Understanding Podcast Hosting Features
Every Facebook has the question, "where should I host my podcast" about six times a day and every response gets about 17 replies. I realize that question is sometimes confused by the different features, and business plans so this episode is here to help you understand podcast hosting companies.
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Topics:
01:52 Question of the Month 02:28 Novel Marketing 03:46 Does One Media Host Deliver More Downloads? 08:58 IAB Statistics 10:37 Are IAB Stats Important? 12:22 Will Switching Hosts Bring More Downloads? 13:12 Storage 14:14 Downloads 15:22 What Kindof Stats? 16:23 Demographic Data? 17:08 Podcast Website 18:28 Private Podcasts 18:57 Dynamic Ad Insertion 20:47 Support 21:32 Transcripts 21:54 Audiograms 22:24 Media Hosting Business Models 22:40 Free Media Hosts 24:42 Why Free Media Hosts Fail 25:26 Limited Uploads - Unlimited Downloads 26:16 Unlimited Uploaded - Limited/Pricier Downloads 27:16 Unlimited Everything 27:42 Opinion My Criteria 31:18 Join the School of Podcasting 31:58 How to Choose? 35:07 Opinion on Transcripts 36:48 Opinion Audiograms 38:36 Opinion on Anchor.fm 42:00 Opinion on I Can't Afford It 42:31 Opinion- Busines Models 45:37 Opinion - All Things Unlimited 47:08 Facebook is Useless 49:17 Opinion: WordPress Feeds 51:53 be Careful Switching Hosts
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00:00 - Untitled
02:13 - Question of the Month
02:49 - Novel Marketing
04:07 - Does One Media Host Deliver More Downloads?
09:19 - IAB Statistics
10:58 - Are IAB Stats Important?
12:43 - Will Switching Hosts Bring More Downloads?
13:33 - Storage
14:35 - Downloads
15:43 - What Kindof Stats?
16:44 - Demographic Data?
17:29 - Podcast Website
18:49 - Private Podcasts
19:18 - Dynamic Ad Insertion
21:08 - Support
21:53 - Transcripts
22:16 - Audiograms
22:45 - Media Hosting Business Models
23:01 - Free Media Hosts
25:03 - Why Free Media Hosts Fail
25:47 - Limited Uploads - Unlimited Downloads
26:37 - Unlimited Uploaded - Limited/Pricier Downloads
27:37 - Unlimited Everything
28:03 - Opinion My Criteria
31:39 - Join the School of Podcasting
32:19 - How to Choose?
35:28 - Opinion on Transcripts
37:09 - Opinion Audigrams
38:57 - Opinion on Anchor.fm
42:21 - Opinion on I Can't Afford It
42:52 - Opinion- Busines Models
45:58 - Opinion - All Things Unlimited
47:29 - Facebook is Useless
49:38 - Opinion: WordPress Feeds
52:14 - be Careful Switching Hosts