E31 - Where to Host Your Podcast - Anchor vs Buzzsprout vs Libsyn

EPISODE 31 - 

Where to Host Your Podcast - Anchor vs Buzzsprout vs Libsyn

Anchor:

https://anchor.fm/

• - Free, no monthly cap to how many episodes that you can upload


• - Free has a downside - people starting a podcast and then abandoning them clogging up the podcast "sink" with throw away podcasts


• Free music resources - intros, music beds, transitions - free to use!


• Can record directly on Anchor - I don't, I use Audacity.


• Allows video podcasts distributed directly to Spotify only (at the time of this recording)


• simple to use


• Not much community or training


• support has always been good to date for me

Buzzsprout:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/

• If you want to try podcasting for free - this is a better option in my books because Buzzsprout will remove your free episodes after a certain date - cleaner than Anchor in that way


• Better stats than Anchor - comparable to Libsyn


• Has paid option - when you start paying - you must continue to pay to keep your podcast active - stop paying, podcast is removed from all players!


• Monthly plans are based on total hours used - different tiers available.


• I prefer to think in terms of time - easier to plan and if there is a short amount of time left at the end of the month, use it up with a bonus episode/content


• Great support, training and communication


• Easy to connect to podcast players (Apple, Google, Spotify etc.) 

Libsyn:

https://libsyn.com/

• Pretty popular option - often mentioned by older podcasters 


• has been there for a long time


• Great support, training and communication


• A bit of a learning curve for newbies


• No free monthly plan - Why? Big miss


• Monthly plans based on file size instead of amount of time used - seems clunky, requires explanation and extra work to figure out the size of your files


• it's not the size that counts, it is the time!

Great video on Libsyn vs Buzzsprout

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