Apple
In a move that's set to shake up the podcast listening landscape, Apple has announced that its popular Apple Podcasts platform is now accessible via web browsers. This significant development means that for the first time, users without Apple devices – particularly Android users – can now search, discover, and
Engagement
Podcasters are thirsty for ways to grow their shows and build community around their work. The elusive "up and to the right" on your podcast dashboard isn't something that comes easy. I'd also argue that it's not the most important metric for
Podcasting
“Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts.” How many times have you said that as you close out your podcast episode or during the mid-show break? And when it comes to sharing on your favorite social media site, which link do you share? Apple? Spotify? RSS? If you want
Audiosigma
The Audiosigma MikeHero DSP is the best piece of podcast equipment I've purchased since my desktop mounted boom arm. No other device has operated with such simplicity and elegance — leaving as big of an impact on my podcasting production as these two PCB boards bolted together. While I
Podcasting
How much does it cost to start a podcast? If you’re doing a monologue, talking about your life’s work, you could probably start a podcast for next to nothing. You can even get a free hosting account from a podcast hosting company like RSS.com (they sponsored my
Podcasting
Google is not the podcasting savior youre looking for0:00/616.7511× Google+ Google Wave Google Reader Google cough podcast app All shutdown by Google, which incase you’ve forgotten, owns YouTube. That list only scratches the surface of the once innovative products laid to waste by the juggernaut. There’
Podcast Setup
Hey there, podcast fans! I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Christie, the host of the Earth Care podcast, and let me tell you, her setup and approach to podcasting are truly inspiring. Sarah's on a mission to make climate change an approachable conversation for everyone, and her
Podcast Apps
If you’ve been hearing about this Podcasting 2.0 thing over the last few years — or even few months — you might be wrestling to wrap your head around it. Terms like: V4V, Sats, boosts, and bitcoin might even scare you away from wanting to go deeper. I don’t
Podcast Tutorial
The great thing about starting a podcast? There are no rules. The bad thing about starting a podcast? There are no rules. When I’m asked, “How should I start the intro of my podcast?” I can’t help but press the :shrug: emoji symbol. Who am I to tell
Apple
Transcripts are now available in the Apple podcast app. The highlight of this story? Apple is using the Podcasting 2.0 RSS tag to load transcripts, which other indie podcast apps and podcast hosts, have been using for years. While it’s just a tiny part of a much more
Updates
For the last year this website was hosted on the open source Ghost platform. For those of you that don’t know, I’ve held a 15+ year career in the WordPress space. From running my own agency, to hosting the leading podcast covering WordPress news. If you’re a
AI Tools
I've been on the fence about using AI for a while. Every time I asked ChatGPT to write a draft to a blog post, or to highlight some nuanced areas of my career topic of 'WordPress,' it failed miserably – much to the chagrin of my Twitter