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201 Making Your Influence Go Down
09/07/2021
201 Making Your Influence Go Down
On this episode you’ll get the scoop on exactly where GGTOTDTY came from, how to get a network on Apple Podcasts, changes coming to YouTube, the Google Podcasts update, how to make your influence go down, the upcoming Latino Podcasts Non-Listener report, what kind of stats should you expect to get from your show and of course that takes us into the mean and median download stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on ! We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:39 PROMO 1: Tomorrow’s Legends 3:18 Rob and Elsie conversation Recounting exactly where GGTOTDY came from! Thank you Matt! Rob shares his thoughts about Only Murders in the Building and podcasting Why someone can’t find their network in Apple Podcasts, only individual shows Some changes coming to YouTube that might affect podcasters Google Podcasts has rolled out and update! 19:50 PROMO 2: Jack Russell Parents Rob is looking for podcasts hosted on Libsyn to submit to Amazon Music to submit for a Halloween feature A way to to bulk migrate shows that are already on Apple Podcasts to a new Apple ID It looks like Facebook Podcasts have rolled out to Android users! 30:00 Audio feedback from John: Headliner is awesome and promote during Promote Yourself Friday! Seems like if you go behind a paywall, your influence goes down There’s a new app called Shuffle Shout out to Relay.FM and St. Jude - DONATE Check out The International Women’s Podcast Awards! Discussing the Latino Podcaster Non-Listener Report and Elsie co-hosting with Gabe Apple is going to allow direct links from apps to sign up for premium content Facebook Podcast numbers seems to be having an impact on download numbers What are the kind of stats that you should expect to get from your show 1:03:34 PROMO 3: Great Monologues Coaching Call Podcast 1:04:06 Stats - mean and median Where have we been! Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie ] – should be available by September 15, 2021 Where Libsyn is going HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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200 200
08/24/2021
200 200
Celebrating our 200th with some of your voices! Plus, Skype recording follow-up, getting recommended by Google Podcast, what’s required for real life conferences, more on the Facebook Podcasts experience, what to do when your podcast is pirated and Stats! User agents and geographic. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :00 Audio: The Paranormal Guy :30 Audio: Guitar Speak Podcast 1:01 Intro 1:50 Audio: Legends of the Pacific 3:49 Audio: Fix It Home Improvement 4:03 Audio: The Jeep Talk Show 4:14 Rob and Elsie conversation Follow up on the native Skype recording We had a webinar with Advertisecast! Google Podcasts sent out the email all about getting recommended on Google Podcasts 23:20 Audio: J. Brown Yoga Talks Podcast 26:01 Both NAB and CES just announced they are requiring you have proof of vaccination to attend their events Feedback on the Facebook Podcasts experience 34:50 Audio: True Crime 49 35:18 What you need to do if your show is pirated or duplicated on Anchor The value of podcasts with evergreen content 49:22 Audio: The Big Seance Podcast 52:14 Watch out for these terms of service Why is there a T on my Libsyn post? 59:09 Audio: Hearts of Gold and and Sensory Strides 1:00:19 Stats! User Agents and geographic! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Audio Sheryl Robinson from and Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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199 All The Podcasting Updates and Recaps
08/12/2021
199 All The Podcasting Updates and Recaps
A round-up of soooo many things! Podcast Movement recap, including the Fireside Chat partnership, all kinds up updates from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Audacity, Glow.FM part of Spotify Open Access partnership program and Facebook starts emailing podcasters to add their shows, and of course stats! Mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:16 PROMO 1: StarGirl 3:44 Rob and Elsie conversation Skype version 8.74.0.152! And we’re recording as a back up! Recap of the Fireside announcement at Podcast Movement Apple Podcasts update of iOS 14.7 An email from Apple Podcasts sharing all the new analytics It seems that Apple Podcasts have been approving new shows in less than one hour Google Podcasts update! New requirements for recommendation Audacity released their new update 3.0.3 Trevor Moore was killed in a tragic accident Clarification of character limits for shownotes on Apple Podcasts 37:35 PROMO 2: The Andy Brandon Show Glow.FM is a part of the Spotify Open Access partnership program Podcast completion rates percentages Podmatch acquired Poddit Tunein and iHeartMedia partnered on a strategic technology and content distribution deal 8 questions with a successful podcaster Data on content entrepreneurship Recap of Rob’s session at Podcast Movement 1:18:03 PROMO 3: My Modern Met 1:18:32 Stats! Mean and median numbers Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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198 The Podcasting Data You Can't Miss
07/27/2021
198 The Podcasting Data You Can't Miss
Glow.fm + Spotify Open Access! Then on the episode, really awesome brand new podcasting gear, transformative data from the Latino Podcast Listener report, Canva + Libsyn, Pocketcasts & Automattic, Goodpods update Libsyn 5 social sharing? And geographic plus user agent stats Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:44 PROMO 1: StarGirl Rob and Elsie conversation Catching up on Rob’s experience with Summer NAMM Very cool potential gear for podcasters Canva integration! I know you know, but again, good stuff Shout-out to Hosting Advice All the stats from the Latino Podcast Listener Report! Pocketcasts was acquired by Automattic Audioboom is looking to go private 37:51 Headliner integration for LIbsyn 5? Audio feedback Goodpods has a great feature for indie podcasters! The minimum length of a trailer for your podcast 52:35 PROMO 2: Based on a True Story When Spotify does not update your show Scheduling release of episodes to different destinations Rob is asking, any recommendations of apps to use to record conversations on an iPad? Apple recommended another one of Rob’s answers about podcast artwork Making sure when you schedule a tweet it doesn’t get rescheduled on Libsyn 4 1:06:23 When are all the social publishing tools going live for Libsyn 5? Audio feedback from Carey New Department of Justice policies will protect reporters records Shout-out to Kamuela! 1:11:34 PROMO 3: Restaurantopia Stats, geographic and user agent Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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197 It's Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1!
