We Make It Easy to Create an Apple Podcasts Subscription with Libsyn Libsyn is among the first podcast platforms to integrate with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions is designed for creators who want to offer their audiences monthly or annual subscription plans for access to exclusive content, early access,
This year’s Latino Podcast Listener Report hosted by Gabriel Soto, Director of Research at Edison Research and Libsyn’s Director of Community and Content, Elsie Escobar, includes exciting information about the growing, maturing Latino podcast audience for creators and advertisers alike. Growth Since 2020, the Latino podcast listenership has grown by
“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
On Monday, July 25, the Libsyn platform experienced a multi-hour service disruption. To the community of creators around the world who depend on us for all of their hosting needs, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by yesterday’s disruption. The service disruption was not a result of a malicious
As podcasters we focus on Apple’s hardware releases and how they will create a more seamless experience in podcasting. Truth be told, we’ll be discussing it at length on Episode 220 of The Feed, but I decided to give a quick overview of what iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and WatchOS
On May 16, Apple announced, “Apple Podcasts Delegated Delivery in Partnership with Libsyn” fully launching later this year. This partnership will provide easier submission of new shows (and premium content) to Apple Podcasts from the Libsyn platform. Libsyn is thrilled to be among the podcast hosts partnering with Apple Podcasts
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday The Feed Episode 201! Exactly where GGTOTDTY came from, how to get a network on Apple Podcasts, changes coming to YouTube, the Google Podcasts update, how to
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎉 Celebrate! The Feed 200 is out! 🎉 → Skype recording follow-up, → Getting recommended by Google Podcast, → What’s required to attend real life podcasting conferences, →
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 199 is out! → Podcast Movement recap, including the Fireside Chat partnership, → Updates from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Audacity, Glow.FM as part
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 199 is coming Nothing for you as of yet, I am editing like a fiend to get an episode out to you as
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 198 is out → Really awesome brand new podcasting gear, → transformative data from the Latino Podcast Listener report, → Canva + Libsyn,
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday The Feed audience I need you! To celebrate Episode 200, I would love to compile something awesome or something that feels a bit more celebratory for the
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 196 is out → JioSaavn destination → Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1 release → Apple releases and update as to why your downloads might
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Making Ways Just this year, I relaunched Making Ways with a new focus on the art of music. I’m interviewing bands together with their visual
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 196 is out → Talking about Spotify! Their latest 60 million dollar deal with Alex Cooper from Call Her Daddy and its new Greenroom,
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday DEI for Podcasters Audience Value and Growth Happening this coming Thursday! Sign up today! Jun 24, 2021 2:00 PM EDT https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dei-for-podcasters Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: The CherryPickin Podcast Andre
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 195 is out → Update on the closing of Advertisecast → SCAM alert! DMCA takedowns for alleged copyrighted images. Beware. → Apple email updates
Here we go! We have a date! All podcasters that are looking to get started with using subscriptions in Apple Podcasts, it’s time to prepare to get going! Apple has sent out an email with information and links on how to get started. Email is below in case you didn’t
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday Promote Your Show On Amazon Music! Promote Your Show on Amazon Music Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: And Now We Drink From Matt… And Now We Drink. It’s a long
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 194 is out → Canva integration, → Amazon acquiring MGM studios & → Netflix and their podcasting strategy and what they have to do
Apple has sent out communication! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Key communication: Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will not be launching until June. (NOTE: June has 30 days in it) They will “communicate further updates” through “this newsletter” – meaning emails coming directly from the Apple Podcasts team so keep an eye on your email inbox!
