The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast Elsie Escobar and Rob Walch

All the podcast-centric WWDC announcements including Apple Intelligence and being able to record phone calls; should you scheduled 3 podcast episodes to go out at the same time? Questions about Libsyn supporting video and where it goes; breaking down how many downloads per episode you need to start monetizing with Libsyn; how much podcast production costs; geographic and user agent download numbers plus May's average CPM numbers from Libsyn Ads.
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Quick Episode Summary (2:33) PROMO 1: Offstage Acting (3:51) Rob and Elsie conversation (5:09) Why does Elsie always get Legends From The Pacific podcast name wrong? So sorry (8:33) More on the Libsyn YouTube API integration (15:46) Breaking down the WWDC keynote for podcasters (26:58) Apple Intelligence (33:39) Apple ID is now Apple Account! (39:38) PROMO 2: Journey into Yoga (40:22) Scheduling multiple episodes to go live at the same time, dos and don'ts (41:40) Does Libsyn publish video to Spotify and YouTube? We get to it! (45:46) How many downloads per episode are needed to start monetizing with Libsyn, and how much revenue is expected? (48:49) Ashley Carman covers podcast production costs (57:29) Steph Curry is doing a podcast (58:32) PROMO 3: Worm Hole Podcast (59:42) Stats! Geographic and user agent (1:03:59) Libsyn Ads CPM rates (1:06:21) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Offstage Acting PROMO 2: Journey into Yoga PROMO 3: Worm Hole Podcast Where have we been and where are we going Lights, Camera, Podcasting! Movie Dumpster's Formula for Video Podcast Success on YouTube! Follow us on Luma! Advanced Strategies for Podcast Creators with Dave Jackson! Podcast Movement 2024 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! Easy Podcast Publishing to YouTube Music - Official Libsyn Blog Apple's iOS 18 will let you record phone calls without a third-party app | ZDNET How AirPods Pro will know when you're trying to silently interact with Siri Apple Intelligence privacy can be independently verified; here's how Blog - Private Cloud Compute: A new frontier for AI privacy in the cloud - Apple Security Research What is Apple Intelligence? Here’s everything you should know - 9to5Mac 'Apple ID' Renamed to 'Apple Account' Across iOS 18 and Other Updates - MacRumors podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: Podcast Apps that Support Video Podcasts Automatic Podcast Ads | Libsyn - Libsyn Heat Check: Steph Curry Is Latest Athlete To Launch A Podcast. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Podcast Advertising Rates 2024 Libsyn-Ads-May-24-Ad-Rates.pdf HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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Integration with YouTube's podcast API, the latest Castro app update; what is happening with my downloads stats? How to find out what is up when you see those ups and downs; real time news about Gaana; talking about what's up with section 230; answering more questions about YouTube and podcasts; clean vs explicit; formatting your podcast shownotes; another mean and median download update!
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Quick Episode Summary (2:22) PROMO 1: Fix It Home Improvement (3:10) Rob and Elsie conversation (5:15) The YouTube API + Libsyn integration (7:56) Castro App update! (13:54) How to find out what caused that change when looking at your download stats (19:01) Oh, no! What's going on with Gaana? (22:56) It's better to not do the podcast if you're not willing to do the work - you could be a guest (33:23) Is it possible to be on YouTube Music and not YouTube Music? And other YouTube for podcast questions (42:27) AUDIO FEEDBACK: explicit vs clean tips from John, host of the Trek Profiles podcast (49:30) PROMO 2: Back Look Cinema (50:19) Formatting your podcast shownotes and making them look nice (57:00) The problem when a platform rehosts your files and creates another RSS feed for your podcast (1:10:06) PROMO 3: Classic Movie Review (1:10:49) Mean and median numbers (1:12:25) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Fix It Home Improvement PROMO 2: Back Look Cinema PROMO 3: Classic Movie Review Where have we been and where are we going Lights, Camera, Podcasting! Movie Dumpster's Formula for Video Podcast Success on YouTube! AI for Podcasters Learn To Podcast with Dave Jackson Podcast Movement 2024 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! Connect Your Show to Publish Episodes to YouTube – Libsyn 5 Castro Podcast app The Undertaker Opens Up On Transitioning To Podcasting | 411MANIA A bipartisan bill is looking to end Section 230 protections for tech companies EFFector 36.7 | Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Section 230 - YouTube Record Hybrid Podcasts with M4 iPad Pro and RODECaster Duo | Step-by-Step Guide - YouTube Elevating Your Podcast with YouTube Podcasts: A Walkthrough - YouTube AI in Podcasting: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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If you want to be promoted by Apple Podcasts, we break it down for you! This is a must listen! Thoughts on the Apple's iPad event, from that crushing ad to the key updates to the iPad line. Apple Podcasts widget update on iOS 17.5; discussing the Q1 2024 Podcast Advertising benchmark Report from Magellan; What's a good podcast completion rate? The IAB released their 2023 US Podcast Revenue and growth projections plus, mean and median download numbers are back.
