In this course-style podcast we’ll look at the ways that Podcasting 2.0 features – also known as tags – can help podcast creators with discovery, interactivity, and monetization, and help listeners to support and contribute to the success of their favourite shows.
If you're looking for answers to the questions:
What is the feature?
Why is it good?
How do I do it?
You're in the right place.
Don't expect an easy ride; there is homework!
Turn tokens in your TrueFans digital wallet into money you can spend in the outside world.
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Let's have a look at what's changed in the way you can boost, comment or super comment in modern podcast apps.
This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previous episode of Podcasting…
A few updates from one of my favourite Podcasting 2.0 features today: Podroll – or Recommendations.
Exciting news, Pocket Casts has joined TrueFans in supporting this feature. I’ll walk you through h…
The way to find a transcript for a podcast on Pocket Casts and Fountain has changed, and here's what you need to know.
This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previous episode of Po…
Pocket Casts has rolled out support for the funding tag, making it easier than ever for listeners to support their favourite podcasts.
This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previo…
We hone in on how to locate the Chapters feature in the Fountain app.
This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previous episode of Podcasting 2.0 in Practice.
If you are new to the s…
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This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previous episode of Podcasting 2.0 in Practice.
If you are new to the subject of Pod…
The unexpected finale.
A reflection on the twists and turns of this project, a last piece of homework, and lots of thank yous.
Let me know what you want to hear next!
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As we start to wind up this podcast course highlighting just a few Podcasting 2.0 features that I think will be most useful for podcasters and listeners, and the easiest to get to grips with and actu…
Now that you understand what some of the Podcasting 2.0 features do, it's time to learn a little about how they get there!
Sam Sethi joins me to explain more about the RSS feed, tags, the namespace an…
How to deposit 'real' money to the TrueFans and Fountain podcast apps so you have funds for boosting and streaming should you want them. You'll also learn how creators can withdraw funds they've rece…
Now you've got the hang of sending micropayments to podcasts through boosts, super comments or by streaming, perhaps you'd like to top up your digital wallet with money so you can continue with all t…
Learn how to stream payments per minute to creators, including setting the amount you want to pay on an episode-by-episode basis or as a default payment for all the podcasts you listen to.
Tasks:
You can support any podcast by paying small amounts per minute of listening time by enabling the streaming option in Podcasting 2.0 listening apps.
Fountain.fm's Oscar Merry joins me to explain how th…
Learn how to send boosts, comments, and super comments – without dipping in to your own physical wallet, yet – to deserving creators.
Tasks:
Listeners and podcasters connect: a case study.
This is the story of how I communicated and became friends with the hosts of Buzzcast and Podnews Weekly Review (my favourite podcasts about podcasting…
Gift micropayments (small amounts of money of your choosing) to the podcasts you love without leaving your modern podcast app.
Boosts (we'll talk about streaming too soon!) are in-app payments that al…
If we want podcast apps and hosting companies to implement the features we like, we need to communicate our needs directly—after all, they’re not mind readers!
From simple feedback to organized group…
Let's look at the ways you can start tapping into the potential of podroll, even though the name and implementation of this feature are a bit up in the air!!!
Tasks:
Recommend podcasts you value to your listeners and share the love.
With podroll, creators can curate a list of shows that align with their content and audience interests. In this episode, Buzzsprout's…