07/13/2021
197 It's Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1!
Our new JioSaavn destination, breaking down the Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1 release, Apple released an update as to why your downloads might be down, LibsynPro stats API, Audacity privacy troubles and a response from Muse, and of course mean and median stats JULY 13: SIGN UP FOR THE LATINO PODCAST LISTENER REPORT → → Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:33 PROMO 1: Childless Not By Choice — Happy Anniversary, Civilla! Rob and Elsie conversation It’s Elsie’s almost 15 year anniversary in podcasting! And Rob’s getting contact high off of something you’d never imagine Into the Libsyn-centric portion of the show! There’s a new Destination in town! JioSaavn Libsyn 5 beta 1.1 and all of the amazing new features including episode snippets, defaults and all time download numbers LibsynPro now has a stats API Notice about download reports being down from Apple Oh no, Audacity issues! Plus an update directly from the source 38:54 PROMO 2: Superman & Lois What if you’re links are not showing up on your shownotes and everyone else’s are? The shows that need to be removed after not being active for 90 days - a clarification It looks like we need to correct the record about the Kindle Vella Thoughts on YouTube marketing (and others) Podbay App now has privacy tracking information listed for shows and there is a new website about privacy and podcasting Libsyn is a sponsor of the Latino Podcaster Listener Report Spotify employees keep getting coverage for being outraged over Joe Rogan 1:06:35 PROMO 3: The Dandy Funhouse 1:07:04 Stats! Mean and Median numbers Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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196 Audio Rooms and Antitrust Bills
06/29/2021
196 Audio Rooms and Antitrust Bills
Talking about Spotify! Their latest 60 million dollar deal with Alex Cooper from Call Her Daddy and its new Greenroom, then all that we know about Facebook Podcasts aka all that we don’t, the Kindle Vella and what it can mean for podcasters, an antitrust bill that could impact podcasting and of course our stats, geographic and user agent! Plus a bunch bunch more. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:30 PROMO 1: The David Cassidy Connections Podcast Rob and Elsie conversation Apple Channels and Apple Subscriptions are live! No, any plays or downloads on Apple Podcasts premium content will not show up in your podcast host’s analytics Alex Cooper scored a 60 million dollar deal with Spotify Spotify launched Greenroom, yet another audio chatroom! All about Facebook Podcast support and information, which at this point is about zero Amazon Music is launching the Kindle Vella, and it seems super cool Can you use libsyn for hosting files only and use all the advanced features? Podcasters should learn more about ad tech in podcasting PROMO 2: Tomorrow’s Legends Should you use MyLibsyn or Glow.fm, what’s the difference? Yes, Apple Podcasts is still taking new show in for submission Looks like Clubhouse is dying Anchor is no longer autosubmitting the RSS feed to Apple Podcasts An antitrust bill presented to congress if passed could prohibit Apple from pre-installing its own apps on Apple devices What exactly is the Libsyn classic feed? PROMO 3: The Banned Media Podcast Stats, geograhic and user agent Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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195 You Have A Great Personality For Having A Podcast
06/15/2021
195 You Have A Great Personality For Having A Podcast
On this episode we fill you in on the closing of Advertisecast, warning you about a serious scam from folks sending out DMCA takedowns for images and in the email they send there is a link that uses java script to infect your computer, keeping you posted on the latest Apple Podcasts emails plus subscriptions and channels are live today! Changing ownership in Apple Podcasts plus of course mean and median stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:30 PROMO 1: Strokecast - Episode 132 4:02 Rob and Elsie Conversation Libsyn has closed the Advertisecast deal! WARNING! Scam! Emails and comments on blogs demanding that a copyrighted image be taken down. Beware. Apple sent an email a couple of weeks ago updating folks that subscriptions would be delayed and they’ve been having troubles. Apple sent another email updating everyone that subscriptions will go live June 15 IP addresses are personal data If I change my podcast name will that negatively affect me? 25:49 Audio feedback: Do you HAVE to sign up for the Apple subscription program? Prime day is coming! Get ready! An alternative to feedburner is feed.press 29:46 PROMO 2: Healthcare Disparities in IBD If you want to change ownership in Apple Podcasts Connect from one account to another, you need proof that you own and control the feed Why does the RSS button not work? KaiOS devices are another opportunity for your show to be heard! Worst email of the week A Stranger Things podcast from Netflix Some troubles with Apple Podcasts on a Mac 50:32 PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast Stats: Mean and Median! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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194 How To Profit Your Audience
06/01/2021
194 How To Profit Your Audience
Canva integration, MGM studios, Netflix, images not showing up while searching on Google for podcasts, Artwork specs (yep, again,) all kinds of Apple Podcasts stuff including a very interesting word being censored that starts with m, and this time the stats convo is all about Call Her Daddy! Join the beta! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message here: . We'd love to hear from you!** SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:08 PROMO 1: Not Just Another Religion and Politics Podcast 3:36 Rob and Elsie Conversation Canva integration! Amazon acquired MGM Studios and what that means for podcasting Netflix is ‘expanding’ it’s podcasting footprint 21:54 Voice feedback about Voicelink.fm from Neal How important is your description to find potential listeners? Why when searching on Google for podcasts, some results come out with images and some without? Artwork specs! Yep, we mention them again and how the wrong specs could possibly cause issues with some podcast apps updating 35:48 PROMO 2: I Love Kentucky IAB stats vs unique download stats Double episodes in Apple Podcasts 42:54 Audio feedback from Jonathan about our meet-up on shownotes! via Voicelink.fm Apple Podcasts, shownotes and iOS 14.6 Good stuff about Apple supporting people with disabilities Apple has expanded their affiliate program to cover podcast subscriptions! Podcasters - hobby vs career Worst email of the week: how to profit from your audience Spotify brought downloaded podcasts to Apple Watch Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces! IAB’s survey of podcast ad revenue There is a word that’s being censored in Apple Podcasts as a verb, not a noun 1:13:35 PROMO 3: The Strokecast Stats EXTRA! No end of the month data yet, as when we recorded the episode it was not the end of the show Talking about Call Her Daddy as number 5 for Podtrac Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie You can join the club to check her out on June 9 at 4 pm ET. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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193 Alexa, Play The Podcast
