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Mike is joined by Jeff Hinz, Chief Growth Officer for RawVoice / Blubrry. Taking podcasting mainstream once again, they talked about the rumor that Spotify may be looking to acquire Gimlet Media and what that can mean. A popular podcast Nerd On! scored a great interview with a Star Trek actor/director, and they talk about the new RODECaster Pro.

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News:

Rumor has it: Spotify is in talks to buy Gimlet Media…?
Star Trek and/or The Orville fans: Nerd On! scored an interview with Jonathan Frakes, a really good episode, more co-hosting than guest.

Topic:

Get to know Jeff Hinz, long time hidden team member.
RODECaster Pro: Mini review, and remember they added multi-channel recording.
PodFest: Todd and Mike will be speaking separately in Orlando this March 6-9.

Support:

301 Redirects: Why you need them when you change from one feed to another. Do things in the correct order to avoid losing subscribers.
How RSS works: Publish a post and WAIT for the directories to PULL your episode. Subscribers will get the episode quite quickly EVEN if the episode is not listed on Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. We hate to keep saying this, but new people are unaware it’s a PUSH and it’s really a PULL. 24 hours is not uncommon for new episodes to appear.
PowerPress settings series: Website and Destinations tabs explained a bit more.

Todd should be back next episode.

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

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People create podcasts for lots of reasons, such as to discuss their favorite whiskeys with their friends, or review the latest Cavs game. Others, are a bit more serious and every once in a while it’s important to evaluate the purpose of your podcast. Kendall Ann Byrd started her show, High Heels and Heartache, to help women recovering from all kinds of unhealthy, toxic or abusive relationships. Almost a year later she is sharing episodes about once a month on topics that range from therapy to the science of accepting trauma.

Before and after the discussion of why a podcast should have a purpose that you’re passionate about, they chat about an initiative from APM and social media trends. While they highly encourage people to check out the podcast pitch exercise, they’re not convinced all the social media trends will be for the greater good of the internet.

Again, apologies for the less than stellar recording quality this time around, but the new studio will be worth it for this episode. More pictures to come.

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

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Show notes:

Are you an ideas person: Pitch your show to APM now!
High Heels and Heartache: Hosted by Kendall Ann Byrd, helping people understand the truth about relationships.
Social Media Trends in 2019: Top 5 that will take over the social media world.

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While the cat is away, the mice will play. MacKenzie is at PodCon and Todd is out at an undisclosed location so Mike and (guest host) John Hankins, from the the Blubrry support team, do a combined episode of Your Podcast and PowerPress Podcast.

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AND PowerPress Podcast!

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News:

• Android Auto: Finally getting Google Podcasts added to your car.
• Mobituaries: CBS’s latest podcast, hosted by Mo Rocca.

Topics:

• Learn about John: a new member of our support team.
• Independent podcasting: There is no rule that you have to make money, have ads, interview people or anything. Do your own thing.
• Shawn’s PowerPress tip: Caching

Support:

• Media file names: Keep it simple and keep it routine.
• PowerPress settings: Focusing on the Apple Tab.
• Relax, as long as your episode is in your feed, it will go everywhere you have it syndicated.

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

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Welcome to 2019! Happy New Year from Blubrry podcasting! Diving into the year Todd and Mike discuss Todd's recent guest appearance on a podcast discussing something he's very familiar with, podcast statistics. If you're someone that likes to podcast on the go or just doesn't have an extensive studio, BackPack Studio might be for you. It replaced the longstanding BossJock app. In a world where more and more celebrities are getting involved, Kanye West will be a guest on a prominent podcast sometime soon. They end the show with a case study and what NOT to do when promoting your podcast. Also, Mike starts a new segment on PowerPress in-depth settings starting with the Feeds tab.

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News

Todd was recently on the podcast, The Word From Mouth, talking about Blubrry's new IAB stats compliance.
BossJock no more! BackPack Studio has replaced the podcast creation app.
Joe Rogan Experience fans, Kanye West will be on in the future.
Want to speak at Podcast Movement 2019? Speaker submissions will open soon. Get those proposals together.

Topics

What's coming to Blubrry in 2019? Get an idea of some of the things we are working on.
NEVER promote something you don’t own. Create your corner of the internet that encompasses other platforms such as Apple, Twitter, etc. Now on to a case study we did ourselves.
Case Study
Popular podcaster interviews a well-known person. Said interviewee promotes the episode on several websites, social media and publications. So far so good. Right? BUT, interviewee promoted the Apple link and not the podcaster's website (with RSS feeds and such on it). Meanwhile, this podcaster wasn't following best practices, ie author keyword stuffing. With the new found popularity of this podcast, it popped up into the top 200 at Apple… you guessed it, POOF. The podcasters link was shut down at Apple (the listing was down for 2 weeks). The trouble is all the publicity he got is worthless (or nearly so) because any link in any story was from Apple and it no longer works. Moral of the story: promote yourself, not someone or something else. Stay in control, 100%.

