Publishing a podcast on iTunes is never a tough task but it needs something more that you haven’t done before. There are lots of ways to digest the podcasts which use different methods to publish.
There are two main tasks in which the first is setting up storage for your podcast, and the other is letting iTunes understand about it. You are completely responsible for hosting, sustaining, and giving for bandwidth.
iTunes is merely a book or directions; a tool which makes it easier for users to find your podcast, subscribe and be notified when they are published. Publishing a podcast on iTunes is amazingly easy and will take very less time to submit and publish them.
iTunes is not a podcast owner and they don’t shop any podcast files. They don’t pay for the bandwidth when several users download it.
Here is the detailed explanation on how to publish your own Podcast on iTunes.
1. Host the Podcast Files
The first step is to host the podcast files. This can be done by signing-up for an account is web-hosting website or Amazon S3. This signing-up requires some amount to be paid.
The first step is to host the podcast files. This can be done by signing-up for an account is web-hosting website or Amazon S3. This signing-up requires some amount to be paid.
If you are looking for any free options, host the files on Google Drive. For encoding in QuickTime, the audio podcasts should be in MP3 format and video podcasts should be in MPEG-4 format for high compatibility.
2. Set a cover image
After hosting the podcast files, create a cover images in PNG or JPG format and this image will be the album cover images for the podcasts that you publish.
After hosting the podcast files, create a cover images in PNG or JPG format and this image will be the album cover images for the podcasts that you publish.
If you are wishing to place a text, make sure that it is readable to users. It is recommended to have 1400×1400 pixel image and 50×50 pixels image for text.
3. Write a tag or label
Choose a catchy label or tag to your podcast and this can be shared on your blogs. It is recommended to have a common tag so that users can easily access them.
Choose a catchy label or tag to your podcast and this can be shared on your blogs. It is recommended to have a common tag so that users can easily access them.
4. Include the Podcasts in your Blog Posts
After setting up the podcast, the next step is to publish them. Include them in your blog posts and further settings depend on the type of blog site you use.
After setting up the podcast, the next step is to publish them. Include them in your blog posts and further settings depend on the type of blog site you use.
For WordPress websites, there is an in-built support to handle podcasts while in Blogger websites, you need to change some settings After this, create a new post and paste the URL in enclosure links of your Blogger blog. Also, expand the Labels to add a label named podcast.
5. Make an iTunes Feed
After you have supplemented all the podcasts to your blog and affiliated them with the “podcast” mark, your RSS feed is almost ready though we need to add some extra iTunes-specific data to this feed like your podcast category, location of cover image, and so on. This can be easily done with the help of FeedBurner. Proceed to feedburner.com and paste the URL of your podcast RSS feed.
After you have supplemented all the podcasts to your blog and affiliated them with the “podcast” mark, your RSS feed is almost ready though we need to add some extra iTunes-specific data to this feed like your podcast category, location of cover image, and so on. This can be easily done with the help of FeedBurner. Proceed to feedburner.com and paste the URL of your podcast RSS feed.
6. Submit for Approval
After completion of your podcast, submit them to the iTunes Store. In order to submit them, install iTunes on your system and create an Apple ID. Use that link to submit your podcasts.
After completion of your podcast, submit them to the iTunes Store. In order to submit them, install iTunes on your system and create an Apple ID. Use that link to submit your podcasts.
After approval of your podcasts, an approval email will be sent to your email directly stating that the podcast is published on the iTunes directory.
Follow the above mentioned steps to publish your podcasts on iTunes and get them approved by Apple.
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