In October, 2015, our very own Rob Walch ate paper. No, really, he ate paper. Why? Because Google announced that podcasting would be joining Google Play Music, meaning Android would finally have a native podcast directory. Guess what… It’s here! That’s right, podcasts in Google Play Music has gone live.
Hellooo podcasters! This is Krystal from the Libsyn support team, and we wanted to let you know about an issue many producers are running into – and what you can do to fix it, or avoid it all together. Note, this affects all podcast shows, not just shows hosted as
Here’s a super awesome trick for helping folks listen to your podcast. Isn’t that what we want? I mean really…it’s the number ONE thing that a podcaster wants no? This is a nice, clean, cherry on top type tip to help your market your fabulous content and it’s all on
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,
There are times that you earn the right to wax poetic about podcasting. When you podcast for two years, you’ve earned that right. When you’ve podcast for two years and you’re still learning, iterating and evolving, then you need to share that, like, now. Meet Prescott from The Busy Creator
Podcasting schoolin’ As a podcast producer and podcast host, I love to look back and see if I did any kind of learning this year. After doing this podcasting thing for 9 plus years, and learning from my own personal podcasting experience as well as having a chance to work
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.
Another year. Some say this is THE year of the podcast (we’ll revisit that prediction December 2015.) Eyes and ears are upon the podcasting industry. Some of us have been at this for half a decade or more and others of us are just starting to tap into the well
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
Podcasting for the Holidays! I feel it. I feel that strong energy driving towards the end of the year and it only seems to get faster and faster every year. Christmas decorations came out before Halloween was over! If you have an email address I’m sure you’ve already gotten quite
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
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
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 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
All right …. a bit of cheese…but…. Are your ready for some FOOTBALL!!!! DOWNLOAD MP3 This is super exciting! The latest episode of Podcast411 has the amazing Rich Eisen, the face of the NFL Network and the host of The Rich Eisen Podcast, the first-ever podcast for NFL.com. The weekly
You do know Dave Jackson, no? If you happen to not know him, he is one of the old school podcasters. He started podcasting in April 2005! Wowza! Two years short of a DECADE of podcasting! He’s been a teacher and source of inspiration via his long running podcast about
In the latest version of iTunes 11.0.4 (4) enhanced podcasts no longer play the way that they used to With an enhanced podcast, the podcaster is able to set chapter markers and individual images that go along with those markers. In iTunes, when playing these enhanced podcasts you were
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
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 Mark Mason from The Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast When did you start podcasting? I’ve
This is a guest post by Caleb Bacon. This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Podcasting is one the greatest DIY movements ever. Inspired do-it-yourselfers from around the globe have filled the iTunes Store with nearly 250,000 podcasts. However, I believe the next phase in podcasting is quitting.
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
Let’s quickly talk about the different types of artwork that you have for your podcast. I’m going to get all pre-school teacher on you and color code the types of artwork to make absolutely sure that you are clear. 1. Show Level Podcast Artwork This is the lovely artwork that
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
lb Rockin’ New libsyn Podcasts: The Podcast History of Our World 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 Rob from The Podcast
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
We started by asking podcasters what was the hardest podcasting related thing that they had to overcome in 2012. We got answers. We continued by asking podcasters to share a few lessons learned about podcasting in 2012. We got some amazing responses. We now finish up our first series of
Looking back at the year we’ve gathered up all the best posts all about podcasting that have been the most popular, contain tons of podcasting tips or were simply moments in the podcasting space that started to shift something within the industry in 2012 It’s great reading to start your
This is the second installment of an ongoing collaborative blog series featuring podcasters and their insights. We’ve found that the more we can connect and share our knowledge about podcasting, the more the medium shines and the more we can catapult podcasting into the spotlight. Our first post all about
This is the first installment of an ongoing collaborative blog series featuring podcasters and their insights. We’ve found that the more we can connect and share our knowledge about podcasting, the more the medium shines and the more we can catapult podcasting into the spotlight. The voices shared are not
This past month, we asked podcasters what they wanted to Christmas. What you see below is what we got. There were equal amount of requests for tangible and non-tangible goods. Hope you enjoy! Thanks to all of you that participated!!! By the way, if you want to drop some hints
Below is an article I wrote for Blogger and Podcaster Magazine back in Sept 2007 called – Hey where are all the Women at? The article went over the lack of women in podcasting at that time. I thought it would be interesting to follow up on this article to
Free Gifts For Your Favorite Podcaster! You know that favorite podcast that always gives you exactly what you need, information about something, how-tos of your latest passion, a ton of laughter, great conversation, or simply time to virtually be part of an online virtual community…why not give them a little
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
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 Travis from Tiny Odd Conversations When did you start podcasting? We released our first episode
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yep, we’ve gone to the dogs….literally, and we are looking for other animals too. And why are we looking for animals? Animal Appreciation Week of course! Animals bring people together. Pets brings us joy and laughter. Pets entertain us and love us. Animals teach us a thing or two… Kinda
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 Libsyn Facebook App Is Here! We are crazy excited to share with you our new Libsyn Facebook App! Check out the short video above to see the Libsyn Facebook App in action 😀 At it’s essence the app is a podcast directory where we people can browse through
As you’ve probably heard we have this nifty new offering called Mylibsyn. It’s the easiest way to create premium content and monetize your podcast. 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.
