It's important to take care of your podcast gear, regardless of the original cost. Podcasters should take the time to clean, properly store and travel with their podcasting gear such as microphones, headphones, mixers, recorders, etc.
News

Apple info: Todd got an email from an Apple Podcasts employee with some info about what Apple is doing with PodcastsConnect.apple.com 

Netflix hires first head of podcasts

How do people find your show in the podcast apps?  This is a study by Podnews about which apps search what about your podcast.

Newsweek launches its first podcast, The Debate

Bring your podcast to Samsung devices

British Podcast Awards winners announced

Best Practice
Studio Hygiene, how to take care of your gear.

Keep it clean (dust free is best!)

If you have to set it up to do your show every time, find a good place to store your gear. A protective case, dedicated drawer or shelf, a towel or cloth cover never hurt.

Cables are fragile. Don’t roll them too many times.

If it’s in a set location, limit access to that location. Keep pets, kids, significant others and coworkers away from it if at all possible.

You can also tape down cables so they don’t move around or get caught by someone.

Double check your settings on everything before you record. Never assume that it will always hold settings and that it will always work the same way. Do a 10 second record test before you start your show to make sure you’re getting a good capture.

Power down anything you can while not in use.

Blubrry News

Let your audience do the content creation for you by David Day

2021 Mid Year Podcast Report from Troy Price

Try out our new Android app! (iOS coming soon)

PowerPress webinar replay here: https://youtu.be/iGcNR8J3cXg Next one is on July 20th at 3:30pm EST, sign up here.

Write up about Todd’s panel with Rob Walch at Radio Inc.

Mike will be speaking at Podcast Movement on the virtual track: Why podcasters need a website for their podcast. Even if you can’t go to Nashville next month, check out the virtual version.
Is RSS going away? From the New Media Show this week.

Blubrry Pro Tips
What to do next? Giving your listeners specific actions to take after listening to your podcast, most importantly sending them to your website.

Interview: Meet the Team
Jeff Levine, Marketing Manager 

Question(s) of the Week 
Question: David asks, “There was a typo in the post title of my latest episode. I just fixed it on WordPress. How long does a change like that typically take to filter out to the podcast apps?”
Answer: It depends on the app. As with everything RSS based, it will refresh on the app or directory the next time that app or directory (or your listener) pulls the feed. Sometimes things like that can take longer than a new episode. If it doesn’t change in a reasonable time (day or so), It will the next time you publish an episode.
This goes for any publishing platform, not just WordPress / PowerPress.
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