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Additional Analytics Data and Headliner Integration

Today we release two exciting new additions to the Castos platform: new data points in your Castos analytics dashboard, and the integration of the Headliner audiogram tool. These additional data points are in response to hearing you, our customers, loud and clear when you say: More Data, We Want More Data Better, more accurate, and ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 4 min read
private-podcasts
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How To Create A Private Podcast for a Company or Membership Site

Are you wondering whether to create a private podcast? Wondering what tools do you need to get started? Creating a private podcast is a popular way to distribute information to employees, members, or a specific list of people. While traditional podcasts are available to the general public, a password-protected RSS feed grants access only to ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 11 min read
castos features
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4 Castos Features That Make Us Better Than The Rest

When we started Castos, our goal was to support podcasters in any way we can. We wanted to make podcasting as simple and pain-free as possible so you can focus on creating great content and growing your audience. That goal is still alive today. Over time, we've created more Castos features that serve that purpose. ... Read more

Dennis Hammer
Dennis Hammer · · 8 min read
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Product Update: Enhanced Podcast Landing Pages & Better Onboarding

Today, we released two exciting updates to the Castos platform: enhanced podcast landing pages and an even better onboarding experience. These updates are a result of wanting to give our customers more control over their content from the get-go. We're committed to helping you podcast on you own terms and for us, that means being ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 5 min read
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How Castos And Seriously Simple Podcasting Work Together

One of the hallmarks of the Castos platform is giving you the option to publish your podcast content wherever you'd like. Specifically, this means you can publish new podcasts and their respective episodes:   If you choose the latter, where you will manage your podcast via WordPress with the help of our Seriously Simple Podcasting ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 8 min read
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Improved Audience Insights

Today we released a much-anticipated update to our analytics platform that will result in clearer, more robust, and more flexible data for your podcasts. But before we dig into the details of the updates, a bit of background about how analytics work in the podcasting space. Generally, there are two approaches that podcast platforms like ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 5 min read
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How To Add ID3 Tags To Your Audio Files in 4 Easy Steps

When you’re getting ready to publish your podcast episodes, you’ll first want to add ID3 tags to your MP3 files. ID3 tags are a form of metadata, which is a form of SEO that will help your audience find you and find out more about you. These tags tell your audience things like the title ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 2 min read
Customizing your podcast subscribe links
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Customizing Your Podcast Subscribe Links

At the time of writing this article the most popular feature requested by our users is the ability to add more subscribe links. We love feedback like this, and we're in the process of updating the Castos app and the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin to support this. However, it is currently possible to make changes ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 5 min read
Seriously Simple Podcasting -version 1.19.18 release
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Seriously Simple Podcasting -version 1.19.18 release

Today we released version 1.19.18 of our Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin, which includes a few smaller updates and one big change. In the past, if you wanted to migrate your podcast from another hosting platform (or any external RSS feed really) into your WordPress site, you would have had to contact us to import your ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 1 min read
How to Speak Slowly
Development

“I Talk Too Fast!” Here's How to Speak Slowly on Your Podcast

As a podcast host, your content isn’t your only concern. Your delivery is just as important, so it’s critical that you understand how to speak slowly. Why is fast talking a problem? Because it usually leads to confusion. Podcast listeners are naturally lazy. They don’t want to work hard to understand your episodes. If you ... Read more

Dennis Hammer
Dennis Hammer · · 8 min read
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Let Your Creative Side Run Wild With Unlimited Podcast Storage

Post originally published September 28, 2017. Podcasting is a creative endeavour, which means you need freedom and the right tools to create the best content for your audience. If you’re bound by limitations, your content will never be as powerful and engaging as it could be.  At Castos, our goal has always been to be ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 8 min read
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Repurpose Your Podcast Content For YouTube

Today is a big day for us here at Castos because we're announcing a new tool that is all-but-guaranteed to grow your podcast listenership. We all know that iTunes is really just a wonderful search engine that lets podcast listeners find and subscribe to our podcasts, right? But did you know that YouTube is the ... Read more

Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt · · 2 min read