, perhaps you have been podcasting for years and are thinking about introducing a podcast subscription just to see how it goes. Wherever you are in your podcasting journey, a podcast
“I’ve learned so much about podcasting over the past seven years and now share that knowledge with a podcast about podcasting.” ~Eric Montgomery This series is all about Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to
“For us, a podcast seemed a logical extension of the ministry, which strives to connect people with Catholic sisters for meaningful conversation about God, faith, religious life, and more.” Q & A with Sister Rejane Cytacki from A Nun’s Life Ministry When did you start podcasting? We kicked off
“Dynamic” means pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action. So, when we talk about dynamic ad insertion, we are talking about ads that can quickly and effectively change to suit current audience relevance. They are easily removed and added at will. Relevancy Think about it. It used to
One of the most important places for podcast discovery is your podcast website — a must — in addition to being listed in podcast directories. Your website serves as the nexus for all of the content you’re creating, not just your audio. It houses your show notes, transcripts, guest bios,
“Imagine a conversation between you and your favorite person, and you both just happen to be audiophiles who feel a deep connection to music artistry. That’s Queue Points.” This series is all about Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well
Getting featured on Apple Podcasts can have a substantial impact on your podcast growth. Up to this point, no one knew exactly how to land that coveted spot, but no longer! The team at Apple published an extremely helpful guide to get featured on Apple Podcasts. Make sure that you
I always thought, “Maybe someday,” but I was nervous about putting myself out there. What if it’s not any good or no one listens to a parenting podcast? This series is all about Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as
The Apple Podcasts Team has shared some tools that they believe will be beneficial to grow your podcast! What you will read below is an email that went out to podcasters on November 18, 2021. Sometimes these emails miss a lot of podcasters, so we like to publish them for
“Alexa, play the podcast _____!” There’s an exciting new way to help you promote your show on Amazon Music! To start, set up your Amazon Music Destination. Check out the steps on our Support blog here. It takes less than one minute to complete on your Libsyn account. Okay, now
Do you know when to use show artwork vs widescreen images? You might have seen both options in the Libsyn dashboard, but wondered what exactly is the difference? Each format has a purpose! In this post, we’ll cover some podcast artwork etiquette for your show, from dimensions to best practices
This series is all about libsyn’s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community! Q & A with Cindy from Thoughts From A Page When did you start podcasting? I started podcasting in June
You might be thinking of ways to upgrade your podcast, different avenues to take to make it better than the year before, or have a better way to organize your podcast (and brain) with all of your episodes. Episodes (episodic) vs seasons (serial) is a big subject! We get many
You’ve planned your show. You’ve curated your recording space. Now it’s time to get set up for recording!
We’ll walk you through preparing the intro & outro, adding music, and recording tips specific to each podcaster level (1, 2 and 3).
¿Listo para hacer un podcast? Aquí está la guía de Libsyn para comenzar un podcast, para cualquier nivel de podcast y podcaster.
👀*PODCASTER*👀 Father figures! What would be in your podcasting wish list? *share with us!👇🏽* #podcaster #podcasting Imagine cost and time didn’t matter… 😬 pic.twitter.com/qwFfYqRbjq — libsyn (@libsyn) June 14, 2020 We begin this celebratory Father’s Day post focusing on the responses that we got from our podcasting community and
There are a couple of things podcasters love and adore above all else: recognition (you know, love, acknowledgement, “I do exist because I see the downloads” aka #YesIAmNotTalkingToMyselfIKnewIt) and their listeners. 👊🏽 Given those two things and how a lot of us obsessed with all things podcasting might be needing
Ready to podcast? Here’s Libsyn’s guide to starting a podcast, for any level of podcast and podcaster.
Struggling with how to grow your podcast and build your audience? Check out these 10 podcast content ideas will help get people to listen to your podcast.