05/18/2021
193 Alexa, Play The Podcast
OMG Audacity was acquired, clarifying more about the Apple Podcasts summary tag, how to get promoted on Amazon Music, podcasting music history, testing a new voice feedback service, stats, geographic and user agent and folks listening to this, we have a segment where we speak to your Amazon smart speaker — over and over and over — so please make sure you’re wearing headphones! SIGN UP FOR OUR WEBINAR RE: LIBSYN 5! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/l5update Join the beta! beta.libsyn.com/key/libsynbeta Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message here: https://voicelink.fm/thefeed. We'd love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER! https://thefeed.libsyn.com/contact Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:58 PROMO 1: Your Brain on Facts 3:28 Rob and Elsie Conversation Talking about the Apple Podcasts summary tag and why you should no longer use it Audacity was acquired! WUT? Apple Podcasts has been working around the clock to get the issues cleaned up! Getting a new Apple ID to log into Apple Podcasts Connect A service for your listeners to get your podcast delivered via email - it’s called Blogtrottr 14:44 What do you need to know about podcasting privacy? Audio feedback from Stacy Shout-out to Voicelink.fm Started publishing episodes 2 times a week and podcast downloads went down by a lot - help? 25:30 PROMO 2: Legends From The Pacific How to get your show promoted on the Amazon Music service! Elsie and Rob might turn on your Alexa as they talk through asking Alexa to play a podcast How to figure out how many plays or downloads are coming from the Libsyn player on the website 33:47 Does libsyn also offer website hosting? Audio feedback from Chaplain Jared Spotify adds timestamped podcast sharing! 41:27 A bit of music in podcasting history - audio feedback from Jason Sometimes seasons make podcast episodes disappear Best tweet of the week! Worst email of the week 54:10 PROMO 3: Louisville Cycling Podcast Stats! Geographic and user agent Where have we been? In A Few Minutes and Podcasting for Coaches Where are we going? We Are Podcasts, Libsyn Meet-up and Libsyn Webinars Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie - from Podcasting For Coaches HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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192 Where Has Podcasting Been?
05/04/2021
192 Where Has Podcasting Been?
Starting off right off the bat with a ton of information and the mind-blowing amount of podcasting news: The Apple Event, subscriptions, Spotify, Facebook, Libsyn 5 & feedback, clarification about tags, keywords, and categories on Apple Podcasts, using the Zoom H2N as an external microphone, and of course mean and median numbers Come hang out with Elsie Escobar and Rob Greenlee in the very first Clubhouse event in club ! May 4 at 3 pm ET - You can join through this link! https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/libsynpod So sorry, iOS only for now 🥺 Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message . We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:15 PROMO 1: Thrive Sister Thrive! 3:43 Rob and Elsie Conversation 6:03 Getting to it, the Apple Event and podcasting! 7:53 What about those Apple Podcasts subscriptions? And the trouble? iPad Pros, pretty iMacs and such 25:51 Spotify and Facebook 31:13 Spotify subscriptions! “Will we be able to distribute our podcasts to Facebook?” 44:05 A bit of an update about Libsyn 5 Getting 3 hosts and guests on the individual episodes that they are on Search traffic has dropped 40% for Joe Rogan since his Spotify exclusive began 53:36 PROMO 2: The Salty Yak Podcast Where has podcasting been? In movies and commercials! What about those tags and keywords? 58:35 Clarification about categories, and will they give you more exposure? Getting your show back on Spotify 1:01:43 Using an H2N to podcast - Elsie tips! Timecodes and dynamic ad insertions 1:10:46 PROMO 3: The Radio Vagabond 1:11:18 Stats: mean and median Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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191 Inflection Points
04/20/2021
191 Inflection Points
Recap on acquisitions and of course Glow, iOS 14.5 (again,) listener privacy, Feedburner coming back from the dead? Amazon Music in more countries Shout-outs from Elsie, the RIAA busy with takedown notices and podcasters needing to get DMCA takedown lessons, plus of course stats, geographic and user agent! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:38 PROMO 1: The Audiophile Style Podcast 4:20 Rob and Elsie Conversation Recap of all the things acquisitions and of course Glow Glow and MyLibsyn? Guess what? iOS 14.5 should be out by the time this episode is out Listener privacy is not a roadblock to get around 33:05 PROMO 2: K12Science Podcast Feedburner is not dead! Amazon Music has opened up access to more countries and they have a new portal Apple Podcasts making recommendations? Publishing to social media from Libsyn and optimizing what it looks like Google has 100 million installs of Google Podcasts! Elsie has some shout-outs: Britany Felix, Jeni Wren Stottrup, Lauren Wrighton and Sam Sethi The RIAA is busy with takedown notices for podcasters It looks like someone else on Anchor completely pirated another podcast Time for a DMCA takedown lesson 1:09:48 PROMO 3: Making Ways Podcast Stats! Geographic and user agent The next inflection point is iOS vs Android Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) — Facebook Group Podland Episode HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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Bonus: Glow!