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday Wowza CANVA!!! And boy oh boy do we have a webinar for YOUUUUUUU https://bit.ly/L5UpdateWebinar The meet-up last week was 🤯 400 + folks signed up How many did
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 193 is out → https://thefeed.libsyn.com/site/193-alexa-play-the-podcast OMG Audacity was acquired, Clarifying more about the Apple Podcasts summary tag, How to get promoted on Amazon Music,
Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 👥 Libsyn has a Clubhouse club: Join the LibsynPod → https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/libsynpod Apple Podcasts and iOS 14.5 😨 → How iOS 14.5 broke Apple’s Podcasts app [ux2] https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/03/how-ios–145-broke-apples-podcasts-app →
Join us live every Tuesday! Join us on LIVE! Gathering all the updates, information, conversations and news that we publish on our Libsyn social feeds! Coming to you live, every Tuesday 🎤 The Feed: Episode 192 → https://thefeed.libsyn.com/site/192-where-has-podcasting-been The Apple Event, Apple Podcasts subscriptions, Apple Podcasts Connect troubles, Spotify
Woah. This is a BIG ONE. This is truly the biggest news to podcasts coming from Apple in a long time. If you watched the Apple Event called Spring Loaded they covered this within the first 5 minutes or so! And like always, for those of you that happen to
Glow.fm and Libsyn Libsyn announced this morning the acquisition of Glow.fm (Glow), the podcast monetization platform that enables podcasters to build membership programs and generate listener-supported revenue. Glow offers several ways to provide premium content, but some of the most popular options are below. Sell monthly podcast membership subscriptions Offer one-time
Today is the day 🎊 Libsyn 5 is here. The day for what? Check out below for some high level answers to your possible questions! What is it? The first beta release for Libsyn 5 is a culmination of feedback, testing, and development across several alpha iterations all leading to
Here are some of the top questions that we hear from podcasters… “How long should my episode be?” “What is the approximate length of an episode?” “Is having a shorter or longer episode help me gain an audience?” No matter what way the question is asked, we’ve always told our
Podcast Audience Growth Opportunities with Samsung Libsyn’s launch partnership with Samsung will bring podcasts under the “Listen” tab within the Samsung Free application. Every new launch partnership creates an opportunity for audience growth for Libsyn customers and reaches new audiences. Samsung is another exciting addition to our growing list of
It’s almost here… iOS 14.5 and there are some changes to the Apple Podcast app. This is the biggest change for Apple Podcasts for quite some time. If you are an Apple beta member you might already be seeing these changes but those of you who are patiently waiting for
The podcasting industry thrives on the brainstorming, free-flowing concerns, bright ideas, and intense discussion of brilliant people. For the most part, podcasters, those who work in podcasting, and the brands that support them are good people. Libsyn values participation in discussions in public and private thought-leader groups paving the way
Woohoo, what a year! Looking back at the work that we did this year, for both podcasting and Libsyn has been inspirational and emotional. As much as it feels like this year’s look back might be best skipped due to the nature of 2020, at the same time, the commitment
By Rob Greenlee, Chairperson of The Podcast Academy and VP, Content, and Partnerships at Libsyn
Some things will be staying the same during the holidays as past years! We are out of the office on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas, and New Years Day. Please be patient if our ticket response times are longer than usual. Members of our admin team will be on-call to handle
Now here are some end of year news! Apple Podcasts has just released web embeds! They sent out an email, but in case you didn’t get it, check out below! Also, just so that you see what these embeds look like, check out episode 180 of The Feed! – Dear
There is still time! Get your ticket! Podcast Movement Virtual started today. The opening ceremony is tonight! It is 10 DAYS of opportunities to learn and connect with other podcasters from all over the world. We are excited to be the sponsors of the Creator Stage and the Professional Podcaster
Help us make history at the Podfest Global Summit! The Podfest Global Summit is attempting the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Largest Attendance for a Virtual Podcasting Conference in One Week and we are sponsoring the event! Not only is the virtual conference set to have the largest attendance but
Updated! Crushing Bugs 🦟🐛🐜 This release includes some bug squashing and minor backend updates. Added! Headliner Integration is here! You asked (a lot), and we listened. Headliner integration is here! Headliner is an awesome web app that allows you to import your media into their system and generate nifty video
Apple sent out an email on January 30, 2020 to offer some helpful advice for podcasters after experiencing Apple Podcasts Directory update issues. As a bonus, they reminded podcasters of their podcast marketing resources. The entire email is quoted below. Please read and tell your friends! BTW, I wrote about