Prime promotion for your podcast! We’ll be doing our very first Libsyn Live One Day Online Conference for International Podcast Day and we’d love to showcase some of you!!! If you wanna know more about Libsyn Live One Day Online Conference click HERE (the page won’t be live for a little
Free year of podcast hosting! Who doesn’t want that? Three random winners will be chosen from the submissions! You can read the official rules for the Thanks, Podcasting Project or download them as a PDF. Existing Libsyn users that have a $40 or greater account will be awarded a free year
It’s time to get our collective insights and wisdom together so we can learn from those of us that are in the trenches of this podcasting world! When we share what we’ve learned with each other, we can, not only share our experience driven knowledge but also share the reality
No Halloween episode from Libsyn’s The Feed this year BUT do we have a slew of awesome Halloween consumption for your listening pleasure! The whole gamut of these episodes range from movie reviews, to advice on tips to prepare your home for Halloween to entire months dedicated to spooky scary
I got this crazy idea…. I’m not a fan of Halloween. I don’t think I’ve ever aligned with the celebration. Every year I completely ignore it. That’s not an option anymore, as I have a 5 year old that is SO EXCITED, and a two year old that loves loves
It doesn’t seem like it can be done right? Sharing your podcast in 140 characters or less. There’s just so much more to say. You are just SO much more than 140 characters. Humor me. This is an exercise. An exercise in getting clear. An exercise on learning how to
DOWNLOAD MP3 More awesome Podcast promos! As always, the following three promos were featured on the latest episode of The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast, which was all about social media marketing for podcasters! Super great stuff. If you haven’t listened, you should 🙂 Speaking of promotion…you should definitely get
This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community! Q & A with Martine Ellis from the iMake Podcast When did you start podcasting? The first episode of
Starting a podcast is a pretty simple. Staying committed, inspired and consistent in publishing your podcast is a whole other matter. In our Podcasting Luminary Series, we share the voices of podcasters that have been podcasting for 5 or more years and have them impart some of their best podcasting
Heather Ordover has managed to delve into the world of podcasting in her way and rock it out successfully since April 2006 in a super niche topic: knitting and literature. Not only is Heather super insightful about podcasting via her consistent experience and growth in the podcasting industry, but she’s
Podcasting Luminaries = Creative, Committed, Enduring Starting a podcast is a pretty simple. Staying dedicated, inspired and consistent in publishing your podcast is a whole other matter. In our Podcasting Luminary Series, we share the voices of podcasters that have been podcasting for 5 or more years and have them
We’re always looking for ways to get your podcasts out in the world. We hope to get a little bit of promotional love to podcasters and podcasting through our Libsyn Directory. How do get your podcast featured? Like us on Facebook and make sure that you comment when we ask
Consuming Podcasts on mobile devices has come a long way since Libsyn started 8 ½ Years ago (Nov 2004). In the early days consuming a podcast on a mobile device took a lot of work by the end users. First listeners needed to download a special program like iPodderX – then
How would you like to be featured on our Facebook Page’s cover photo like the amazing Gamertag Radio? The podcasting community is one of the biggest strengths of podcasting. Part of building up podcasting is reinforcing and augmenting the podcasting community. One powerful way to do that is to at
Hello Podcasters! We are always looking for innovative ways to share valuable podcasting information as well as help you grow your own audience. Here’s our newest endeavor! We’re doing a 3 part blog series to celebrate the end of this year called Podcaster Voices: Key Podcasting Insights of 2012 and
This series is all about libsyn’s newest podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community! Q & A with Sunny Gault from Preggie Pals and more When did you start podcasting? I produced my
Not going out treat or treating? Or going trick or treating but would like a little break? Here are some Halloween Episodes from libsyn podcasters that shared them with us via Twitter and our Facebook Page. Make a little playlist and enjoy! The Groove– download mp3 Take The Red Pill–
You asked for it. It’s done. Directly from your libsyn Dashboard, now you can customize your Twitter update as it cross-posts to whatever Twitter account you have configured with your podcast. You can get the exact instructions on how to set this up right from this awesome tutorial. Why use
Blogger OnPublish is Out! We’ve been asking for your feedback on Twitter and on our Facebook Page. We note everything you guys say…and you wanted Blogger support. So here it is! The process is the same as when you publish for WordPress, Twitter and Facebook through OnPublish, everything is done
This is the beginning of a series of posts aimed to demystify social media for podcasters, beginning with Facebook. Do you often feel like Facebook is being shoved down your throat? Seriously. It’s everywhere, all the time…Facebook, Facebook, FACEBOOK! And although at times it might get annoying, it really is
