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Important Apple Podcasts Update
This is worth five minutes of your time – your show title may need urgent action. A few weeks ago, Apple Podcasts began removing shows that have what they’re calling “keyword stuffing” in the title. Keyword stuffing is when your title includes the name of your show AND any additional information that may help it…
Read MoreFeature Update: Quick, Easy & Real-Time Statistics For Your Podcast!
We’re super excited to announce that our statistics are now quicker, easier and more accurate than ever before! A couple of weeks ago, we started doing some split-testing of the download statistics on our member dashboards to make them even quicker and more efficient. So, what’s new? Here’s what we’ve done to improve our statistics…
Read More3 Non-obvious Ways to Grow Your Podcast Downloads Whilst on Vacation
It’s rare that I take a vacation (also, I’m British, please sympathise with how hard it is for me to say ‘vacation’, not ‘holiday’!). But for the last two weeks, I’ve been away. I had one week of doing adventurous things and one week of quite literally turning off from everything – including social media…
Read More5 Reasons Why Having a Website is Vital to Your Podcasting Success
A successful podcast is all about the audio, right? Well not quite – having an enticing website is a real key component if you want your podcast to be a true professional brand. Not only do they let you showcase your podcast in one place, but they help you stand out from the competition AND…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips on Landing Your First Podcast Sponsorship
Sponsorship: something that all podcasters want, but it can feel like chasing the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. But here’s the thing – you don’t need thousands of downloads, a team of people and tonnes of production experience to successfully monetize your podcast. In fact, all you need is an engaged…
Read MoreNEW: Personalized Launch Plans – Launch Your Podcast Website in Record Time!
Launching your branded audio platform with Podcast Websites just became so much easier and quicker and your path to becoming an audio influencer just got shorter! Introducing our Personalized Launch Plans – a customized, step-by-step launch plan just for you – oh, with personal support, too! We know that when it comes to starting your…
Read MoreWhy you NEED a secure RSS feed for your podcast
Podcasters everywhere! We’d bet our bottom dollar that many of you received an email from Apple recently suggesting that you use a secure RSS feed with an SSL certificate for your podcast. This has likely bought up many questions – mainly, what on earth is an SSL certificate? Why do I need one? What does…
Read MoreSay Hello to James, Our New Head of Podcaster Relations & Operations
This week we welcomed the newest member of the Podcast Websites team, James Marriott! James is our new Head of Podcaster Relations & Operations and will manage the smooth running of everything day-to-day here at Podcast Websites. He’ll also be the first point of contact for our members – helping you to achieve podcasting success!…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Podcast Movement 2018 Round-up
I can’t believe what an awesome week the team and I have just had in Philidelphia at this year’s Podcast Movement! The conference is the biggest and best in the podcasting world so every year, we come with high expectations of Dan and Jared – and as always, they did not disappoint! The conference itself…
Read MoreThe Recommended Podcast Movement 2018 Schedule for New Podcasters
Podcast Movement 2018 is set to be one hell of an event and, as a newbie podcaster, it’s completely natural to feel a little overwhelmed when you look at what a hectic schedule it is. I wanted to make the conference both as straight-forward AND valuable for you as possible so have been busy creating…
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