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!! And to follow the trend, we are compiling all the goodness that was 2019 for the entire Libsyn ecosystem, from birthdays to new Hall of Famers to new Destinations to IABv2 Certification and everything in between! Are you ready for the ride? Here we go! Podcasting
Apple Podcasts sent out an email on December 13 letting us know about Alexa, Marketing with Apple Podcasts, their best listens for 2019 and holiday submission schedules! The entire email is quoted below. Please read and tell your friends 😜 By the way, this is not some special email that
As we reported earlier this month over here, Libsyn and the team at Spotify worked together to update the system to allow for ‘Passthrough’. What this means is instead of Spotify taking a copy of your media file and serving it themselves, they instead serve the file directly from Libsyn
Updates are coming to the connection between Libsyn and Spotify! Libsyn will be updated to connect to Spotify using a method known as ‘passthrough’. This method is similar to what most podcast directories use. It simply means that Spotify will serve content from Libsyn’s servers,* instead* of making copies and
Updated! Crushing Bugs This release is almost entirely about crushing and squashing bugs. 🦟🐛🐞 Updated! TinyMCE We are updating our WYSIWYG to the latest version, TinyMCE5. Primarily, you use this editor when creating or editing show notes for your episodes. The functionality will not change. The ability to bold, italicize,
Updated – Adding Compatibility for WordPress 5.3 The team at WordPress have released version 5.3. This version of WordPress includes major updates to the UI, making sure Gutenberg and other pieces of the WordPress admin work smoothly. Additional information regarding 2019’s last major WordPress release can be found here. Libsyn
Are you using Libsyn’s Custom Domain feature? Then you need to read this! Updates are coming and we want to make sure your domain is ready. Not using the feature but want to learn more? Details about our custom domain solution can be found here. When you setup your domain
We are super proud of all of our Libsyn Team’s participation at Podcast Movement. When it comes to podcasting information, whether it be tactics, strategy, analysis or industry punditry, we have you covered! Below you will find all of the Libsyn Team’s sessions during Podcast Movement 2019. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14
The Libsyn Team will be at Podcast Movement! And not only will we be available for you to come chat with us about all things Libsyn and podcasting but we’ll be holding a couple of unofficial meet-ups 😬 We would love to meet you IRL! The meet-ups below both take
Recently, Apple announced they would be updating the categories in Apple Podcasts. This update moves some categories around, keeps some categories the same, and adds several new categories as a way to better serve consumers. If you’re wondering if your category stays the same, has disappeared or has moved, you
**Updated! Destinations & Settings, Simplified With so many feed destinations that producers can now distribute content to, the number of places to enter your ‘rating’, ‘category’, ‘author’, and other such things got way too long and way too repetitive. Ugh! Time suck. With this update, we are simplifying those repeated
Libsyn Publisher Hub version 1.2.2.2 is a teeny weeny little update that helps some important things work together. Squashing bugs for improved compatibility between the Libsyn Publisher Hub, JetPack, and Gutenberg You don’t know about our Libsyn Publisher Hub aka the Libsyn WordPress Plug-in? Find out all about it here.
The interwebs as we speak, is still flooded with all things GDPR 😱 In case you happen to not know why all of a sudden you were getting floods of emails all asking you for permission here’s some info on GPDR. Here are some links and basic info that will
Updated: May 4, 2018. For some time now, Google has been enhancing the way they handle how podcasts display in search results using an Android device. There have been several new articles which are gaining a lot of coverage in the podcasting community and are bringing a new light
If you haven’t already heard, the Libsyn stats measurements and interface is undergoing a major update. There are some new features and updated metrics as well as a beautiful new mobile-friendly interface. Any time that we change anything to do with stats, we often start to get a ton of
Libsyn is announcing a stats update today that is a part of our preparation for a larger stats update planned for December. The stats system is being redesigned to allow for IAB compliance, new features and the future expansion of stats reporting. If you want to listen to this announcement,
Big changes today, bigger changes coming in December! Woah. Is this a big announcement or what? You can hear the announcement plus discussion on episode 104 of The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast and in this Libsyn Company announcement. You can also get the announcement via this blog post here.
It’s the time of the year! When podcasters take a break… When your listeners either stop listening or binge listen… When you try try try try to put out an episode hard as you can and holiday end of the year duties get in the way… And then, when you
You all have asked for it… …and we have put out a mini release to give you all access to it. Yup, Libsyn now supports PayPal. While we were at it, we made a few other nifty and small adjustments to billing. Let’s start with the larger bullet points.
