287 Claiming Your Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Video Podcast Realities

Updates to submitting and claiming your podcast on Apple Podcasts with Libsyn, best practices when switching hosting platforms, Castro updates, and love for Sofa, not all podcast apps support playing video, the challenges of creating the perfect video podcast background and why it's not as easy as it seems and finally Stats! Geographic and user agents

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:12) PROMO 1: Educational Duct tape Podcast
• (3:05) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:42) Apple Podcasts announced updates for submitting your podcast directly from podcast hosts and the ability to claim existing shows
• (7:43) Apple Podcasts will be unavailable for up to 8 hours on March 1
• (9:18) When should you delete your old podcast hosting account once you have moved to a new one?
• (11:41) Castro now supports the Transcript Tag!
• (14:55) Audio quality is still important even though you've started to create a video podcast
• (18:54) How do you publish a video podcast on Libsyn and what are the best practices?
• (26:45) Ask permission when using bits of other people's podcasts on your podcast
• (31:03) The challenge of finding a great backdrop for your podcast
• (38:50) Have you heard of Station?
• (40:29) How to upload your podcast to YouTube automatically with Libsyn
• (43:28) Elsie's new favorite app: Sofa
• (53:06) PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool
• (54:01) Stats: geographic and user agent
• (57:37) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Educational Duct tape Podcast
• PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• About Your Podcast Settings – Libsyn 5
• Submit Your Show to Apple Podcasts – Libsyn 5
• Claim your show - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: Podcast Apps that Support Video Podcasts
• What’s the Best Background for Podcast Video? | Lower Street
• Station | Join your podcast tribe
• Upload Your Podcast to YouTube AUTOMATICALLY! | Start to Finish - YouTube
• Sofa: Downtime Organizer - Sofa

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