PUBLISHING YOUR PODCASTS

You need to upload your files to a media host and then publish them on the popular platforms from there. Here are four major podcast hosts

BUZZSPROUT

BUZZSPROUT.COM

BUZZSPROUT LISTS IN ALL OF THE TOP PODCAST DIRECTORIES. IT’S FREE FOR 90 DAYS, AND HAS DIFFERENT PRICE PLANS DEPENDING ON HOW MANY HOURS YOU WANT TO UPLOAD EACH MONTH. SEE STATS SUCH AS YOUR TOTAL DOWNLOADS OVER TIME, WHAT APPS PEOPLE ARE USING TO LISTEN TO YOUR PODCAST, AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING FROM.

CAPTIVATE

CAPTIVATE.FM

CAPTIVATE HAS A CLEAN INTERFACE THAT’S EASY FOR BEGINNERS TO NAVIGATE AROUND. THERE’S SOLID STATS FOR EVERY USER (STARTING AT $19) NOT JUST THOSE ON THE HIGHEST PRICE PLANS. YOU GET UNLIMITED PODCASTS/RSS FEEDS FOR ONE PRICE PER MONTH – AND ONLY PAY EXTRA FOR MORE DOWNLOADS.

TRANSISTOR

TRANSISTOR.FM

TRANSISTOR IS PRICED BETWEEN $19$99 PER MONTH. LIKE BUZZSPROUT, IT SHOWS YOU WHAT APPS PEOPLE ARE USING TO LISTEN TO YOUR SHOW, AND OFFERS ADVANCED ANALYTICS. THE SITE ALSO FEATURES CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AS WELL AS A GUIDE FOR GETTING

YOUR PODCAST OUT ON ITS ‘HOW PODCASTING WORKS’ PAGE.

SIMPLECAST

SIMPLECAST.COM

SIMPLECAST OFFERS ONE-CLICK PUBLISHING TO APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY AND OTHER MAJOR DIRECTORIES. THE BASIC $15 A MONTH PACKAGE IS IDEAL FOR BEGINNERS AND PROVIDES UNLIMITED STORAGE AND UPLOADS, A CUSTOMISABLE SHOW WEBSITE WITH CUSTOM DOMAIN, AND 20,000 DOWNLOADS PER MONTH.