In this episode I share a video that you can watch on Spotify (or YouTube). Facebook stories have a new feature that allows us to share our voice only. The captions are auto-generated and we can add static images or choose from pre-loaded animations that include the captions.  More about Facebook's Audio Revolution How to add your podcast to your Facebook PageHow to create Soundbites on FacebookWhat are Facebook Live Audio RoomsHow to Repurpose Facebook Live Audio for Your Podcast Thanks to Spotify for offering access to the video option on The Anchor Show. Want to see the video? Click here to open Spotify. Get all the links and full show notes: https://theanchorshow.com/116

Facebook's new Audio Hub might be the place you can find new listeners for your podcast.  Discover the opportunity to get exposure for your show with: Podcast Tab on your Facebook PagePodcast clipsSoundbitesFacebook Live audio rooms Find this podcast on my Facebook Page https://facebook.com/msileanespeaks Get all the links and show notes for this episode at https://theanchorshow.com/115

There has never been a better time to be a Podcaster. All of the major players online are listening to us, catering to us, and suddenly audio is the new black. People like you and me believed in the power of Audio content long ago. It almost seems weird to us that the rest of the world is finally beginning to catch on. We know that podcasting (especially indie - podcasting) is a way to get our message across without fear of retribution. There are no "bosses", no gatekeepers, no government regulators, standing in between our message, our voice and our audience. Now here come all the mega - platforms jumping on the bandwagon. First we got Clubhouse - and that was all fine because it was meant to be ephemeral content. “Social audio” (I’m using air quotes) suddenly became a hot topic. For all the show notes and to watch the video demo: https://www.theanchorshow.com/114 SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK: Take the poll and answer the Q&A on Spotify

All Anchor podcasters have access to new tools for their listeners that use the Spotify mobile app!  This update gives podcasters a way to post interactive polls and Q&A that listeners can respond to when they listen from the Spotify app. These polls are easy to set up from your desktop and the Q&A can be added from desktop or from the new Community tab in the Anchor mobile app.  You can see the step by step instructions in this video  Be sure to vote on today's poll and share your feedback in the Q&A. Here's a quick link to open this podcast in the Spotify app https://ileane.link/spotify

As informed podcasters, we want our podcasts listed in every directory but the problem with this is, it makes it hard to find a place where your listeners can find your show across all of the apps that they might use to listen to and follow your podcast. What you really need is one page where you can list all of these options for your listeners, but it’s hard to do this because there are so many different apps out there. Listeners can be annoyed or even frustrated when their podcast listening app of choice is hard to find. This is not a very effective way to grow your show and get more loyal listeners! In this episdose I share two tools that offer Smart Links that auto-open Podcast Apps and make it easier than ever before to get new listeners for your podcast. Podfollow https://podfollow.com/theanchorshow redirects to website https://podfollow.com/theanchorshow/view landing page Plink https://ileane.link/plink Click here to vote and leave comments on the Spotify mobile app 👉🏽 https://ileane.link/spotify GET THE FULL SHOW NOTES (INCLUDING THE VIDEO) AND LEAVE A REVIEW FOR THE ANCHOR SHOW ON THE WEBSITE

The Anchor voyage is heading in a new direction. Anchor has announced they will no longer distribute new podcasts to Apple podcasts and they will not automatically generate RSS feeds for new shows hosted on the platform. Here's a little background; prior to Spotify acquiring Anchor one of the biggest selling points that Anchor used to bring in new podcasters, was that podcasters didn't need to worry about the hassle of submitting their shows to all the major podcasting directories (like Apple Podcasts). In the past, Anchor pledged to take care of this grueling process for you, behind-the-scenes, and submitted your show to Apple podcast with a randomly-generated email address that was hosted on the Anchor domain. Well all that is changing! Anchor is no longer going to submit new shows to the Apple podcast directory. Podcasters will be provided instructions on how to do this on their own.  Read the blog post announcement from CEO Mike Mignano https://ileane.link/anchor2021 More about Anchor from James Cridland at Podnews https://podnews.net/article/anchor-dead-shows-mythbusting Connect with Ms. Ileane on social media and sign up for the free email list https://ileanesmith.com/links If you like this podcast: BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ https://ileane.link/coffee