Support
Lots of new people are immersing themselves in podcasting. This is great, but not always a great, but not always easy when it comes to support.

Tweaking the tech in PowerPress.
The Feeds tab settings that are important to set.

Enhance feeds: Really doesn’t matter which of these options you check if you are using the main podcast-only feed.
Podcast feeds: Check both boxes, “Do not allow other plugins to modify podcast feeds” and “Accelerate feed.”
Feed discovery: Check the box “Include podcast feed links in HTML headers.”
RSS2 image: Check that box.
Emoji: New feature from 2018, but use as desired.
Feed title (Show Title): hint, this is where you change the title of your show. 
Feed Description.
Podcast Mirror feed URL: Set only if you use Podcast mirror or some other RSS service.
Show most recent: Set this to more than 10.
Feed Episode Maximizer: Turn this on if you set the above to more than 10.
Basic Show Information: Optional, but recommended.
TV Rating: Due to the V-chip rule in the U.S., you should really check this for set-top boxes, aka Roku, Apple TV, etc.

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

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Todd and Mike talk about Blubrry being the first Podcast Company with IAB Certification for the podcast stats and what this means for you and the industry.  Also, get in on our 30 day giveaway #buildyourblubrry. They talk about Apple Reviews and Ratings, RAD and lots more!

We hope you and yours have a great Holiday season!

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News:

IAB Certification: Finally, we can say that we are certified in the IAB Tech Lab Compliance program for podcast statistics. We're the first one!
Build Your Blubrry: 30-day podcast equipment giveaway.
Apple’s Ratings and Reviews disappearing last week.

Topic:

Why you shouldn’t worry too much about Apple Podcasts reviews and ratings. (Hint, they do NOT help your rankings) – Daniel J. Lewis talks about it on his podcast – Audacity to Podcast
NPR’s RAD – It's going to be a long road to adoption.

Support:

When to use Category Podcasting and when NOT to use it in PowerPress. If you only have 1 podcast on your site, you DO NOT need to use Category Podcasting. Categories on your site work with the standard RSS feeds.
Apple Podcasts removal: What to do if this happens to you.
What to do if your Spotify listing doesn’t show up. Passthrough coming soon?
Changing the title of your show.

Special guest host next time on Your Podcast. See ya next year!

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

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An RSS feed is crucial for a podcast, in fact without one you technically don’t have a podcast, you’re just sharing audio. Regardless, they’re not as simple as they sound always, and there are many RSS feed misconceptions out there that podcasters don’t necessarily release they’re falling for. Mike Dell, from Blubrry’s support team and Your Podcast, joined MacKenzie to discuss the introduction of Pandora into the podcasting industry, in a much larger way than the past. As time goes on, more companies will be getting involved in Pandora submissions. Wrapped up with ideas on what a Blubrry podcast bootcamp would encompass. It’s becoming more popular for organizations to put the call out there to teach minority groups how to podcast and get them more involved.

Top 5 Directories

1. Apple Podcasts
2. Google
3. Stitcher
4. TuneIn
5. Spotify

Thanks for listening and please subscribe via your favorite podcast app. If you’d like to be a guest on the show reach out to MacKenzie. She’s always looking for fun, new podcasters that use Blubrry services, specifically PowerPress. There is one last episode to be released for 2018, let MacKenzie know what you want to hear in 2019.

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Show notes:

Pandora is Joining the Podcasting Game: But MacKenzie and Mike are a bit more interested in the podcast genome project.
What Is A Podcast Feed?: From our blog earlier this year, alleviating confusion on RSS feeds.
Futuro Media and various others creating podcast bootcamps: What would Blubrry included in their own?

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If one thing is for certain, it’s change and the same can be said for anyone that has a podcast. The latest episode of the PowerPress Podcast talks about continuous change in your podcast. It might not always be on the forefront of your mind but shows do evolve from influence from guests, podcasters, listening to other shows and specific self guided direction. Starting out discussing how frequently podcasters are not always their best marketing team turned into a much longer discussion of taking insight from other and yourself to make sure you’re putting out the best show possible. MacKenzie was joined by Lauren Gombas, host of the show From Blueprint to Solved.

Thanks for listening and please subscribe via your favorite podcast app. If you’d like to be a guest on the show 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:

Podcasters make for terrible self promoters
From Blueprint to Solved
Why We Need More Women in Podcasting

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The Blubrry team wanted to get one last feature out to you before the end of the year, and it's an update to our podcast statistics. Free and Pro stats users now have details for Mexico and Germany, hourly reporting and more. M*A*S*H fans rejoice – Alan Alda is having a reunion on his podcast. Swedish podcast business, Acast recently acquired additional funding, a tactic becoming more and more popular for hosting companies in this industry. WordPress users, are you enjoying the the Gutenberg update? Obviously we're on the WordPress wagon, so we're curious to know your thoughts.

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News:

If you haven't seen it yourself yet, read up on the new Blubrry Pro Stats features – new places, metro details and hourly reporting!
Alan Alda, actor and podcaster is hosting a M*A*S*H reunion on his podcast, Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda.
Acast raised another round of Series C money, $35 million to be exact.