Howdy! This is Krystal from over at Libsyn support, and we wanted to let you in on some changes to the iTunes submission (plus some other interesting new features iTunes appears to be rolling out). Before we get started, it’s important to note these changes are still being updated by iTunes,
Podcasters want to get their podcast into Spotify, badly. This question comes up A LOT. Everywhere. Via email. Via Social Media. Usually it’s in language such as this: “How do I upload my podcast into Spotify?” “I want my podcast in Spotify, how do I do that?” Well… Here’s the
Libsyn Has A New Player! You heard that right! We totally have a new player! And it’s very pretty. And handsome. And nice. And chic. And just super cool! And OH-SO shareable! This update has been in the pipeline for a looooong time and it’s finally out! Thank you
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
Download MP3 Quick Episode Summary: Our big announcement! Rob reads the one-sheet that Spotify sent to their partners – and we’re one of the partners! 2:39 What does this mean to you as a Libsyn user? You have a Spotify destination that’s how. A little back story on the relationship.
The Libyn 4 interface is now the default We want you to feel ready, and get comfortable with the interface aka you’re not panicking in the middle of the night because you can’t figure something out. Take a few minutes to browse and bookmark the following support articles so that
If you are an existing Libsyn user you know how hard it was to understand Libsyn storage, let alone explain it to somebody! Our storage has always been based on a 30 days cycle based on when the file was uploaded. For example: If you upload a 45 mb file
One of the most talked about endeavors for Libsyn finally came to fruition…. Our own podcast! I started working at Libsyn in 2007 and I remember having many discussions about launching our own podcast. I believe before that there were dabbles of some sort or other publishing Libsyn content. But
How about some fun to finish off the year? Our resident Mama Elf Sarah decided we needed to dive into 2014 with fun and merriment and she came up with this sweet little idea involving selfies + gifts = happy podcasters 🙂 Win prizes! Here’s the scoop: Post your holiday
GarageBand Update Let’s start off with the latest update to GarageBand released by Apple at yesterday’s Apple event. The biggest change those that have downloaded Mavericks and the newest version of GarageBand have noticed is that the podcast track has been removed. You can still record and continue to edit
Download MP3 Quick Episode Summary: What’s on the show! :14 Drink’n Think’n 4:38 On the Libsyn Blog: Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts and Podcast Luminaries 5:02 The Accidental Pariah 10:32 Podcasting News and Information 11:04 5am Miracle Podcast 16:25 Feedback 16:52 How big should your audience be before stepping into the subscription
Download MP3 Quick Episode Summary: Intro + Housekeeping :15 First Promo- Omega Tau Podcast 2:21 On the Libsyn Blog, Podcamp Pittsburgh and the As Heard On Plug-in 2:50 Second Promo- Rouge Radio 8:35 Interview with Jon Baber from WWPD 9:08 Third Promo- Jeff Resnik 29:36 Rob, Sarah and Elsie talk all about the
Our own Rob Walch was the latest guest on The New Media Show with hosts Rob Greenlee of Microsoft as well as Todd Cochrane from Blubrry. Libsyn + Blubrry + Microsoft make for provoking conversation The conversation touched on a lot of topics very important to the podcasting space…with a
We’ve been sharing some of our top posts, podcasting inspiration and behind the scenes looks from the Libsyn HQ on Instagram. We’ve just recently stepped into the platform and have found it to be incredibly fun, plus a much more intimate way to connect with you guys! How about you
Since the tragic events in Boston this week I’ve thought of how we at Libsyn could in some way honor the victims or at minimum share hope and support for all those affected. In thinking about a post, it never seemed to be enough. The event itself seemed SO BIG
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
We know the power of audio Although we host audio and video podcasters, we do have a special place in our hearts for audio. There is something about an audio podcast that is quite special – and it seems that the good people at CrazyEgg are also sharing a bit
Hello citizens of the libsyn world! Seems we messed up… In a few ways actually. At the end of last year we came across a bug within our system that had been indadvertedly giving Advanced Stats access to everyone, yes, even you lucky people that had signed up for packages that
The Podcast Awards took place on the evening of January 8 during the New Media Expo 2013 in Las Vegas. The event was hosted by the amazing Leo Laporte and live streamed via Ustream. It was an amazing night celebrating podcasting and bringing together so many talented and committed content
Guess what? We’re going to be going to the New Media Expo!!!! We can’t wait to meet those of you that are going 🙂 Here are the details: We will be at Booth 517. Make sure you connect with us via twitter- @libsyn Here’s a little bit about the New
We cannot believe how fast this year has gone by! As we took the time to look back at what we’ve accomplished this year we realize how far we’ve come. This year we started on the path to take podcasting everywhere. The podcast audience is not only in one place.
