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The PowerPress plugin is officially 10 years old as of August 2018. The free WordPress .org plugin created and offered by the Blubrry Podcasting team has had many iterations over the years and the main developer, Angelo Mandato, joined MacKenzie to chat about these developments. RawVoice Inc, Blubrry's parent company, started in 2005 right after podcasting began, and we've focused on paid and free services for podcasters ever since.

With over 60,000 active installs, Blubrry's plugin is essential in the podcasting world and will continue to be for years ahead. If you're not already using PowerPress, you can read up about it and download below. The past few years have been vital for podcasts and they chat about what people should be paying attention to for their shows in the future.

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Show notes:
PowerPress: Download, reviews, read.me, etc.
Learn more about the plugin on our site.

History of why PowerPress was created.
The future of the plugin.
Achievements made.
Features of the plugin.
What to expect out PowerPress and the podcasting industry.

Reach out to MacKenzie if you'd like to be a guest, have questions, comments, etc. Email mackenzie@blubrry.com.

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There is always something happening in the podcasting world and the tail end of summer 2018 has been no different. Apple has been cracking down on stuffing multiple keywords into RSS tags, listen in to learn how to deal with the issue a bit, and that they have fixed the Podcasts Connect issue. Even though Alex Jones is not listed in most podcast directories or apps, his show is still online due to the power of RSS.  Lots of traveling for the team; Mike is back from vacation and Todd is heading out on a road trip.

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News:

According to Apple, they've fixed the issues with Podcast Connect logins with Apple IDs. This is yet another example of the importance of owning your RSS feed.
More on Apple, they're dealing with an issue concerning Title and Author RSS tags. They're currently cracking down on keyword stuffing, and have even been de-listing shows for replacing GUID tags.

Topic:

The infamous Alex Jones and his content is still online, because he owns his domain and RSS feed. Learn more about the Power of RSS here.
Submitting your podcast to Apple: Why we do not submit shows for customers (Apple, Google, etc).

Support:

As a podcast company, putting podcast hosting on hold: Why Blubrry can’t do that.

To ask questions or to comment on the show, you can contact Todd and Mike here: yourpodcast@blubrry.com.

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Your Podcast is back in action after Todd and Mike returned from Podcast Movement 2018 in Philadelphia. With much to talk about concerning announcements at the conference, they dive right in to some topics of discussion concerning Google, events, team members and a new giveaway. Google's new landing pages for podcasts are a new addition for non Android devices and browsers, they explain why this is important. Not to leave other events out in the dust, they talk about OzPod in October happening in Australia. Last but not least, Blubrry has a new team member, Aaron. Don't forget to participate in #PlantYourBlubrry, a month long giveaway of equipment.

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News:

Google adds landing pages for non-android devices and browsers.
OzPod on October 17th in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Welcome Aaron McQuade to the Blubrry/Rawvoice Team!
#PlantYourPodcast prize giveaway.

Topic:

Podcast Movement recap: Todd and Mike give you their personal opinions on how the event went this year.

Support:

Email addresses: Be sure to give tech support the email address you use to log in to Blubrry when you contact us. Many people use a different email address than the account email they use at Blubrry, but the account email is how we find your show on our system. If we have to ask you for that, it delays us in helping you.
Spotify, Spotify, Spotify! 4 out of 10 contacts this week so far have been Spotify related.
To get on or stay on Spotify via Blubrry you must:
1. Have your Apple Category selected (the first one).
2. Have a description for the overall show and for each episode (show notes/blog post).
3. Be hosted on Blubrry.com for EVERY media file.
4. Be in mp3 format (no m4a or mp4).
Adding the Spotify link to your PowerPress subscribe links (2 steps).
1. Enable the Spotify link in the Website Tab of PowerPress.
2. Copy the Spotify link from the blubrry dashboard and paste it into the Spotify listing box in Destinations in PowerPress.

Phone support may be offline or slow next week (August 9th – 16th). For fastest service, use the contact form at blubrry.com/contact/

To ask questions or to comment on the show, you can contact Todd and Mike here: yourpodcast@blubrry.com.

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Another year, another whirlwind at Podcast Movement, this time in Philadelphia. In attendance as always was Tim McGowen, not a podcaster – yet – but a huge podcast junkie. A friend of the Blubrry team he's prepared to start a podcast but hasn't done so just yet, but he knows all about the podcasting community. He joined MacKenzie on this episode of the PowerPress Podcast to help her recap and give his opinion on how the event went, what stood out to him, etc. Check out the blog post on our website as well that gives a great overview of how we were involved. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year.

Thanks for listening and please subscribe via your favorite podcast app. If you'd like to be a guest on the show please reach out to MacKenzie. She's always looking for fun, new podcasters that use Blubrry services, specifically PowerPress.
Fan of PowerPress? Leave us a review here.

Show notes:
Podcast Movement: Philadelphia – Orlando next year, get your ticket already.