Guides

The podcast RSS feed format explained tag by tag. What every field does, which ones break your show if they are wrong, and why you rarely edit the file yourself.

Where to find your podcast RSS feed URL on Buzzsprout, Transistor, Captivate, and Spotify for Creators, plus what to do with it once you have it.

How to submit your podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube: grab your RSS feed, submit it once to each, and let the apps pull every episode after.

Move off Podbean without losing subscribers: import your back catalog, set the 301 redirect in Advanced Feed Settings, and leave the old feed up four weeks.

Podbean alternatives by reason for leaving: Captivate if you lost ad insertion, Transistor for several shows, Buzzsprout to keep it simple, StreamYard to go live.

The best podcast host for beginners is Buzzsprout, with the easiest setup, real human support, and a free tier to test first. Here’s why, the runner-up, and the catch.

What is dynamic ad insertion? DAI drops ads into your episodes on the fly instead of baking them in. Here is how it works and whether you actually need it.

The best podcast host that auto-posts to YouTube is Transistor. It turns each episode into a static-image video and pushes it to your channel. Here’s the real catch.

Transistor and Captivate include the best built-in podcast free website builder on every plan, custom domain and all. Here’s which hosts bundle a site and which charge extra.

The cheapest podcast host with dynamic ad insertion is Podbean at $12/mo, but it adds a $1 CPM fee. For insertion fully included, Captivate at $17 is the better buy.