Feedback for Libsyn Connect, that Bloomberg article from Ashley Carman, more on localization and Spanish support, how to start and how to promote your podcast - yep. We cover so many bits and bob 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 thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We'd love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE ! Quick Episode S...
Oct 04, 2022•56 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast Spanish support for Libsyn! Remote recording - what are we using? Hardware-wise the Samson Q2U, the Shure MV88+ and debuting, 📣 Libsyn Connect! Breaking down all the Apple Podcasts updates for iOS 16, Twitter rolling up podcasts into Twitter Blue, what's the best podcast app for Android? We need your help! A bit of commentary on video podcasts, longer episodes vs shorter episodes? And of course stats! This time geographic and user agents Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to c...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Libsyn debuts automatic ads, Apple Podcasts new charts, and updates to RSS feed requirements for 2023. A scary good story, new Amazon Music contest! The Podcast archiver app, promoting a podcast without an RSS feed? Elsie's experience with the Shure MV88+ at Podcast Movement, a podcasting and YouTube discussion and Twitter is in the podcasting game plus of course, stats mean and median numbers 🎟 She Podcasts Live 2022 Use coupon code elsie for $200 off! Audience feedback drives...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, all the Libsyn news! Libsyn's Advertisecast expanding to Canada, and acquisition of Julep, Germany's largest independent platform for podcast advertising! We have a new Director of Community and Content at Libsyn, and Libsyn auto-ads in the house! Follow up all on all the data from the Latino Podcast Listener Report, Apple has updated their podcast promotion tool, Audacity has a not so great update, don't mess with Oprah, easy workflow for your podcast to YouTube, and Stats! Geo...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast Breaking down how podcast apps work to provide the best experience for you to consume podcasts (the tech term, server-side crawling.) Yes, you do need to DISCLOSE if your guests are paying you to be on the podcast, valuable transcripts for your podcast, making Apple Earpods sound the best possible, the Black Podcasting Awards, The Squeeze, making money podcasting and how long does it take, why subscriber numbers is not the best metric, best practices for confirming IAB stats for potential sponso...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode: IAB Stats! What even are those and why do they matter? Questions about rankings in Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Should you quit podcasting? The #amzpodtd contest, how Google Podcasts is rolling out protections, video tech talk, promoting your podcast without becoming spammy, and Geographic and User Agent stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Sp...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast New Destination, Resso! Amazon Music stats are now available at podcasters.amazon.com, the magical tool to download all of the episodes in your RSS feed (or is it?) Why comparing your stats to your own stats is the most powerful stat, did you know Apple Podcasts search did that? All kinds of creator research and data! The Podcasting, Seriously fund, stats, mean and median numbers! And the latest average CPM from AdvertiseCast! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us an...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Search in Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music contest follow up! Best practices for podcasters in YouTube, stopping podcasts from downloading onto you computer, from reluctant listener to podcast fan, Podcast focused newsletters? We got you! Best practices for taking the summer off as a podcaster and stats, geographic and user agent. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR PODCAST AUDIO EDITING WITH BRIAN! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefe...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast Podfest and WWDC 2022 takeaways! Clubhouse and Facebook drops, the FTC says disclosure for your ads needs to be in the audible portion, social media influencers distrusted? Last call for the THE AMAZON MUSIC CONTEST! The Vocaster, the Mixcast 4 Podcast Station and fun colorful audio accessories from Rode, tips for recording in a live setting, AudioMo and mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libs...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast The Rodecaster Pro 2 leaked and released, iTunes got an update for PC users, are your audiograms working? Conan and his 150 million dollar deal, iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, and macOS 12.4 for Apple Podcasts, our Amazon Music contest, all about our affiliates, integrating spacial audio for your podcast, Spotify had a bit of a snafu with Wild Turkey, and geographic and user agent stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@lib...
May 31, 2022•59 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Big news on Libsyn, Apple and the Apple Podcasts Delegated Delivery, the Boomplay Destination, the iPod discontinued and why that's #heartbreak for podcasters, Facebook broke up with podcasting, new contest with Amazon Music to get you featured! IAB podcast revenue report, what Apple Podcasts rankings are based on, insight into gender parity in your podcasts guests, liability in podcasting! And finally Stats! Median and mean numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contac...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode testing the new Samson Q9U + new fancy XLR cables, Apple Podcasts stats exports and new collections, Elsie’s JRE theory was right! NAB 2022 re-cap, Higher Ground is done with Spotify, the Libsyn YouTube Channel, micro interview with the Titus podcast, and Stats - what do podcasters actually care about? Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe !...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast Covering Apple updating their Ts & Cs and what you need to know, why looking at the seven day number is better than the day one number, a new directory podcasting professionals need to know about, follow up on browser and Android voice recorders, podcaster, cite your sources! Don’t steal people’s work, Audio Hijack 4 is out! Run, Bambi, Run, Podswaps, Elsie’s audio problems and of course stats, this time we have geographic and user agent! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to c...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast Movement Evolutions and The Podcasters Hall of Fame recap, a moment at the Ambies that got Rob all fired up, Apple charts are not influenced by ratings and reviews (we know - shocker,) Elsie ask you, the bestest audience ever for help on another tech tool! Don’t let me down! A possible new Spotify podcast discovery feature, #Reviews4Good is back! And we are once again participating 😊 Overcast has gotten a re-design, how to properly cite a podcast – great stuff, quick takes on the Edison...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast Amp by Amazon is cool, what’s new in iOS 15.4, the lastest Ecamm Live update, podcasting gear talk, what’s going on in the #ClaimPodParity Campaign, voting for the Podcast Academy board of governors is open, YouTube paying podcasters and the latest Libsyn news! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HE...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast Libsyn acquires PAR, Rob talks about his missing soapbox, does Apple Podcasts show hyperlinks on the web? A new newsletter for indie podcasters, the #ClaimPodParity campaign, more on HBO Max podcasts, troubleshooting when your episode isn't showing up Apple Podcasts, and of course stats, mean and median plus so much more!