04/12/2021
Bonus: Glow!
Another BONUS episode and another acquisition! Libsyn has acquired Glow.FM and we have Founder Amira Valliani with inside scoop on what it is, who it’s for and why Libsyn! LINKS LINKS LINKS! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art
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190 It's all About Us
04/06/2021
190 It's all About Us
All the Libsyn news! Libsyn 5 beta is released, Libsyn acquires Advertisecast, Samsung Podcasts are in the house 🔥 Plus Apple teams up with Common Sense Media, Audacy, email worst practices, breaking down the steps to DMCA takedown notices, Podstatus, and of course Mean and Median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:48 PROMO 1: Unitatiran Christian Alliance 4:18 Rob and Elsie Conversation Floods and van breakdowns Libsyn 5! Advertisecast! Samsung Podcasts! Apple teaming up with Common Sense Media Where do Soundcloud analytics come from? 32:46 Audio feedback from Michael from Gospel in Real Life Congratulations to Dave Ramsey on hitting the 1 billion download mark How is Clubhouse the same as Second Life, Snapchat, Meerkat, and Periscope? Say hello to Audacy 41:08 PROMO 2: Dance of Joy - A Perfect Strangers Rewatch When you wish folks wouldn’t just blanket email all the podcasters ever And please don’t add public email addresses to your email list just because they are public and interested in the same things that you are 54:53 The step by step of DMCA takedowns for podcast hosts 1:03:26 How to ask Apple to take down an anti-semite review Listen Notes global rankings and listen scores Thoughts on Podstatus? 1:13:24 PROMO 3: The Jock and Nerd Podcast 1:14:33 Stats! Mean and Median 1:16:54 Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) with a trailer voiced by Elsie! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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Bonus: Samsung
03/25/2021
Bonus: Samsung
Announcing our new Samsung destination! We are once again a launch partner, this time with Samsung as they bring podcasts under the “Listen” tab in the Samsung Free application! Listen to get the scoop 🎧 LINKS LINKS LINKS! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art
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189 The Pendulum Swings Back
03/23/2021
189 The Pendulum Swings Back
More acquisitions, breaking down iOS 14.5 updates, plus a bit of a clarification from Rob, the privacy conversation and when the pendulum swings back, The Feed was listened to in the Arctic! Podcasters on the cover of a magazine, the worth of festivals and awards, stats geographic and user agent plus a bonus recap of The Infinite Dial data! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:59 PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology 3:28 Rob and Elsie Convo! Podcorn acquired by Entercom Update on iOS 14.5 and the new features When eCamm Call Recorder keeps working Auto-updating player that updates to the latest episode 15:38 Audio feedback - listener privacy The pendulum swinging back, when a brand does not want to advertise with you if you are tracking your audience Questions about Gaana’s TOS Our show was listened to in the Arctic! This is amazing!!! A request to Apple and Spotify to offer prepaid music plans for military members Overcast episode artwork changes, how and when does that happen? 27:53 PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy Where have YOU been? Getting featured on a magazine cover! Festivals and awards shows, are they worth it? Do podcast category settings have an impact on search in Apple Podcasts? When the world’s biggest flower is your episode artwork Good bots and bad bots 42:27 PROMO 3: Mojo For Musicians 43:00 STATS: Geographic and user agent A recap of the Infinite Dial data Where have we been Where are we going Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) LARGEST FLOWER PICTURE! - if you missed it you can get the replay! - if you missed it you can get the replay! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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188 Per The Word Subscribe
03/09/2021
188 Per The Word Subscribe
Updates! Apple Podcasts 14.5 and what you should expect, The most important information for podcasters from the Spotify event, Podcast Movement submissions are open, CDPA is signed into law and what that means for podcasting, no, Spotify is not bigger than Apple Podcasts, mean and median download numbers + bonus data on the appropriate length for podcast episodes. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:59 PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology 3:21 Rob and Elsie Convo! It seems like Vitamin D looks just like Melatonin, now you know Update on Apple Podcasts iOS 14.5 and what you should expect The most important information for podcasters from the Spotify event Goats traveling in cars Elsie got a new standing boom arm Podcast Movement submission are open An article about podcasting and adtech that got things right Virginia’s governor signed CDPA into law and what that means for privacy and podcasting What to look for when you’re asked to be part of a podcast network Where have YOU been? Why [email protected] of course! 12 years of Tapping Q & A! Happy birthday! 41:14 PROMO 2: Location Sound Podcast Why did you leave us? Flaky co-hosts! Is there a way to upload a different picture or size graphic for YouTube? It seems like the narrative of Spotify being bigger than Apple Podcasts is still going strong 50:48 PROMO 3: Podcast4Scifi 51:18 Stats, stats, stats! Median and mean numbers! What is the appropriate length of a podcast? We’ve got data Where have you been? Slumberland, Podwoman and Amplifying Her Voice Where are we going? Awesome Libsyn webinars! Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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187 Acquisitions, Social Audio and Receipts
