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    Is Individual Podcast Episode Artwork Worth The Effort?

    If you’ve been podcasting for a while, you may remember when Apple Podcasts announced this “podcast episode artwork” functionality back in 2023. The idea was that in addition to your overall podcast artwork, you could upload a separate 3000×3000 pixel thumbnail image for each new episode. Sounds great, right? At the time, I was worried that this was just Apple Podcast’s way of turning into YouTube, and I’ll admit that I had split opinions on the point of this new feature. On the one hand, having individual podcast episode world would then show up as a little visual preview whenever someone browses your podcast feed on Apple Podcasts or other…

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    10 Free Podcasting Tools You Need to Try

    Podcasting costs can quickly rack up, but with these 10 free podcasting tools you can learn how to keep your podcast outgoings down.

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    ‘How to grow your podcast audience’ has to be one of the most popular questions that I hear podcasters ask. But what I often see is podcasters overlooking the basics of podcast growth and think that they need to turn to more complicated (and sometimes expensive) forms of promotion in order to get more podcast listeners. In this post, we’re going to break down how you could be standing in the way of growing your own podcast audience and what you can do to up the number of podcast listeners. We Get Stuck in a Routine Humans are habitual creatures and we don’t like to rock the status quo. And…

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    Being on multiple podcasting directories can help you grow your podcast, as well as ensure that your podcast distribution gets you in front of the right listeners for your show.

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    Is Buzzsprout the best podcast hosting platform for you? Find out in this in-depth review that covers all the features and benefits of using Buzzsprout.

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    How to Get Your Podcast on Spotify: A Beginner’s Guide

    If you're looking to expand your podcast's reach, uploading to Spotify is a great way to do it. This guide will show you how to get started and get your content in front of more listeners.

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    Podcasts Are Now Available on YouTube Music – What This Means for Podcasters

    Finally, it’s here! Podcasts for YouTube! That’s right, just last week YouTube made their announcement that you can now listen to podcasts on YouTube Music. There’s just one catch. This new feature is currently only available in the USA and is on a gradual roll-out; so even if you are in the US, you might not have access to this feature yet. However, anyone can now list a playlist as a Podcast on YouTube itself.

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