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Quick Episode Summary Intro to the show (2:02) Rob and Elsie conversation Why video podcasting can feel like such a heavy lift (6:43) R.I.P. Bill Monroe from The Strokecast, you are missed (10:55) Venture capitalists are using podcast to bring in founders (13:27) The Apple Ad that crushed all the things (17:43) What happened during the Apple iPad event? (24:31) Promo 1: Strokecast (25:02) Updates iOS 17.5, keep the purple out! (29:27) All about the Magellan Q1 2024 Podcast Advertising Benchmark report (36:48) All the tips to get your show featured on Apple Podcasts! (50:34) IAB Podcast advertising revenue and projections (53:48) Promo 2: Accessing College (54:56) Mean and median download numbers! (56:59) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Strokecast --- no more link PROMO 2: Accessing College Where have we been and where are we going AI for Podcasters - sign up! Advanced Strategies for Podcast Creators Podcast Movement 2024 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! How Venture Capitalists Are Using Podcasts to Lure in Founders | Vanity Fair Apple Says Sorry For Much Criticized iPad Ad Trashed By Celebrities Apple Releases Logic Pro for Mac and iPad Updates With New AI Features - MacRumors Thomas Jefferson University apologizes after graduation announcer mispronounces multiple names, including the name THOMAS! | Not the Bee @stephenrobles • Color-changing Apple Podcasts widget is back in iOS 17.5! • Threads Podcast advertising benchmarks: Q1 2024 | Magellan AI – Podcast advertising analytics Optimize podcast promotion requests - Apple Podcasts for Creators Apple Podcasts Promotional Request - Airtable: Fill out this form first! IAB: Podcasting Will Break $2 Billion Ad Revenue Barrier In 2024 - Radio Ink HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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Re-certified for IAB metrics to V2.1, discussing the State of Podcast Agencies, talk about the best naming conventions, the power of shout-outs and how to make Apple Podcasts better. Plus, stats, the lastest geographic and user agent download data, and updated Podcast Advertising Rates. Also, featuring all kinds of awesome audio feedback from you. Big love to those that did send that audio feedback ❤
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Quick Episode Summary (2:38) PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy (3:34) Rob and Elsie conversation (7:23) We are re-certified for IAB metrics to V2.1 (12:08) Chatting about the State of Podcasting Agencies report (16:36) Libsyn at the IAB Upfronts 2024! (20:37) A quickie email from the Apple Podcasts team (22:13) Is YouTube the only destination that requires naked links? (29:04) It won't be so hard to install Audio Hijack anymore! Have you given it a go? (34:41) Elsie shares a conversion rate from the podcast to a sign up (40:18) Thoughts on the best ways to name and number your podcast episodes (49:04) AUDIO FEEDBACK: the power of the shout-out and feedback on the Apple Podcasts subscription feature (53:31) AUDIO FEEDBACK: doing better with acronyms is good for all! (54:47) We will report on anything podcasting relevant released at the Apple Event (56:49) PROMO 2: Legends From The Pacific, Episode 14 (57:32) Stats: geographic and user agent download numbers (1:06:09) The latest Podcast Advertising Rates (1:08:25) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy PROMO 2: Legends From The Pacific - Episode 14 Paul from Fighting Through WWII Judy from Homeowners Best Real Estate Moves Where have we been and where are we going AI for Podcasters - sign up! Advanced Strategies for Podcast Creators Podcast Movement 2024 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! IAB Tech Lab - Podcast Measurement Guidelines IAB Tech Lab - Compliant companies Libsyn to Take the Stage with Nick Viall & ABC Audio at the 2024 IAB Podcast Upfront RFK Jr.’s VP pick Nicole Shanahan launches podcast to court Gen Z voters Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » Rogue Amoeba’s 2024 Status Report Apple promoting May 7 keynote as a ‘different kind of Apple Event’ Podcast Advertising Rates 2024 Advanced Strategies for Podcast Creators - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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Takeaways from NAB in Las Vegas. What if your feed is capped? Or is it? We've got answers. New audio-centric social media platform, Air Chat. Is CPM the problem in podcasting? A bit about the Shure MoveMic and the updated MV7+. Some great updates to the Notes App on iOS 18 (allegedly). Insight on what it takes to crack the top 10 in a category on Apple Podcasts upon launch!