02/23/2021
187 Acquisitions, Social Audio and Receipts
So many acquisitions! And this time we get in the game with acquiring Auxbus, chatting about Quilt, Spotify takedowns and patents, Vurbl, podcaster in the news, updates on the Google block tag, and Apple Podcasts podcasting strategy plus download stats, this time geographic and user agent! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:19 PROMO 1: Living a Life in Full 2:56 Rob and Elsie Convo! An update on Super Bowl advertising numbers. Woah. Feedback for speaking truth and a goat zoom call service! We purchased AuxBus, yahoo! iHeart has acquired Triton from Scripps And goodness, MORE Acast acquired RadioPublic Quilt! Another audio community Spotify was sending out some notifications of podcasts that were removed for content takedowns And Spotify there was a story going around about a Spotify patent that would allow them to suggest audio content based on your mood 18:50 Audio feedback from Moxie, so let’s talk about Vurbl Where have you been? Congrats to Kimberly Sumpter 27:00 PROMO 2: Sneaky Art Podcast eCamm Call Recorder is going away! And what we are doing to adjust More numbering questions Why would you want to add the Google block tag to your feed? We got an answer! Ad insertion tool feedback Podcasts on Amazon Music are now available in Canada Why did you leave us segment Remember when we first talked about Apple Podcasts and their possible strategy for creating podcasts? Followed up by covering what has just been announced about Apple Podcasts and their podcasting strategy 45:56 PROMO 3: Weird Darkness Advanced stats! Geographic and user agent Where have we been? Where are we going: PODFEST! Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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186 Follow Us!
02/09/2021
186 Follow Us!
Covering iOS beta 14.5 and big changes to Apple Podcasts, a new strategy for promoting our podcast via blog, Stitcher search results, a changing podcast artwork, getting the video of your transcoded audio podcast, data privacy discussion inspired by Tim Cook and stats, this time, mean and median download numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool 3:45 Rob and Elsie Convo! Oh wowza! Pretty big change to the Apple Podcasts App in iOS 14.5 beta - the biggest change in quite some time The many ways this change could possibly change so much about what we currently know about Apple Podcasts (speculation on steroids) Should you include episode numbers in the title in Apple Podcasts? 18:44 PROMO 2: In Clear Focus MacBook Air and the keyboard issues! New The Feed strategy going on on the blog The problem with Stitcher search A tip on changing your show artwork How to get the video of your episode audio to crosspost in different audio platforms Oh, oh! VODcasting making a comeback? Ummmmmmmm How can show owners see how many downloads are generated per dedicated/custom tracking URL that they create 46:29 AUDIO FEEDBACK: Pandora issues via Stephane A quote from Tim Cook on data privacy Why did you leave us? A little perspective time for the Podcast industry Chartable a pretty in depth amount of podcast consumption data! 1:02:14 PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific 1:02:45 Stats! Mean and median numbers Where are we going? Where have we been? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. ! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly ! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via → Follow via → Follow via → Here’s our ! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for and Call 412–573–1934 Email [email protected] Use our
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185 Podcast Etiquette
01/26/2021
185 Podcast Etiquette
Podcast etiquette, the power of clean HTML, Hopin acquisition of Streamyard, podcasters with COVID, Apple Spotlight and subscription speculation, clarifications, updated ad insertion tools, the power of Destinations, square vs wide format podcast art, geographic and user agent stats and oh, so much more 🎤 Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool 3:55 Rob and Elsie Convo! Kale is powerful! Copyright follow-up “2018 - 2021” or just “2021”? Does every Season have to start with episode 1? It depends Podcast etiquette question: when are you off the podcast record? 19:38 Making sure your HTML is clean so you don’t have any RSS feed issues! Audio feedback from Carey Green Hopin buying Streamyard! Now you can put lip stick on and grow a beard via Zoom Wishing good health to podcasters Greg and Jennifer Willits Apple has a new Spotlight section Speculation on Apple adding a subscription service How to NOT be in Google Podcasts 47:04 Podcast 2.0 Namespace and Podcast Index acknowledgement and update Our ad insertion tools now have an updated HTML 5 slot picker replacing the flash based one! 58:00 Awesome feedback on an easy way to grow your audience via Blogger - audio feedback from Bill Spotify’s investments may not be paying off Why did you leave us? First, a blog, then a podcast When should you use naked links so they show up in Apple Podcasts? 1:10:36 PROMO 2: Hacker Valley Studio Pocketcasts is for sale Why you should fill out your Author filed in the Apple Podcasts Podcast optimization section Dan Le Batard left ESPN and negotionated control of his RSS feed! Where do you use square artwork and where do you use the wide format? There is a lot, lot lot of room for growth in the podcasting space 1:24:20 PROMO 3: Spun Today 1:24:49 Stats: geographic and user agent Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) Podcaster with COVID HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Podchaser and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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184 Privacy, Acquisitions and The Podcast Index