Summer time, such a fantastic time to discover new podcasts We asked on our Facebook Page to get some suggestions of great podcast listening for the summer. Here is a great little list for you to discover some great content, described by the podcasters themselves 🙂 Hope you enjoy 🙂
What are the hardest roadblocks toward getting new listeners for your podcast? The potential listeners that I’m referring to here, are not those that are familiar with podcasts. I’m talking about those people that you know would love your content but are not techy, nor do they include iTunes in
OMG! Is our awesome web/graphic superhero the coolest or what? Here’s the deal: our FABULOSO Chuck, the one we all go pounce on whenever we need anything graphic/web related over at libsyn, just created a gazillion little Facebook Page tab thumbnail images for YOU!!! Those in the above graphic are
Remember the cool functionality to easily cross-post your favorite episodes over to twitter and Facebook via our sweet OnPublish feature? (If you have no idea what I’m talking about check it out here) New Facebook OnPublish Features One of the BIGGEST features that you requested was being able to cross-post
Keeping up with this podcasting thing is not easy. We’ve been in the podcasting game since 2004 and have seen a gazillion podcasts (and that’s a total fact) come through libsyn. We’ve observed the longevity of podcasts for almost a decade. Here is just one very important piece of data:
We’ve got a really awesome series dedicated to featuring and promoting podcasts that are new to us. These podcasts are absolute new podcasts or established podcasts that have recently started hosting with us. Although the questions that we ask are the same, each feature highlights the wonderful diversity and insight
Podcasting Advice From Mom s One of the most powerful qualities about motherhood is our voice. Our voice will be heard by our children, long past the time they’ve left home. I know that I still hear my Mother’s voice somewhere deep inside me, sometimes it’s great, and other times,
Here we go again! So we had just posted about the recent change of iTunes artwork to 1200 x 1200. We have another change. Suggested iTunes Podcast Artwork is now 1400 x 1400 It seems that the artwork will only keep getting larger! It has recently come to our attention
The 2 million downloads per week man and guinness book of world records holder is using Mylibsyn exclusively for his back catalogue! Yeah baby! happy dance Adam has a TON of amazing content in his back catalogue. The kind of stuff that would keep you happily entertained for quite a
What do you think of the new Timeline for Facebook Pages? Some podcasters have done a great job getting their timeline pages updated. We recently asked our podcasters via Twitter and Facebook to share their newly pimped out timeline pages with us and here is what we got! A little
Quick summary of Mylibsyn: As a podcast producer you have the ability to offer premium content subscriptions to your audience with one login across multiple platforms. We thought perhaps you’d like to take a look at really awesome ways that other producers are using Mylibsyn to create fantastic premium offerings
So you guys know about the cool new feature for libsyn users to monetize their content and create premium content crazy easily right? Quick summary of Mylibsyn: As a podcast producer you have the ability to offer premium content subscriptions to your audience with one login across multiple platforms. You
We are so excited to be able to introduce Mylibsyn! Mylibsyn is the power to offer your audience access to your Premium Content across all platforms in a totally simple way. We know that you’ve had ideas to monetize your podcast. We know that you’ve been wanting to offer more
Who’s been hanging at SXSW? Well, it seems we have a crew of powerfully awesome libysn podcasters rockin’ the house! Live podcasting at SXSW ftw! Doug Benson – Doug Loves Movies Kelly Carlin- Waking from the American Dream Greg Proops- The Smartest Guy In The World Scott Aukerman- Comedy Bang
Libsyn’s hometown is Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburghers take football season very, VERY seriously. Libsyn.com has a whole roster (pun intended) of football podcasts to help you stay informed this football season. First up – say hello to one of our newest shows – EA Sport’s Madden NFL 12 Podcast. The EA Sports
Danny Pena and Gamertag Radio have been rockin’ the podcasting world since 2005. During these past 6 years GTR has been featured by high profile main stream media and has steadily built a devoted following. GTR continues to innovate with their Podcast App which features exclusive content as well as
Podcasting since 2005, Dan Carlin has built a steady, strong and powerful body of work, as well as an engaged following. Make sure you check out and subscribe to Hardcore History and Common Sense with Dan Carlin…if you don’t, you are seriously missing out. Fun, Fame or Profit? Why are
Ilysa and Kira have been podcasting for over 4 years, and in that amount of time have created an incredible community and business all flowering from their awesome podcast Polymer Clay. Make sure you SUBSCRIBE! Have you found that social media has expanded your listener base/reach? Social media has made
