THE PODCAST ACCELERATOR

My good friend and Captivate advisor, Daniel J. Lewis, has this weekend released the data showing we're now at one MILLION active podcasts in Apple Podcasts. What does that mean for your show right now? Let's take a look see…

During the current pandemic, we're seeing more and more people flock to begin their podcasts, so much so, it'll probably become a meme at some point! But, there are two types of podcasters starting up: the long haulers and the knee jerkers. Let's have a chat here about some podcasting realism to help you through this.

Right now in podcasting, the main success metric for most shows is the number of downloads that each episode receives. But, what we're really striving for is listeners, right? Is there a way to find out how much of an episode a listener has listened to?

At the heart of every great platform is a passionate, personal and conscientious support & experience team. Our Rebel Base Media team are the best in the business, working not only on Captivate but Podcast Websites and Podcast Success Academy, too. Let me introduce you to them!

Podcast downloads can be confusing and in particular, what “counts” as a download isn't always as clear as it could be so on this episode I'm joined by Rebel Base Media co-founder, CTO and the tech geek behind Captivate's engineering, Kieran McKeefery, for a dive into exactly how podcast downloads are counted.

Did you know that Apple Podcasts reviews podcasts manually right now? Well, they do and that can mean that you have to wait a little for your show to be approved. Here's how it works.

Podcasting is getting “easier”, but there will always be questions. One that comes up time and time again for new podcasters is about what exactly an RSS feed does. So, here's a simple, no jargon explanation!

Starting a podcast is fraught with decisions and the microphone that you use is one of the most important pieces of your early podcasting journey. But, which mic should you choose to get started with, especially if you're budget conscious?

Say what, Mark? Your video setup for podcasting?! As more podcasters look to extend their reach, I want to spend a little time today discussing my video setup so that you have a head start if YOU want to start introducing video to your podcast's marketing mix.

We all need help from time to time and when it comes to podcasting, there're fewer people better to help you than your podcast hosting company's team of podcasting and tech geeks. But, you need to help us to help you, here's how you can do that.