01/12/2021
184 Privacy, Acquisitions and The Podcast Index
Starting off the year with more conversations about privacy, acquisitions of Wondery and Breaker, Clubhouse, lots of feedback from YOU, mean and median download stats and so much more, including a bonus discussion with Rob Greenlee about the Podcast Academy and the Podcast Index! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:30 PROMO 1: Blame Your Brother 3:58 Rob & Elsie conversation It’s a new year and time to change your copyright! All kinds of new media has gone into the public domain Elsie and her new M1 MacBook Air Tim Cook, privacy and Megaphone Amazon aqcuired Wondery and Breaker acquired by Twitter Elsie weighs in about Clubhouse Follow up on mic boom arms 34:55 A conversation with Rob Greenlee about the Podcast Academy and The Podcast Index Audio feedback from Christine about podcast seasons Find us wherever you listen to audio is the new thing 58:58 PROMO 2: FitFizz Podcast Where have YOU been? Golden Crane Podcast Awards shout-out! When we discuss Shure and California proposition 65 Worst email of the week! Why did you leave us? 1:16:40 PROMO 3: Diplomatic Immunity 1:17:10 Stats! Mean and median Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Podchaser and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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183 Viral Goats and Predictions
12/22/2020
183 Viral Goats and Predictions
The Feed 2020 is over! And we cover Elsie’s goat going viral, the iOS 14 privacy update, is there a benefit to doing ‘seasons?’ The Golden Crane Awards, Chartable updates, AirPods Max, Elsie & Rob 2021 podcast predictions, plus of course stats, geographic and user agent! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:25 PROMO 1: Getting To The Truth In This Art 3:45 Rob & Elsie conversation And we begin with a discussion of a viral goat video The privacy update in iOS 14 is out The benefit of using seasons We have an indie podcaster nominated for an iHeartRadio Awards! The Golden Crane Awards! An update on the Chartable update - very meta 23:05 PROMO 2: The Sample Chapter An update on Rob’s studio and a discussion about boom arms for microphones Elsie’s set up and she’s looking for for some suggestions for standing boom arms Levelater and Big Sur and update We discussed the possibly last minute holiday gift #not that is the AirPods Max Shout out to the authors of the new book Podcast Growth! Should you change your show slug when you are rebranding Google changed up their search algorithm and Elsie shares a Google podcast Amazon looking at Wondery? Quick comment on Edison’s Super Listener Report Adam Curry’s prediction that Joe Rogan will not be with Spotify a year from now The Elsie and Rob section of the show! 1:12:24 PROMO 3: The Radical with Nick Terzo 1:12:54 Stats! Geographic and user agent Where have we been? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Podchaser and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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182 You Might Also Like...
12/08/2020
182 You Might Also Like...
On this episode, the new Apple Podcasts Web player, do ratings for your show really matter? Why some platforms are great for some shows and not others, people downloading your back-catalogue is a thing, measuring podcast growth from your download data, and mean and median numbers! (With bonus insight into Android vs iOS) and so many other great insight! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:20 PROMO 1: Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast Apple now has an embed player for your podcast! The official Apple Podcasts Web embed player Do ratings for your podcast really matter? In case you are using Audio Hijack are running Big Sur and have an M1 Mac, get ready for a double reboot It seems that more than just your podcast link is broken with Stitcher You can now add RSS feeds to Google Podcasts! PROMO 2: Dear Michelle Gaana numbers! You really don’t know how folks are consuming your show on platforms that you don’t know People downloading your back-catalogue is a thing Where does Apple pull the information from the “you might also like”? Audio feedback, Alexa and falling asleep to The Feed What do you need to do first to uplevel your audio on your show You have permission to use a song on your show - how do you make sure it’s not pulled down? Using artificial voices to read your audience feedback! Audio feedback - when you move away from Libsyn and then come back! Looks like another company is sending all kinds of emails to the podcasting community Yay! Now you get Rob’s stats via our The Feed newsletter! Best email of the week! The patent troll is officially dead What exactly is the Chrome user agent? PROMO 3: Unreserved Wine Talk How to measure podcast growth through your download stats Mean and median numbers! iOS vs Android data conversation Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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181 Soapy History
11/18/2020
181 Soapy History
