3 Simple Ways Podcasters Can Reach Listeners and Get Them Engaged

May 3,2017 / By Anna / No Comment

What would your podcast be if your listeners weren’t there? It would just be a one-way conversation, a full-on monologue shared with no one but yourself. There’s almost no point in producing a podcast if there’s no one there to dialogue with.

And so, once you’ve found the right words to say and have used the best tools at your disposal to do so, the next step is to really focus on getting those words to open ears – and get them wanting more.

There are three components to reaching listeners and getting them hooked: distribution, engagement, and getting them loyal. Here’s how to approach each using Spreaker’s professional podcasting tools:

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Spreaker Podcast Radio Gets a New Sleep Timer and Playback Speed Settings

Feb 28,2017 / By Anna / No Comment

Great podcasts are easy to love, so why not make them easy to listen to? We know you’re fitting in your listening-time anywhere you can—like on the way to the movies or as you’re getting ready to go bed—so we’ve added a few extras to Spreaker Podcast Radio for both iOS and Android to facilitate things: introducing new playback settings!

Sometimes inconveniences like time restraints get in the way, but a great podcast listening experience means that time works around you, and not the other way around. Now, a new sleep timer and playback speed settings will help you manipulate those limits.

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How to Measure Your Podcast Analytics with Spreaker

Sep 7,2016 / By Chiara Sagramola / No Comment

As content creators, podcasters must be able to measure the success and strengths of their product. Understanding the full scope of the stats and data available can be a challenge, but is necessary to improving the quality of your content. Essentially, the more resources you have on your listeners, the greater the possibility of creating better, appealing content, as well as connecting with sponsors and advertisers.

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9 Steps To Making Great Podcast Cover Art

Aug 17,2016 / By Chiara Sagramola / 1 Comment

If you think about all the books you’ve read, and how you chose them for their great covers, you know how important first impressions are. That’s especially the case when confronting any library of infinite content, like iTunes when it comes to podcasts.

So how can you make a great first impression and get listeners to tune in to your podcast? Follow these 9 steps to making great, eye-catching, and clear artwork for your podcast.

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3 Easy Steps for Submitting Your RSS Feed to iTunes

Jun 24,2016 / By Chiara Sagramola / 2 Comments

One of the reasons why podcasts are so hyped and popular these days is that once they’re online, you can share them everywhere and through any platform or device. This means that once you’ve published the newest episode of your podcast, thanks to your RSS feed, you’ll be able to get it automatically shared on every platform or network you’ve set it on, including iTunes, which is still one of the largest web services for listening to podcasts.

An RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication), which is set up like a URL, sends regularly updated or changing content from say a blog or a podcast, to other web services. A “podcast feed URL” is a document which contains all of your show’s information, and if you want to submit a podcast to iTunes, you’ll need to have it hosted on a website that is able to generate its RSS feed. The way it works is that every time an update is made to your podcast, the RSS feed gets automatically updated as well. Then, whoever is subscribed to your podcast’s RSS feed will be automatically notified that there’s new content. If you’ve submitted it to iTunes, or any other podcatchers that accepted RSS feed submissions, it will show up there, too.

What if you don’t have a website set up for generating RSS feeds? Well, no problem: you can set up your podcast on Spreaker, and it will automatically generate the RSS feed for you. In fact, we give you the ability to share both your Show and Profile RSS feeds. To do so, here are the three steps you need to follow:

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Why are podcasts the new blogs?

Feb 2,2016 / By Chiara Sagramola / 1 Comment

Do you remember how, ten years ago, we were all obsessed with blogs? And how many times you said (or you’ve been told) “you should start writing a blog”? Suddenly, even your grandma had a blog about gardening tips.

Don’t you think it’s the same now, with podcasts? And doesn’t it seems awkwardly amazing to listen to your grandma’s voice talking about how to keep your cyclamen from dying in the winter? It’s amazing!

It is undeniable that podcasts are living their golden age and that the ingredients are basically three: easy-to-use platforms, professionalism, and incisive content creation – the same successful ingredients for putting together a successful blog. So, what’s the difference? And which one is better?

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How to submit your podcast to the iTunes Store

May 15,2015 / By Tonia / 4 Comments

One of the key things you can focus on in order to gain listeners is Distribution.

Sharing your podcast on other platforms is a good start to boost your audience, and iTunes is a guaranteed network.

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Feature Update: New Enabled Formats!

Jun 24,2011 / By Tonia / No Comment

Hey guys from now on you won’t have to wait hours converting you files into mp3s, but will be able to upload them directly to Spreaker. Starting today the following formats are supported:

-AAC
-3gp / 3gpp
-mp4 / m4a

Space is now available for all of your iTunes tracks and those cool and fun recordings previously shared with friends. Now you can use and transmit them with Spreaker.

Happy broadcasting!

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