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The SoundCloud podcasting service gives you a pretty useless RSS feed. Problem 3: The RSS feed that SoundCloud give you is separate to your blog or website G - SoundCloud Support November 10, 2014 We have to check that there is no copyrighted content though, and this can take time. They review each one individually, but this can take Ah yes, we accept most applications. Gįor the time being, you have to apply, and wait for them to review each one. That’s an eternity when it comes to the social web! I did ask them about this, and they just replied to say that they are working on Watch this space Ian, we’re working on it. The podcasting service from SoundCloud has been in beta for well over a year now. Technically you don’t have to apply for the podcasting beta since there is a workaround to get a link to your mp3 files, but it’s still worth applying. However, you might not want to use their podcast feed service (see problem 3).

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Update – the Soundcloud podcasting service is now open to all. Problem 2: You have to apply for the podcasting plan which is in beta However, there is a way round this which I will cover later. Podcasting feeds need to link to the audio file for each episode as an “enclosure”, and unfortunately SoundCloud doesn’t offer that out of the box. If subscribers use your blog or website’s RSS feed, their podcast app won’t see any podcast tracks because the SoundCloud player doesn’t link to an mp3 file. Your podcast subscribers need a feed to subscribe to. It’s easy to assume that just embedding a SoundCloud track in a blog post or page gives you a podcast. It’s basically down to the following disadvantages: Problem 1: Just embedding the SoundCloud player into your posts doesn’t give you a podcast feed. So, why aren’t many podcasters using SoundCloud despite all these advantages? That includes the number of plays, likes, comments, reposts and downloads as well as the location (country and city) of the listeners and the page that the episode was listened on. You also get some very detailed analytics, especially with the unlimited plan. It’s not quite unlimited, but I think almost everyone would struggle to upload more than the limit of 30hrs per week and 2Gb per track! When you compare the pricing with other providers it’s amazing value. As it uses HTML5 it displays on smartphones, tablets and computers and you can even customize the look and feel.įinally, you can upload unlimited episodes with the SoundCloud unlimited plan. It’s also easy to embed soundcloud episodes into your blog posts using the Soundcloud player. This has a huge advantage to podcasters, because you can grow a community around your podcast and extend its reach- with your audience sharing and liking episodes. It’s got a social networking aspect to it. As well as a place for people to host their sounds (music, podcasts, sound clips) it’s also a place to share, collaborate and comment. You could think of SoundCloud as the YouTube of sound.

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In this article, I tell you how to get started with your podcast and how you can use SoundCloud to host and boost your podcast. Thinking of launching a podcast? Do you have a podcast already? Have you thought of hosting your podcast on SoundCloud? Although there are a few disadvantages when compared to the likes of LibSyn, there are some big advantages in using SoundCloud. Update May 2015 – SoundCloud have now opened up their podcasting service to everyone.

If you’re looking for an alternative, I recommend LibSyn. I no longer recommend using SoundCloud for hosting your podcast. They’ve also had quite a few issues with funding and their future is uncertain. Update August 2017 – SoundCloud have made quite a few changes since I originally wrote this article.