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Craig Hewitt is the founder and CEO of Castos, a podcast hosting platform serving 40,000+ brands. He's produced over 500 podcast episodes, helped launch 10,000+ shows, and has been in the podcasting industry since 2015. Craig has been featured in tech, startup, and podcasting publications like Startups For The Rest Of Us, PodNews, Mixergy, and dozens of other popular podcasts and YouTube channels. He also has spoken and sponsored Podcast Movement, the premier conference for podcasters. He is a supporter of PodcastIndex and the Podcasting 2.0 tag set.
My guest today is Jason Aron. Jason is a successful director and cinematographer who has made the leap into podcasting. He has done some fabulous documentary and live stream work which has prepared him for the standard podcast format. The show is called Jason Aron Manifest and is primarily focused on the behind-the-scenes aspect of ... Read more
Welcome to the first episode of Podcast Hackers! I’m your host, Craig Hewitt. Today, I welcome Enrico Lugnan to the show. Enrico is a social media marketing strategist for the social media marketing agency, Avenik. He shares with me the ups and downs of launching Avenik’s podcast called The Avenik Interviews. Enrico and his team ... Read more
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Today the Castos team released several new updates to both our Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin as well as to the Castos hosting platform. Both of these give our users more robust functionality to both platforms as well as resolution to an edge case that we've seen a few times previously. Also included are two GiHub ... Read more
The podcasting world has come a long ways in the past few years. Shows have grown exponentially in popularity, advertisers are coming into the mix, and new shows are starting every day. But, there is still one central question that almost everyone asks when they're just starting a new show: "How can I record good ... Read more
What makes Castos podcast hosting different than the rest? Well, we're glad you asked... Playback Analytics Podcast analytics are tough. Believe us, we just spent the last 6 months building an analytics platform that really makes a difference. Sure we can show you how many people listened to an episode, and what type of device ... Read more
In the last 12 months our team has been hard at work creating a better podcasting tool for all of our users. We very much hope that has reflected in the functionality and support of the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin that we all enjoy. And today we're taking another big step in that direction, with ... Read more
Earlier this year at Apple’s WWDC annual conference, they announced some awesome new features coming for podcasters. In iOS 11, there will be some new tags and features that many of us have been begging for. Fortunately, Apple listened by creating new iOS tags to improve the listening and content creation experiences. All of the ... Read more
Launching a podcast is a complex process requiring time to properly plan and strategize how to start your show on the right foot. Here's a guide of exactly what you need to get your podcast launched the right way so you can start growing your audience from day one. Checklist of What You Need to ... Read more
Today the Seriously Simple Podcasting team is excited to announce the release of Version 1.17. This is our second major release in the last 4 months, and as with the previous one this brings with it some really exciting additions and changes to the way we help you manage your podcast. Here’s a few highlights ... Read more
Looking for the best podcast editing software? You're in the right place. In this article, you'll find the best audio editors for your show, from free tools to advanced pro options. Do you actually need to edit your show? Yes, and that's for a very simple reason: No one records perfect audio. Not even the ... Read more
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