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, 4 ways to optimize your request for Apple Podcasts promotion! A Rob soapbox like you’ve never head before! Best practices for opening each episode, the optimal way to treat mouth noises, a bit on chapter marks, the Podcast Hall of Fame is back, geographic stats and the latest acquisitions in podcasting! SIGN UP FOR OUR WEBINAR ALL ABOUT LAUNCHING YOUR PODCAST! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast Starting off with thoughts on to the JRE/Spotify things , Libsyn has a new Chief Product Officer! Tips on being on mic, question on removing mouth noises, and boy do we go into the weeds into all kinds of tech gear. Responding to the New Libsyn feedback, HBO Max has podcasts, mean and median download stats and so much more! Get signed up for our webinar all about Launching Your Podcast in 2022! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Em...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast All the deets of the New Libsyn release, including, dark mode, text snippets and OMGosh social media publishing, where did the Apple summary tag go? Video gear updates, Podcash, how to get the best audience stats, geographic and user agent stats! Sign up for our New Libsyn Webinar! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP ...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast New public domain work, more podcasting acquisitions, adding video or not to your podcasting workflow, we have an affiliate program, yas! What you need to start a podcast in 2022, the power of host read ads, ad insertion best practices, from promo codes to insertion points, and of course stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d love to hear from ...
Jan 11, 2022•57 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast Testing Audio Hijack to record everything, streamlining creating chapter marks for your MP3 easily, discussion of our “way back” podcasting gear, dealing with a massive tech fail, all time download stats vs episode stats, browser stats vs podcast app stats and which ones are the most important, and MORE stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d lo...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast Libsyn Board of Directors updates, Apple Podcasts feed refresh and new marketing tools, it’s awards season for podcasting, more on the chapter mark discussion, the latest on Clubhouse, geographic and user agent stats and so many other bits of podcasting knowledge! TIME-SENSITIVE CONTENT SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 5 FOR THIS SOCIAL PROMOTIONAL TOOLS BETA PROJECT! Plan your Podcast with me! Meet-up Libsyn Holiday Game Afternoon SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE ! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 4:07 PROMO ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast Libsyn has a new CEO! Are Google Podcasts moving to YouTube Podcasts? What’s changed regarding automatic downloads with iOS 14.5 or later, video podcast insights! Tips for remaining anonymous doing your podcast and some super surprising numbers for our mean and median download stat numbers! SIGN UP FOR OUR WEBINAR: IG Reels: Content Creation and Metrics for Podcasters Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, cal...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast A summary of the latest Apple event and theMacBook Pro M1 Pro and M1 Max, recap of She Podcasts Live, Instagram updates for podcasters, video podcasting facts, searching in Apple Podcasts - again, bonus stats, focusing on your questions! Of course much, much more! It’s time for Afros & Audio! Sign up! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d love to hea...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Covering all the new Spotify Exclusives, Libsyn 4 vs Libsyn 5, Squid Games and what it has to do with podcasting, advice on changing your show name and coming back from a long hiatus, the X-fronts are almost here! And of course stats, this time covering geographic and user agents. Sign up for Dave's webinar all about Apple Podcasts Connect! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast The Shure MV7x, new Apple hardware, when feed tags and categories are useful, YouTube benefits for podcasters, troubleshooting RSS feeds on Google Podcasts, linking to an MP3 vs not, and mean and median download stats! Of course much, much more!!! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe ! We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE ! Quick Epi...
Oct 05, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Get the scoop on data on CPMs from Advertisecast, workflows for publishing back catalogue to YouTube, what stats you can expect from Facebook Podcasts, tool talk on good quality XLR cables and monitoring headphones and of course we have stats, geographic and user agent! Meet-up! Spots are limited: Podcast Planning: Reach Your 2021 Year-End Goals Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast 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 thefeed@lib...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast 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 thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message voicelink.fm/thefeed . We’d love to hear from you!...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast 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 thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message v...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast 