Wanna have your latest podcast episode always ready for consumption on your Podcast Facebook Page? There have been many requests on our libsyn Facebook Page as well as on Twitter for an audio player that can be used on your podcast’s Facebook Page. Although this isn’t a solution that involves
Steve Runner from Pheddipidations (“Fed-hip-id-ay-shuns”) has been podcasting since July 4, 2005. A true and steady podcasting pioneer, steady, inspiring, determined and an all around lovely man. Check out what’s kept him going and as always SUBSCRIBE! Fun, Fame or Profit? Why are you podcasting? I produce Phedippidations both for
In last week’s post we addressed creating a landing page on your podcast’s Facebook Page and as promised here is a little tutorial to help you create said Facebook Landing Page if you so choose. Landing Page Content and Size Guidelines Before we address anything within Facebook itself you have
What is a Landing Page? A Landing Page is a static page that your visitors arrive on when they come to your Facebook Fan Page, which has a customized message for your listeners that is meant to engage your listeners and potential listeners to choose to be a part of
Check out Libsyn Podcaster Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl who has had a very busy summer. Early this month she was interviewed by NPR’s Talk of the Nation. You can listen to the entire interview here. This week she tweeted that she was on her way to Mountain View, CA
It’s time to introduce your kids to podcasting! With all the traveling and vacation time in the summer kids get a little loopy from all that freedom, especially when they are in a contained space, such as a car 😉 You can get a portable DVD player and buy tons
More listeners please! The podcasters call to arms. Although there are some tangible and tactical ways to grow your audience, there is a yet another opportunity that sometimes is left untouched by many of us podcasters… Summer Time! I’ll focus specifically on summer time at this moment, as that’s the
Happy Independence Day weekend United States peeps! In case you want to celebrate July 4th by listening to some history and/or political content, check out these awesome podcasts below 🙂 They are awesome! (Even if you happen to not be from the US!) Matt’s History Today “MTIH presents a quick
In my humble opinion I believe every podcaster is an artist. Each podcaster has her own voice, her own story, her own passion and her own drive to express that which she is impassioned about. As I read the Salon interview with Marc Maron, he very clearly and simply highlights
One way to connect to your podcast is a facebook page. Facebook has a separate way for businesses, organizations, shows and brands to promote their content on facebook. Profiles are for people, pages are for everyone else. 3 reasons why you should have a Facebook page for your show: People
You got your podcast. You want more listeners? Great! Check out these simple ways to optimize your fabulous work so that folks know how awesome you are! Your Podcast Description and About Page Are Your Calling Card You know what your podcast is about. Your audience knows your what your
What Are Permalinks? In the podcasting world, these would be the unique url or location of each of your shownotes/posts on your blog. You can find the permalink for each and every one of your posts by looking up at the browser’s address bar. According to Wikipidia: A permalink, or
This post was originally published by Rob Walch on the Podcast411 blog and is being republished here with his permission. It’s a great look at Twitter from the podcaster perspective. I am heading back from BlogWorld NY 2011 – It was a great show (sans the last keynote). One of
One thing that has not been covered from the podcasting perspective has been rising in the ranks in the iTunes App Store. Wait, what? Why would that matter to you as a podcaster? Here at libsyn one of our offerings is smartphone apps. We have producers with either both Android
As podcasters, any social media strategy we choose to use to help us better connect with our audience is all about OUR unique and individual audience. There are certain podcasts whose audience is primarily voice feedback and emails, others are all about twitter conversations, for others audience engagement is solely
When rain comes in the form of the Wall Street Journal it pours publicity 😉 This is what happened to Wade Harris as his App Wade-O Radio was featured on the Wall Street Journal. In an article by the Journal titled “App Watch: Getting Religion on the Go” Libsyn Producer
There are tons of podcasters that are currently using Twitter as another way to enhance relationships with existing listeners as well as to extend their reach. In this post we’ll assume that you already know about Twitter and either already have a twitter account or are ready to jump on
Do you want to make your downloads count? Are you making sure that you are using all the proper links in as many channels as you can so that they do count? Do you know the proper link to use, when you are sharing your links on your site, Twitter,
Do you know what your ID3 tags are? First let’s just get a quick definition: ID3, according to id3.org means “IDentify an MP3.” Although this definition refers particularly to MP3s (due to it’s origin) it doesn’t pertain specifically to MP3s, in fact there are other audio formats whose ID3 tags
When I started podcasting in 2006 I had no idea that I would still be doing it 5 years later, nor that I would gain so much knowledge about media production, marketing, software, hardware and social media. Now days when I work with newbie podcasters especially if they have any
