The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

• :07 Intro
• 1:36 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Hashtag Questions
• 6:45 How you can be featured by Libsyn!
• 8:31 PROMO 1: Collected Clan
• 9:10 Elsie and Rob Conversation
  • Apple Podcasts iOS 12.2 beta supports the episode number tag! Expect update in the Spring
  • Apple updated their Terms of Service and we give you the exact paragraphs that changed
  • 16:31 Rob finally used the Samson Q2U and did a test recording
  • Who is best suited for the Samson Q2U?
  • If you wanna know if your podcast is ok for Google Podcasts use the official site for checking
  • Tip from Billy about using HTML tags for creating nicely formatted shownotes
  • Himalaya Media launched a new app for iOS and Android, now if we could get them to focus on the listeners not the producers
  • 25:56 Voice Mail from Troy about whether or not most podcasts started after 2014
  • Interesting article all about how only 17% of consumers believe personalized ads are ethical
  • Feedback on adding artwork to your ID3 tags and how not to get an error when uploading to Libsyn
  • 33:22 PROMO 2: Secular Soup
  • Talking premium services and how very resourceful people get when trying to get access to premium feeds
  • We have MyLibsyn as a solution which locks down the URLs, making it secure
  • Where have YOU been? We hear from Ricardo and his podcast Astronomia y also mas winning best podcast for 2018 in Chile
  • 42:38 Voice feedback from Carey Green about best use cases for tracking codes
  • There is a really bad article on Adage about Pandora and Spotify that is full of mistakes
  • In other odd and unverified news Libsyn is now hosting over 40% of all new podcasts that will still be producing content a year from now (get it?)
  • 47:42 Finally getting into the news about Spotify buying Gimlet and Anchor breaking down insight into Gimlet and Anchor based on numbers
  • Looking at the future of podcasting and the strategy of creating premium only content and how it gives us indie podcasters an opportunity to fill the void
  • 1:06:24 PROMO 3: The Jeep Talk Show
  • Stats! Geographic and user agent
  • Where have we been?

• Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Hashtag Questions
• Promo 1: Collected Clan
• Promo 2: Secular Soup
• Promo 3: Jeep Talk Show
• Troy from Front Porch Studios
• Carey Green from Podcast Fast Track

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• Official Site for checking your Google Podcasts listing
• Only 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical, Survey Says
• Spotify and Pandora duke it out for podcasting prominence This is an article with mistakes and wrong data, not to be quoted or referenced
• Blubrry CEO: This Is Good For The Industry
• Life Lessons with Rob Walch, VP Podcaster Relations- Libsyn
• Rob Walch on How the Biggest Podcasts Grow Without Advertising | YouX Podcast 061
• Embrace the Power of Vulnerability with Elsie Escobar

• Podfest in Orlando
• Proclaim 19
• NAB in Las Vegas

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