Do you use ID3 tags? If not, no worries. It's only used in very unique circumstances.

There are reasons you might want to number your episodes in the title of your post. Also, there are reasons you might not want to.

We talked yesterday about why you need a website.  Here are my top 6 web hosting platforms and why (Plus a few I don't recommend). 

Do you need a website for your podcast?  YES! Here are my 5 reasons.

Do you do advertising in your show?  Do you WANT to do advertising in your show? 

I don't care how you listen to Podcast Help Desk.  I just want you to listen. 

How long should your Podcast Episode be? Only as long as it needs to be to get what you want to say, said. Period.

Do you need good shownotes? Yes, you should put SOMETHING for the search engines to find.

Today I talk about keeping your podcast simple.  Simple to use, simple to subscribe, simple to produce, simple to post and keeping the website easy to manage.  Complicated always turns out to be harder than simple. 

I go into the history of Podcast Help Desk and why I am doing #NaPodPoMo in 2020. This podcast is posted on PodcastHelpDesk.com.  Go there and subscribe!

I I will be joining with a bunch of other podcasters this year doing National Podcast Post Month in November. That is 30 episodes in 30 days for the entire month of November. This will be the 4th or 5th time trying it for me.  I've succeeded once a couple of years ago on Mike Dell's World. On November 30th I will tell you some exciting news (To me anyway) about Podcast Help Desk going forward. Check out NaPodPoMo.org for what it's about.  You may want to do it too! See ya on the...

Free Speech,Spotify, Podcast Index, REAL podcast apps and more on today's show!

I'm doing an experiment for Show Notes. This text is typed in the iTunes Summary tag

Just a quick note to let you know I will no longer be on Spotify with this show. IF you are listening there, please go to podcasthelpdesk.com and resubscribe using another platform by September 7th, 2020. Thank You!  

I took my portable setup on a walk in the woods in a industrial park. I talked about RSS, big shows vs. Indie shows, Joe Rogan's deal with Spotify and a bunch more. Recorded using a dynamic clip on microphone from Shure. (SM11 - Not 10 something like I said in the show) More from the studio on the next episode!

The results are in!  Thank you for those that reported what you saw in your app of choice. I put different images in different places. I put a Green logo image in the ID3 tags (embedded in the mp3 file),  A Blue logo image in the RSS image ( Called "iTunes image" in the item level of the RSS feed) A  Green and blue imgage in the body of the post (Featured image) and the feed has the normal Orange logo image for the overall podcast artwork. Here is what we have found so far:   (will be...

In today's episode I am testing what episode artwork shows up in which apps and directories again.   Things are changing and I want to see what apps show which artowrk.   I have an RSS image for this episode with blue type, an ID3 tag image with Green Type and the normal orange type from my logo in the main show level artwork.   Let me know which one you see.  email [email protected] I will report back what I have found.

I am going to leave PodcastHelpDesk active.  Just going on 'indefinite Hiatus"  or "once in a while" mode.    So no expectations of an episode every week or even every month, but I will put stuff in this feed once in a while.    Stay subscribed! Thank to everyone that contacted me and your thoughts and suggestions were appreciated! You will always be able to find me at MikeDell.com and PodcastInsider.com 

Looking for some help here.  What do you think I should do with this podcast?   I am not consistent (as you can tell) and I want to pair down the number of shows I feel obligated to do. Should I leave it online and just let it podfade and exist?  Or should I kill it and erase it’s existence? Let me know, [email protected] I will continue to do Mike Dell’s World (mikedell.com) but as for the rest of the shows, I don’t think so.   (Of course, PodcastInsider.com will continue)  

What is going to happen to podcasting in 2020? Who knows, but i make some predictions and ramble about podcast topics at random in this informal Podcast Help Desk episode. Catch me on Evo's Podcast Pontifications as the Guest-host. Use my promo code at Blubrry.com for a free month. Catch you next year!

Typed into the "iTunes" summary box *** This should be a live link  Please let me know what you see above this line in the "show notes", "Episode notes" or "Description" on your app and what app you are listening on. [email protected]. Today I talk about Anchor, Spotify and if they are "bad" or good, and if it's good to have one dominant platform that people listen on.   You should promote your own website for your podcast and give everyone links to the platforms you are on from there....

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Every part of my studio, other than the mic boom and cable is new.  The Rodecaster Pro has replaced a whole rack of stuff.  I gush about how much Love this thing.  It may not be perfect but man-o-man does it make things a bunch easier for most average podcasters. I also talk about the other podcasts I'm doing including the new (ish) one I'm doing for Blubrry Podcasting called "Podcast Insider" (www.podcastinsider.com) with Todd Cochrane and sometimes Barry Kantz or MacKenzie Bennett.  It's...

A quick update of what is going on with Podcast Help Desk and Blubrry. Will be at Podcast Movement with "Podcast Help Desk" office hours.  Stop by the booth if you need some help with your show's tech. Win a Rodecaster Pro by entering Blubrry's record a promo contest at the Blubrry booth. Podcast Help Desk News RIP.    I killed it.  It was fun while it lasted on Alexa.   Check out Blubrry's new official podcast at PodcastInsider.com