Topic:

Daniel J. Lewis, devoted podcaster, among other things in this industry, took it upon himself to look into RSS feeds from multiple podcast hosting companies. His results are rather interesting, and focus on podcasting growth as a whole. You can also check out the Podcasters News article.

Support:

Update: WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg Editor ( Classic Editor Plugin). PowerPress works just fine with Gutenberg.
Blubrry Directory: Many Blubrry hosting and PowerPress users forget this step. You just set the Hosting Settings to WordPress and put your RSS feed in the Listing settings at Blubrry.

It puts your podcast in the directory at Blubrry.com (not automatic if you are using PowerPress.
It allows the Blubrry player to have YOUR podcast image in it.
It helps the support team to understand your RSS feed – where it's based – if you have a question for us, inevitably saving us loads of back and forth emails.

Keep in mind of holiday delays. The week of Christmas all the way to New Years Day will likely be a bit slower for support requests as the team spends some time with family and friends. We thank you for your patience!

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

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Newly launches, the Podcast Business Journal is the latest podcast newsletter and website to emerge, featuring a familiar name, Todd Cochrane. Why do you podcast? Not everyone is in the podcasting game for the same reason and we discuss some of those scenarios. We tell you why you might not want to take a holiday break, we give some reasons on why you should stick around when everyone else is taking off. Last but not least, help us help you, on this week's post-Thanksgiving episode of Your Podcast.

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News:

Podcast Business Journal launches

Topics:

Why do you podcast? Is it a hobby, to market your own products, because it's part of your job? Let us know the WHY behind your podcasting.
Taking a break for the holidays? We know it's tempting. Why this may not be a great idea, and we have reasons to back it up.

Support:

Podcasting terms 101:  Feed, “show”, episode, post, media file, listing, upload,  download, PUSH, PULL and many more. We could do a whole episode about terms that get mangled when someone talks about podcasting. Shawn, John, Dave and I will post a question that has mixed terms in it and all try to figure out what the person really meant. It’s really interesting what we get sometimes.
Blubrry terms 101: Account, listing, hosting/stats subscrition, etc. Can be a bit confusing as well.
Help us help you below!

READ the response you get from support all the way through. In most cases, we have covered your next question. Answer any questions support has, if you can. If you don’t know the answer, let us know that you at least read the question so we can clarify.
DON’T PANIC, it's important but it's just a podcast. Yes, it’s critical but the worst thing you can do is get in a hurry. 99% of issues can be fixed even if not right away.
We love to talk to you, BUT…..  please, do not put in a ticket, an email, a post on social AND call. Pick one (other than social media) and give us time to get to your question. This can cut down the time as we don’t have to sort through contacts that we have already taken care of.
Social media. It’s great for general questions and comments to the community but direct support is best done DIRECTLY. We can not discuss account specific questions on social. (Plus, we in support don’t have time to surf for questions on Facebook and the like 99% of the time).
As we said last episode. Be nice 😎 We will be nice to you.

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

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We're getting closer and closer to holiday season and some might be surprised to hear it effects podcasting. Apple recently released it's holiday schedule, so those of you looking to start a new show, make a change, etc. please take note of the days they'll be off and when things will be slower in general. Remember, poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on theirs. Everyone deserves a break for the holidays. On the other side of things, Google Podcasts has added a share button to their app. Blubrry is moving some RSS feeds – if you're effected you received an email about it, so no worries for anyone. We've also been working hard on our IAB statistics certification, among other things happening here at Blubrry.

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A belated Happy Veterans day! Thanks to all that have served!
News:

Google Podcasts has added a Share button on their app: Helping with growing audiences.
Google Podcasts Link Generator: Create a link specifically for your show on Google Podcasts that you can share with listeners, social media, website, etc.
Apple Podcasts Holiday Schedule, see the details below.

Holiday Submission Schedule

If you plan to release new shows on Apple Podcasts in November or December, be aware of the following periods of delayed submission activity:
– November 16, 2018, to November 26, 2018
– December 21, 2018, to January 2, 2019
Shows submitted during these windows may not be available within our regular time frame of five business days. Plan accordingly and submit any new shows with this in mind.
Topics:

RSS feed move for Blubrry.COM based feeds (not PowerPress feeds). If you're using WordPress you don't need to worry about this at all. For those effected, you don't have to do anything.
IAB Stats certification for Blubrry: An update for you on our progress.

Support:

Spotify: Important stuff for you to be able to have your show in Spotify.

Feed title
Apple Category
Author

Please give us as much info as you can when you contact support. It saves a lot of back and forth.
We have noticed the level of rudeness when asking for help is on the increase. Just remember, we didn’t do anything to your podcast. This stuff can be confusing and we are happy to help, but being rude is, well just rude, and as much as we try, we are human. If someone is rude to us in support, it’s really hard not to be rude back. Bottom Line: There are humans behind all this online stuff. Cut us some slack!

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