Every Facebook has the question, "where should I host my podcast" about six times a day and every response gets about 17 replies. I realize that question is sometimes confused by the different features, and business plans so this episode is here to help you understand podcast hosting companies.
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH
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Captivate.fm
Blubrry.com
Podbean.com
Castos.com
Buzzsprout.com
Transistor.fm
Redcircle.com
Fireside.fm
Anchor.fm
IAB Guidelines
Full Show Notes
Topics:
01:52 Question of the Month
02:28 Novel Marketing
03:46 Does One Media Host Deliver More Downloads?
08:58 IAB Statistics
10:37 Are IAB Stats Important?
12:22 Will Switching Hosts Bring More Downloads?
13:12 Storage
14:14 Downloads
15:22 What Kindof Stats?
16:23 Demographic Data?
17:08 Podcast Website
18:28 Private Podcasts
18:57 Dynamic Ad Insertion
20:47 Support
21:32 Transcripts
21:54 Audiograms
22:24 Media Hosting Business Models
22:40 Free Media Hosts
24:42 Why Free Media Hosts Fail
25:26 Limited Uploads - Unlimited Downloads
26:16 Unlimited Uploaded - Limited/Pricier Downloads
27:16 Unlimited Everything
27:42 Opinion My Criteria
31:18 Join the School of Podcasting
31:58 How to Choose?
35:07 Opinion on Transcripts
36:48 Opinion Audiograms
38:36 Opinion on Anchor.fm
42:00 Opinion on I Can't Afford It
42:31 Opinion- Busines Models
45:37 Opinion - All Things Unlimited
47:08 Facebook is Useless
49:17 Opinion: WordPress Feeds
51:53 be Careful Switching Hosts