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Welcome to 2020! Podcast Insider is here with some great information to keep your podcast running smoothly this year. Including some privacy information you might not be aware of. Todd and Mike are here to talk about CCPA, Gimlet (and Blubrry) team members. In typical New Year fashion, we offer up some best practice tips and how to evaluate the future of your show. We might have taken some time off recently but that didn’t stop us from releasing a new version of PowerPress; listen and read below to learn more. And of course, can’t forget our guest interview. Thanks to Dan Moyle of the Storytellers Network for joining Todd this time around.
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This week on Podcast Insider…
News:
- CCPA will take effect early 2020. Not familiar with California Consumer Privacy Act? Learn more here.
- The Gimlet team is looking for a Producer of Scripted Fiction. Maybe you’re the right person.
- From the New Media Show, 2020 predictions. Thanks Todd and Rob.
- SEO for a podcast website.
Best Practice:
- When to rebrand a show vs. starting a new show. No time like the New Year to reflect and make changes to your podcast.
- Discontinuing a show. Do you need to do anything? Or just stop podcasting on that feed? Lots of routes you can take here.
Blubrry News:
- PowerPress 8.1 is out now! That means no more Simple Mode and Advanced Mode. It’s now “Getting Started” which we think will help loads of new podcasters. Leave us a review of PowerPress here.
- PowerPress 8.2 is in beta testing, this will include a new Episode Box.
- The Blubrry team is growing! We’ve added additional developers, a new graphic designer and a marketing director.
- We’re currently looking for a few more shows to add to our Blubrry ad campaign. Reach out to Todd if you think you’re a good fit.
Interview:
Dan Moyle – The Storytellers Network
Support:
- File names, yes, we’re bringing this up again. Letters, numbers, _ underscores and – dashes only. Do not include _ or – at the end of the file name. Filenames are not helpful for SEO. Most listeners will never see the file name, so the simpler the better.
- In WordPress, what you do to your site effects your RSS feed and your show listings everywhere. You cannot podcast in ‘coming soon’ mode.
- The #1 requirement for getting into a podcast directory is to have one published podcast episode. Yes, having an up and running podcast public is necessary for the feed to work properly in directories.
Connect with Dan Moyle here:
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Coming at you this week from the New Media Studio in Southern Michigan and Mike Dell’s World Studio in Traverse City, Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.
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Todd and Mike discuss a few significant Apple team changes and Amazon Alexa capabilities concerning podcasts. They’ve also included their predictions for 2020. If you host an interview podcast they have some tips on how to excel at this format. In Blubrry news, affiliates are looking at a payday this week. Thanks to Charles McFall for joining them for a fun interview on his varying shows and involvement in the community. Look out for a special episode of Podcast Insider next week. Big thanks to our support team, it’s been a big change this year for our team with support and we couldn’t have done it without them.
If you’ve ever dreamed of winning a Pulitzer, but you’re not a writer, you might be able to squeeze in with your podcast. MacKenzie stumbled upon some new podcast apps that are very niche oriented. We’re getting closer to the holidays and have some advice for how to handle vacation days and your podcast. Mike does a great job explaining some common Blubrry terms that can cause confusion with accounts. And of course, we’re excited to share the latest Blubrry podcaster’s story you. Beth O’Connor, the host of the Rural Health Voice Podcast, joined Todd to discuss why it was necessary to start their podcast.
After a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, Mike and Todd are back with a full episode and interview this week. Those of you interested in the nitty gritty tech support details will enjoy this RSS feed heavy discussion. For those of you curious about legal implications in podcasting, they review COPPA, specifically how this will affect YouTubers. Stick around to the end if you’re looking to migrate to a new podcast host.
MacKenzie talks with Toby Goodman from the 
We’re inching closer to Thanksgiving here in the U.S and podcasters and companies are busy with lots of releases before the end of the year. The Blubrry team released a new product and service this month, and Todd and Mike discuss some changes that are happening with Spotify and Forbes. Be sure to stick around to hear about support phone hours and when we’ll be out for the holidays.
Nick Howell, shares his trials and tribulations of podcasting, and being involved in multiple shows. Since Todd is attending and speaking at Digital Hollywood, Angelo Mandato guest hosted this week. He’s got lots of Blubrry information to share and information on podcasting growth. If you’re planning on starting a show before the New Year, we highly recommend paying attention to the Apple portion of this episode as they take time off for the holidays.
Lots of podcasting news to discuss, specifically well-known organizations making changes to their podcasting plans. Mike and Todd talk about some failed or difficult services at the moment and how best to deal with those challenges. Such as with Google, PodPress and Pandora and iHeart.
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