Who is the Soapy the libsyn mascot? iHeartMedia, Spotify, Voxnest and Megaphone news, Stitcher issues, more fun new gear from Zoom, search in Audible, pro-privacy former presidential candidate fails at podcasting privacy and of course, the latest in geographic and user agent with a bonus of Q3 breakdowns of Apple Podcasts’ top categories! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:20 PROMO 1: Notnerd 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation Congrats to President Elects and Happy 16th Birthday to Libsyn Audio feedback from Kamuela asking about Soapy! iHeartMedia buys Voxnest Spotify buys Megaphone What do you when you’re podcast consultant quotes download number results that are awfully high? Oh no! Stitcher had some issues with their URLs Terry’s audio feedback on Gaana and Amazon Music Apple seems to have dropped support for a couple of iTunes feed tags Fun new toys from Zoom - again PROMO 2: Memories With A Beat Feedback on the experience of sharing podcasts from Audible Elsie has some thoughts about how search in Audible works at the moment An update on exporting stats from the Libsyn stat page Do NOT make your trailer episode a 2 1/2 minute song because Spotify will kick you out Audio feedback - Terry asks about Alexa Some support for episode artwork! Worst email of the week all about Spotify not owning podcasting Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang gets called out for not taking responsibility to protect his podcast audience’s privacy PROMO 3: The Freelance Roadtrip Stats! Geographic and user agent Q3 2020 Breakdowns by Apple Podcasts Top Categories Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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180 An Elsie Soapbox
11/03/2020
180 An Elsie Soapbox
Apple getting you ready for the end of the year via their holiday submission deadlines, getting their podcast strategy going with Jon Stewart, podcasts in Audible, when a podcaster is put into solitary confinement because of his podcast, an Elsie soapbox and of course stats, it’s mean and median number time! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:20 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation Elsie has no power for there’s still a podcast! In Apple news, the sports category and holiday submission headlines Jon Stewart signs with Apple and is going to create a podcast Podcasts in Audible! iHeart Media acquiring Voxnest The new Shure MV7 and wow is it cool 26:27 Elsie’s soapbox to all podcasting hardware companies and current male podcasting influencers Dumpster Fyre and solitary confinement Marvel is hiring! 37:27 PROMO 2: Citizens of Jobland Libsyn update and tip! The YouTube destination is back and how to get your shows on YouTube You are not transferring from Google Play Music to Google Podcasts not to YouTube Music Changing from a general HTML5 player to the Libsyn player and why downloads went down Oh! Quake! Why did you leave us? Rob is famous in Chile There is a way to convert an RSS feed to xls 54:07. Some crazy pre-stats from Daniel J Lewis broken down by Rob 55:53 PROMO 3: All Access: Med School Admissions 57:03 Stats! Mean and median numbers Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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179 Who is NR?
10/20/2020
179 Who is NR?
The iPhone event and what it means to podcasters, update on podcast apps that support video podcasts, Amazon Music troubleshooting, another easy win for podcast growth, speaking of growth, the difference between a spike and growth, recommending podcast artwork, a podcast privacy soap box, and geographic and user agent stats Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 4:08 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films 4:46 Rob and Elsie Conversation Apple had their iPhone event! What matters to podcasters Podcast Addict does support actual video from video podcasts and othe updates from podcast apps Where are podcasts available in Amazon Music available? Troubles with trailers in Amazon Music We forgot “developing a podcast app!” as another easy win for podcast growth Elsie uses Forecast for chapter markers Nope, it’s not a spike 31:07 PROMO 2: Lady Mouth You don’t need to upload episode artwork, but we recommend it Norman Rodecaster weighs in on NR Podcast.com will not be changing hands anytime soon Why did you leave us? For a dream job! Spotify allows music in podcasts? Soap Box: Privacy 49:56 PROMO 3: About IBD Stats! Geographic and User Agent Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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178 Top 10 Easy Podcasting Wins
10/06/2020
178 Top 10 Easy Podcasting Wins
A rundown of all the video podcast apps that actually support video, join the Libsyn 5 Preview! 10 easy wins for optimizing podcast growth, podcasting privacy discussion (of course,) The Zoom Podtrak P8, and mean + median stats! And of course so much more! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! ! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:58 PROMO 1: The Jeep Talk Show Ep 149 3:28 Rob and Elsie Conversation Update on all the podcast apps that support the video from video podcasts Have you joined the Libsyn preview of Libsyn 5 yet? Yes, there is a problem with publishing to YouTube, and we hope to have it fixed, but no ETA Removing an episode featuring an anonymous question? Yay or nay? What the Player.FM destination is 23:04 Audio feedback from Brian Putting the playlist player on your site The top 10 easy wins for optimizing a podcast for growth When shows submitted to Amazon Music didn’t make it in 50:10 PROMO 2: Fancy Free Getting podcasts on the Apple Watch The acquisition of Scout.FM This is the privacy in podcasting discussion of the episode When companies build business models based on stalking podcast listeners Spotify adds a poll feature Best email of the week The Zoom PodTrak P8! Rob needs some help with sound proofing his new home studio Prime Day is coming and it’s finally on a prime day Happy late International Podcast Day! 1:13:54 Audio feedback from Carey 1:14:40 PROMO 3: Money Memories Stats! Mean and Median Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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177 It's Beta Time!