And it’s out! Just like that! iTunes 11 is here! Notable change for podcasters to make sure you know, as you will be asked by your potential audience, there is a new way to manually subscribe to a podcast RSS feed. The way to manually subscribe to a podcast RSS
We are getting ready for the New Media Expo!!! Are you? If you’re a Libsyn Podcaster please make sure you come on by and see us at Booth 517! We’d love to take your picture and promote your podcast 🙂 We look forward to seeing you! Here’s more info about
We know you’ve been wanting to move your podcast over to libsyn! Here is your chance! Get your first month FREE and start your podcast TODAY! Use coupon code cyberpod until November 28 when you sign up! NOTE: New users only
We are working hard to update your app to the latest version in the next month so you can give your audience the best for the holidays! Get excited, because these feature updates are sure to bring some holiday cheer! Check out some of the awesome features you’ll be getting
The Podcamp Pittsburgh kick-off party starts in just a few hours – we are super excited to get to spend the weekend talking shop with some of our favorite customers and folks who are new to podcasting. Rob and Elsie from our team have put together some great presentations for
This Saturday and Sunday is the 7th Annual Podcamp Pittsburgh! Libsyn is pleased to be a sponsor and have both Rob Walch and Elsie Escobar from our team present. What is Podcamp? Podcamp is a low-cost (usually free) conference type event, where folks who love podcasting and social media gather
Is it happening? Well, it can. It’s up to you. Speak up and let them now ASAP that you want to have built in podcast support on Windows 8. Do it for podcasting. Go here and leave a comment…NOW. C’mon podcasters, this is when it counts! Share the link on
Podcamp Topeka is next week – October 13, 2012! What is Podcamp? If you haven’t had the opportunity to attend a podcamp yet you are probably asking that very question. From the podcamp Topeka website: PodCamp Topeka is a low cost unconference dedicated to emerging web media – social networks,
It seems that the podcasting community has been all aflutter due to some weirdness going on with Feedburner that started this Friday September 21. The problem as stated on their blog: We have been encountering difficulties with our stats production pipeline for data representing Sept 19th and 20th, 2012. We
It’s always nice when an industry publication recognizes that podcasts are moving into mainstream. Whether or not that’s a good thing or not can be debated, but regardless it’s happening. What’s so great about this transition is that the voice of Marc Maron has maintained a great sense of groundedness
There is PLENTY of talk all over the blogosphere and the podosphere about the iPhone 5, and particularly whether or not you should: Get the iPhone 5 Upgrade to the iPhone 5 A lot of what’s out there is good information but nothing breaks it down quite like our very
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
WordPress OnPublish Is Out! We know a ton of you use WordPress for your podcast website. We wanted to make your publishing process a little bit easier by allowing you to cross-post directly to your self hosted WordPress site from within your libsyn dashboard! This is the first step in
Have you guys heard of what SocialCam has been able to do in a short period of time? According to Business Insider it looks like Facebook helped them explode to 75 million users in 15 months! In my humble opinion, I don’t think Facebook did it. I think Facebook helped
Did you see it yet? Holy bjeezus Apple just released it’s own new standalone app for Podcasts. Key Features: It’s FREE Subscribe, stream or download Browse and discover tweet, message and email podcasts with direct link The usual: Catalogue, Categories, Featured and Search Manages your subscriptions Streaming Radio What do
We browse around iTunes periodically, you know, checking things out… Scanning through the categories… Checking out the featured and new and notables…. And guess what we found… We are currently hosting 95% of the top Audio Comedy Podcasts! That’s the coolest thing ever! We are beyond honored to be able
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
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
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