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
The kind of reach and impact podcasting can have is not exclusive to entertainment or creative self expression. It can also become a powerful tool for vital community support that serves very specific needs within society. Recovery People has built their podcast directly being of service to a community whose
Working mothers talking about motherhood, kids, life, parenthood and everything else! Who would have thought that it would be going on for 7 years this July. That is indeed impressive. Kristin and Erin the Manic Mommies have managed to consistently publish content, build raving fans, have a yearly Mom Escape
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
Things are a changing over at iTunes. We sense some pretty big changes coming this way for podcasting! Please Note: iTunes artwork is now 1200 x 1200 pixels At the time of this writing, the tech specs on the Apple website still state the prior specs. Changes will be amended
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
Are you ready? We certainly are 🙂 If you are going to BlogWorld LA come on by and visit Booth 421. We would love to see you! And guess what? Come on by for a chance to win a free month!
Man do podcasters love their microphones! And it seems that there are a lot of podcasters interested in knowing more about what microphone to use as well as what others use. We asked on twitter: What’s your favorite podcasting microphone? It certainly was a lively conversation! I’m amazed by all
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
There was a recent article on podcasting that alluded to the fact that perhaps no one is really listening to podcasts anymore. Well, we here at libsyn beg the differ. In order to celebrate podcasting, podcasters and all their work, we will be showcasing some of our longest running podcasts,
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
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
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
Remember when podcasting was for geeks? When I got into podcasting the majority of podcasts that were available were technology podcasts. In fact they used to dominate the iTunes store. It seems that we are now headed into a different era of podcasting, at least according to some of our
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
Our very own Rob Walch will be speaking at Blogworld Expo NY May 25th! Check out Rob here: Yes, Virginia, They Do Pay For Advertising- The Big Advertising Panel Yes, “they” do pay “real” money to advertise in digital media – and they’re paying more every year. Join this panel
Community, Communication and Support Even though there are times that as a Mother I want stuff ie. clothes, jewelry, gadgets, etc. what I long for and desire the most as a mother you can’t really buy anywhere. Mothers desire connection Primarily connection with other Mamas. There are times when I
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
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
Wizzard Media Launches Web Based Premium Podcast Subscription Service Have you seen the press releases? Just in case you hadn’t, here’s a little summary via Podcasting News: Wizzard Media partnered with online subscription expert MediaPass to offer this new service to its publishers. Integrating MediaPass extends podcasters’ smartphone-based monetization models
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
Our hearts go out to Japan and all those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Podcasters in Japan! Reach Out! Here at libsyn we host a substantial amount of podcasts that are both in and from Japan. We would love to hear from you. If you happen to produce and
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
The Oscars are this weekend! I’m sad to say that I have not watched ONE of the nominated films for ANY category. Podcasting working Mamas of toddlers can’t have it all 😉 But we do have podcasts. In lieu of being able to go the movies, or even watch the
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,