09/22/2020
177 It's Beta Time!
Covering, the Libsyn 5 beta! Get the scoop! News about Player.FM, new hires at Apple, what’s up with iOS 14 for podcasters, what podcast apps support video podcasts? The Podcast Index and of COURSE the latest user agent stats with some surprising preliminary Amazon Music numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 4:05 PROMO 1: Diabetes Connection 4:45 Rob and Elsie Conversation Elsie has fiber internet! Libsyn wants YOU! Join the beta New destination! Player.FM is here! Apple has a new Head of Creator Partnership for Apple Podcasts What’s up for podcasters on iOS 14? Amazon Music is live with podcasts! Did you submit yours? 27:54 PROMO 2: Good Patron Podcast Shout-outs to our newsletter subscribers! The Overcast update is live with their privacy functionality More on Anchor and pirated content What apps support video podcasts? There’s a new thing called the Podcast Index! Spotify has released some updates to make podcast consumption a bit better on their app Westwood One’s Podcast Report and some intriguing stats about blogs making money 58:34 PROMO 3: Couch To Active Advanced Stats! Geographic, user agent and preliminary Amazon Music! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Shout-outs to Newsletter subscribers! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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176 Well, That Didn't Take Long
09/09/2020
176 Well, That Didn't Take Long
Some important news from Amazon Music/Audible, the latest Overcast beta that’s all about privacy, Patreon becoming a unicorn, missing JRE episodes from Spotify, audio version of your episodes on YouTube, an email from Apple, why downloads are just one piece of measurement, Apple Watch no longer being counted by the AIB, our latest mean and median numbers and so much more! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:24 PROMO 1: Lady Mouth 2:58 Rob and Elsie Conversation Important news from Amazon The new Overcast beta is all about privacy and it’s glorious Patreon just raised 100 million in VC funding at a valuation of 1.2 Billion #unicorn Looks like Joe Rogan has some missing episodes in Spotify Wondering if your episodes publishing to YouTube is worth anything? We have answers 23:00 PROMO 2: My Pleasure: The Unofficial Chickfila Podcast Apple released search enhancements! A great perspective in having your download numbers go down What does the Intervenarte Podcast use to create their audiograms? What happens when your video podcasts is not encoded appropriately for Apple Podcasts Not adding a 301 redirect and only updating in Podcasts Connect will create issues Fradulent DMCA takedown notices 50:38 Dave Jackson on the Podtrak P4 Private podcasting solution - Libsyn has one Song Exploder is also having issues with the music on their shows (follow up from last episode) 55:57 RSS feeds and Google Podcast, audio feedback Follow up on Apple Watch stats and the IAB 58:56 PROMO 3: The Curiosity & Consciousness Stats, stats, stats, mean and median numbers! Where have we been? Where are we going? 1:11:07 Dave Jackson’s review of the Podtrak P4! (The Feed Exclusive) Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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175 RSS Is The Path To Content
08/25/2020
175 RSS Is The Path To Content
A bit on the the Zoom PodTrack P4, awesome vanity headphones, more on the Stitcher purchase, podcast artwork woes, rebranding your podcast advice, pirated podcasts on Anchor, there is no compliant only IAB certified stats, and of course Geographic and user agent stats! Plus so much more. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:12 PROMO 1: Humans Now and Then 3:42 Rob and Elsie Conversation Checking in with the Nashville podcaster Dave Jackson will have a review of the new Zoom P4 Another less than $100 USB/XLR microphone Elsie got a new set of headphones Following up on the sale of Stitcher and their financials Congrats to Laurie, Brad and Richard When podcast artwork does not appear in Google Podcasts Apple recommending more of Rob’s answers on their forum Migrating podcast assets to a new brand - pros and cons 24:28 PROMO 2: Crosspollinations 30% of Podtrac shows have pirated copies on Anchor When should you rebrand your show and keep the same feed and when you should change your feed Descript version 3.10 is out! Upgrade! You never know where your show will be a hit! Gaana seems to like us Worst email of the week, and it’s all about artwork There is no IABv2 compliant vs certified Apple Watch stats are going to be a thing soon! 47:19 PROMO 3: Wildlife Weirdos Geographic stats User Agent stats overall Are Pandora and Spotify winning podcasting? Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) Luria Petrucci’s video about HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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174 A Nashville Podcaster
08/10/2020
174 A Nashville Podcaster
Covering the Zoom PodTrak P4, Apple Podcasts directory troubles, Inside Podcasting news, more on the RIAA and podcast takedowns, tips on optimizing your podcast description, mean and median stats and so much more! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear fromhunter10rose you! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:45 PROMO 1: Dear Family 3:11 Rob and Elsie Conversation The coolness of the Zoom PodTrack P4 Have you added Gaana and Amazon Music/Audible? Shout-outs to those that did their homework! Apple Podcasts directory issues Skye leaving Inside Podcasting What’s worse than a walled garden in podcasting Libsyn has a new CFO! The RIAA and their continued takedown notices to podcasts Are royalty music services safe to use? 28:42 Audio feedback from Neal asking about Song Exploder Cool card achievements from Spotify Best practices on your podcast show description 39:46 PROMO 2: Ten Thousand Women Making sure you are not limiting your RSS feed When podcasts are not podcasts US Podcast ad spending surpassing $1 billion next year - again Pre-stats stats 52:03 PROMO 3: Rebel Girls Book Club Mean and median! Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Thank you to Nick from for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us feedback :) HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. If you dug this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for and (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email [email protected] Use our !
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