Did you guys know that Facebook Pages are going to be getting a major overhaul? There are a TON of new features that will help us podcasters connect and deepen our relationships with our audience, including: Video (among others- live streaming) In depth analytics Simple design to elegant in depth
What is your podcast about? iTunes now has hundreds of thousands podcasts available for easy consumption, and upon looking at some of the top rated and most popular podcasts, other than eye-catching artwork there is something they all share: a clear, concise and informative description. This description is not just
How would you feel if you walked into your neighborhood grocery store and the isles no longer had descriptions of what was in the isles, and to make it worse, everything was randomly put on the shelves: milk with make-up, flour with vegetables, etc. How in the world would you
Do People Know How To Subscribe From Your Site? I go to my podcast website all the time. I can navigate within it and it all looks pretty clear to me! But then, I put the thing together 😉 I’m always surprised at what other people think of my site,
When was the last time that you checked out your own podcast landing page in iTunes? It may seem a bit basic and even perhaps a waste of time, but in all honesty it’s a very important space that podcasters often overlook. I may venture to say that for the
WTF is Marc Maron on a streak. The show is currently the number two ranked podcast in iTunes, nipping at the heels of This American Life. Ira Glass was a recently a guest on WTF so that seems fitting. Ten minutes into the show and Ira is swearing. If you
Image via Wikipedia A couple of years ago, I was interviewed for podcast. Of course I linked to it in one of my blog posts as well as my own podcast show notes. About a year or so later I received an email from one of my podcast listeners informing
One of the things that has been incredibly helpful not only in promoting my blog and helpful for finding new things to blog about has been Twitter. Do you have a twitter account for your podcast? New to Twitter? Check out this video from Common Craft here. A really nice
You’ve been hearing about podcasting for a while and you’re finally up for jumping in. Where do you begin if you want to podcast? Especially if you are not too familiar with what exactly podcasting really is. In order to offer the best advice I decided to put on my
This time of year is when the majority of us decide it’s time to get healthy, or at minimum start to make better choices about our health. I’ve already seen a ton of posts out there guiding folks towards the best health and fitness apps and there will be a
Podcasting really changed my life. Encountering the voices of incredible people sharing passionately about themselves and what they love, gave me the strength to do it myself 🙂 Thus, I’ve made it a priority every year to give a little something back to my favorite podcasters. Last year a had
The rush is coming, it’s the most wonderful time for podcasters. Downloads are usually up across the board come January, and I think its safe to say this season app hungry devices will be under a lot of trees. So if you have an app with us, here are some
I was flipping through the blogs I like to follow about social media and noticed a bunch of posts about the idea of story – your story, the story behind your business or your blog. A few careers ago I worked on political campaigns. I was new to campaigns and was
Sales of apps soar pre and post-holiday due the number of new devices and iTunes gift cards given as holiday gifts. Now is the time to prepare your audiences and to promote your app. Here is a super easy way to spread the word about your app – Using the same
In the December issue of Fast Company famed director and libsyn customer Kevin Smith was featured in the article Inside Kevin Smith’s Booming Podcast Business. The article covers the interesting show dynamics that Smith has created around The SModcast Podcast Network. Kevin Smith produces his shows in an old converted theatre called
Looking for some ideas to offer some freakin’ awesome bonus content to your audience through your new iPhone App? We decided to compile a list to help inspire you. A lot of the following list is absolutely inspired by your fellow podcast app producers. We’ve grouped them to help you
We thought we’d round up a few of our favorite scary podcasts covering the weird, wild, alien, dead, undead, ghosts, goblins and ghouls. Its friday, you may need something to put you in the mood while preparing for festivities. We like the Great Pumpkin as much as anyone, but here’s
Everybody loves pictures. I’m sure that you’ve had your attention drawn by them at some point during your day. Images are power. Images, design, color and graphics hold within them the power to convey distinct and compelling information. They have the strength to engage the viewer to step closer to
Not all podcasters want to monetize their podcast. In fact a lot of indie podcasters start a podcast because they love podcasting, have an overwhelming passion for something and simply want to share it with the world. As time goes on (if they don’t podfade!) their passion grows and they
June 29th 2010 will mark the 5 Year anniversary of iTunes v4.9 and as a Podcaster you may know that was when podcasting support was added to iTunes. That is also when the iTunes Podcasting page was launched. What you may not know is that over the past 5 years
