232 Podcast Artwork Breakdown and Podcaster Tips for Leaving Twitter

12/06/22 • 70 min

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Libsyn UI update, have you checked out Libsyn Studio, and OMGosh Libsyn Connect plus all of your questions answered in an upcoming Ask Me Anything with Dave our newly minted Director of Education and Yvette our Senior Product Manager! Welcoming Taylor Kirch as director of product management.

Plus, all the Twitter alternatives, feedback on podcast artwork, what is the idea length of a podcast, rebranding and relaunching, oh that Samsung Dalvik stats stuff, and mean and median download numbers.

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We’d love to hear from you!

Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
2:40 PROMO 1: Business Strategy (For Weenie ADHDprenerus)
3:12 Rob and Elsie conversation
4:08 All the Libsyn updates! UI
5:14 Libsyn Studio
6:06 Libsyn Connect
8:28 Hey! We have an AMA with Yvette and Dave
9:58 Taylor Kirch is our new director of product management!
10:44 Updates on all the new Twitter options: Post and Hive
Thoughts on podcasters leaving Twitter
19:20 Streamyard now has local recordings for their plans
25:26 The artwork breakdown! (you can watch the YouTube channel)
26:50 Back Look Cinema
31:12 Fit Fizz Podcast
32:20 The Language of Bromance
33:57 Route 66 Podcast
36:59 Mics that we use to podcast on the go
40:08 PROMO 2: Flowers for the Culture
40:46 What is the ideal length for a podcast?
42:00 Optimizing your shownotes when copy/pasting
44:03 Best practices for rebranding and relaunching existing podcasts
47:22 A message from Mike Russell
49:28 How much to charge for ads, feed drops, etc
52:30 Podcast listening is good for your mental health
55:41 Is listening to podcasts better than watching them?
56:31 Dalvik - Samsung spike of downloads, what happened and how it was resolved
1:00:42 PROMO 3: Telehell
1:01: 32 Stats mean and median numbers
1:03:15 Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

Where have we been and where are we going

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
2:40 PROMO 1: Business Strategy (For Weenie ADHDprenerus)
3:12 Rob and Elsie conversation
4:08 All the Libsyn updates! UI
5:14 Libsyn Studio
6:06 Libsyn Connect
8:28 Hey! We have an AMA with Yvette and Dave
9:58 Taylor Kirch is our new director of product management!
10:44 Updates on all the new Twitter options: Post and Hive
Thoughts on podcasters leaving Twitter
19:20 Streamyard now has local recordings for their plans
25:26 The artwork breakdown! (you can watch the YouTube channel)
26:50 Back Look Cinema
31:12 Fit Fizz Podcast
32:20 The Language of Bromance
33:57 Route 66 Podcast
36:59 Mics that we use to podcast on the go
40:08 PROMO 2: Flowers for the Culture
40:46 What is the ideal length for a podcast?
42:00 Optimizing your shownotes when copy/pasting
44:03 Best practices for rebranding and relaunching existing podcasts
47:22 A message from Mike Russell
49:28 How much to charge for ads, feed drops, etc
52:30 Podcast listening is good for your mental health
55:41 Is listening to podcasts better than watching them?
56:31 Dalvik - Samsung spike of downloads, what happened and how it was resolved
1:00:42 PROMO 3: Telehell
1:01: 32 Stats mean and median numbers
1:03:15 Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

Where have we been and where are we going

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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231 Studio, Connect and The Great Twitter Migration

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Libsyn Studio update, a special live recording of The Feed, Libsyn 5 refresh is live plus feedback on Libsyn Connect, the great Twitter migration, clarifying platform TOSs, the impact of being everywhere, tools for podcast planning in 2023, getting fired because of your podcast, the indypod census and as always download stats, this time, geographic and user agent.

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you!

Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
1:08 Interested in getting access to Libsyn Studio email yvette(at)libsyn(dot)com!
2:35 PROMO 1: Copaganda
3:14 Rob and Elsie conversation
3:59 We'll be recording a LIVE EPISODE OF THE FEED on November 30!
5:24 The Libsyn 5 refresh is live - let us know if you have any feedback product(at)libsyn(dot)com
7:32 A Libsyn Connect testimonial
10:44 The great Twitter migration, and where podcasters are going
13:32 Diving into Mastodon
32:00 When TOS are scary and how Libsyn solves that problem
35:28 Audio feedback from Mark on why it's awesome to be everywhere
39:32 Tools for podcast planning in 2023
41:24 Follow up from Rob on podcast artwork feedback
42:56 Looking for a computer voice over solution
47:50 When you update an episode with a new file where does it remain, and where does it change?
52:22 PROMO 2: Within The Realm
53:02 Do you need help with fixing a piece of audio?
54:48 Is it possible to get fired for having a podcast?
55:49 Losing 2 podcast hosting companies, Hipcast and Sounder with a pivot
56:28 Deadline for the submitting for the 2023 Ambies is November 18
57:13 Are people listening to the audio or watching the video for podcasts?
59:54 Does the industry include video views as podcast downloads for shows? Or it is still seen as separate
1:04:02 How to gage podcast listenership
1:06:17 PROMO 3: That's All Funny
1:06:52 Stats: geographic and user agent
1:11:31 Where have we been?
Where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

Where have we been and where are we going

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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