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Quick Episode Summary (2:34) PROMO 1: Not Your Average Goat (3:30) Rob and Elsie conversation (5:06) Recap NAB 2024 (7:54) Shure MoveMic test at NAB and thoughts (11:22) What podcasters were talking about at NAB 2024 (15:19) What if your RSS feed is capped at 100? Or is it? (17:21) The new audio social media platform Airchat (24:39) Are CPMs to blame on why podcasts are devalued? (39:21) PROMO 2: Ep 133 of The Hearts of Gold Podcast (40:42) Why did you leave us? (41:55) Is there data on type of podcast at a mass level? And thoughts on series vs episodic (46:35) Do you have a True Crime podcast and are hosted on Libsyn? We got an opportunity for you! (49:35) The new updated Shure MV7+ (53:39) iOS 18 and the Notes up with audio support! (allegedly) (58:43) PROMO 3: The Perfect Stool (59:22) What do you need to get on the top 10 of your category when you launch your podcast? (1:01:19) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Not Your Average Goat PROMO 2: Ep 133 of The Hearts of Gold Podcast PROMO 3: The Perfect Stool Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! MacVoices - The Talk of the Mac Community The Rough Cut - The Film and Video Editing Podcast MoveMic Two - Two-Channel Wireless Lavalier Microphones - Shure USA MoveMic Two Receiver Kit - Two-Channel Wireless Lavalier Microphone System With Receiver - Shure USA Rode Interview PRO Wireless Handheld Condenser Microphone INTERVIEWPRO RODE Wireless GO II RX Ultra-Compact Wireless Microphone Receiver – AVLGEAR Godox Magic XT1 2.4GHz Wireless Microphone System with Type-C Adapter MAGIC XT1 C Naval Ravikant’s Airchat is a social app built around talk, not text | TechCrunch Airchat Why our system for valuing podcasts is broken - Current Steve Goldstein: The Truth About Podcasting's Measurement Makeover - RAIN News True Crime Podcasters, tap here to be featured! Connect Your Show to Publish Episodes to a Destination Feed – Libsyn 5 (Including Amazon Music!) MV7+ - Podcast Microphone - Shure USA iOS 18 rumor: Notes gets new Audio, Math Notes HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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No more Google Podcasts? George Carlin's estate reaches settlement after AI Podcast, marketing your episodes with Apple Podcasts and the new transcripts feature! Two soapboxes 👀 Rob on Bill Maher refusing to stop the smoke for Steve-O, and Elsie's, on marketers and the misleading headlines! Big ups to Ashley Carman for her piece on some of the biggie podcasts using app game marketing, discussing The Infinite Dial 2024, and March's downloads stats! User agent and geographic!
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Quick Episode Summary (2:51) PROMO 1: United We Spay
(3:39) Rob and Elsie conversation A tiny bit of chit chat 
(5:36) No more Google Podcasts? What you can expect, a message from the Google Podcast team
(10:06) Attend our even with the YouTube Podcasts Team!
(11:43) Update on Apple Podcasts search, guess what else gives you search results? Info directly from the Apple Podcasts Team!
(18:28) Levelator work with the M2 MacBook Pro!
(21:12) George Carlin's estate reaches settlement after the A.I podcast situation
(28:11) Very creative and easy way to market your show on social media using Apple Podcasts transcripts!
(30:33) Shout-out to Podcraft! Doing the work for independent podcasters
(32:40) PROMO 2: Rewind Rewatch
(33:42) Soapbox 1 - Bill Maher one day of no smoke, that is all, one day of no smoke
(36:58) Soapbox 2 - Make your headline promoting your thing reflect the actual content
(41:33) Spotify podcast trends report and why we are bringing it to you for YOU to evangelize
(48:40) Shout-out to Ashley Carman on covering the use of game ads for podcasts and how they are proving to be quite problematic
(57:10) Edison Research's The Infinite Dial 2024 redux!
(1:01:15) PROMO: Craftlit
(1:02:44) Stats, geographic and user agents
(1:07:20) Libsyn Ads advertising rates for March
(1:10:19) Where have we been and where are we going?
Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: United We Spay PROMO 2: Rewind Rewatch PROMO 3: Craftlit Where have we been and where are we going Elevating Your Podcast with YouTube Podcasts: A Walkthrough Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
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Leave us voice feedback! Google podcasts is GONE as of today 🧐 What are other podcast apps that you could use or recommend? Sharing the latest user agent… | Instagram Elevating Your Podcast with YouTube Podcasts: A Walkthrough · Luma George Carlin’s Estate Reaches Settlement After A.I. Podcast - The New York Times Example of using Apple Podcasts transcripts to share a podcast episode Tuesdays on Bravo are really giving Must See TV 🦚 • #thevalley #bravotv #pumprules #vanderpumprules • Typo check: it’s HE, not SHE on the… | Instagram From Doubt to Determination: Pushing Through the Podcasting Dip Steve-O Says Bill Maher Refused Not to Smoke, Threatened His Sobriety Spotify_2023_Podcast_Trends_Report_Global.pdf Mobile Game Ads Are Boosting Podcast Follower Counts - Bloomberg The Infinite Dial 2024 - Edison Research Podcast Listening Hits Record Highs - Edison Research Podcast Advertising Rates 2024 Libsyn-Ads-March-24-Ad-Rates.pdf HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️
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