This episode is recorded with the Shure MV7 USB Microphone using the Back Pack Studio App. You can watch me unbox the Shure MV7 on my YouTube Channel.  There are now over 2 Million podcasts in Apple Podcasts according to the “Podcast Industry Insights courtesy of Daniel J. Lewis”. Libsyn, announced a new Samsung destination. Samsung phones will now bring podcasts to Android users under the “Libsyn” tab in the Samsung Free application. Interesting results from the Infinite Dial 2021 Survey from Edison Research related to a decline in usage of Facebook. SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT WITH LIVE STREAMING APP HAPPS!! Refer your friends and you might qualify for a cash prize or some cool swag.  Follow this show in your favorite app of choice and keep up with the latest in digital media news here. BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ https://ileane.link/coffee

No one saw it coming when Spotify acquired Anchor in February 2019 and since that time podcasting has undergone significant changes. One of the most notable changes is the use of the word "Subscribe" is being replaced by "Follow" in the upcoming update to the Apple Podcasts app. Follow this show in your favorite app of choice and keep up with the latest in digital media news here.   Get all the show notes for this episode: https://www.theanchorshow.com/109

Anchor introduced Listener Support back in the summer of 2018 but at this time it is limited to podcasters who are based in USA. In this episode we will explore a few of the alternatives so that every podcaster can get support from their listeners for the content they create! See the detailed list of support alternatives here: https://ileane.link/getyoursupport PayPalMe https://www.paypal.me/Buy Me a Coffee https://ileane.link/coffeeKo-fi https://ko-fi.com/anchorshowKit https://kit.co/ileane You can show your love for this podcast episode! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me on your favorite platform: Twitter twitter.com/anchorshow Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksLeave a voicemail https://theanchorshow.com/107 Thanks for listening!

Get all the show-notes for this podcast at https://theanchorshow.com You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

For over a decade I've been helping content creators like you by sharing top-level tips and tutorials and by introducing you to new ways to express yourself and make a positive impact on The World. To be honest some days you may end up with more questions than answers, but the point is, to stir your creativity and help you decide what’s best for your and your audience. https://theanchorshow.com

Find out how you can improve your speaking skills. Here is what I recommend.  Try doing daily podcast episodes by joining #NaPodPoMo which takes place every November. Created by Jennifer Navarrete, more info can be found here http://napodpomo.org/ Catch my daily live streams on Twitch https://twitch.tv/ileanesmith You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

Here are 3 podcasting tools you can sign up for to support your podcasting efforts. If you have any experience with these tools I would love to hear your feedback.  PodHunt  Pod Hunt is a daily curation of the best new podcasts. Inspired by the former Product Hunt podcast category, Pod Hunt is place for podcast lovers to submit and vote on new episodes. An attempt to solve Podcast discovery built around episodes rather than podcasts as a whole.  Castbox  Our Mission: To connect people to information through listening whenever and wherever they want.  Our Vision: Be the heart of the spoken audio revolution.   Listen to the first episode of Ileane Cast https://ileane.link/ileanecast  Listen Notes   The Best Podcast Search EngineTM Special acknowledgement to Andrew Hatchett who supports the show on Patreon.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8r5b8HTiZLbHJWt_F7I9g You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

Hey guys it's your girl Ms. Ileane and by now you probably have your podcast listed in all the directories but don't you wish there was just one link you could send folks to so that they can subscribe and listen in their podcast listening app of choice?  Well in this episode, I want to introduce you to a landing page that provides a full and complete list of all the available apps for your show, so that it doesn’t matter if they have an Android phone, an iPhone or maybe they like to listen from their desktop.  I also want to tell you about another FREE podcast promotion tool that you are going to love! Important links: Podnews.net  Landing Page for Ms. Ileane Speaks Landing Page for Ms. Ileane Presents the Anchor Show Podchaser Use the code: IleaneRocks to get your podcast feed on Podchaser You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

Anchor makes an update to the look of the video transcripts we can create to promote our podcasts. I call them "Audiograms" and they have a much nicer look now that is more on brand with Anchor's material design.  The audiograms can be exported in 3 sizes, square, horizontal and vertical which make them easy to use on various social media platforms.  You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

Spotify is on a journey that makes for a fantastic podcasting story and in this episode we take a look at some of the highlights. On July 14, 2018 the most popular episode of The Anchor Show was titled Your Anchor Show is Now Listed on SpotifySpotify acquired Anchor https://ileane.link/spotifybuysanchor on February 6, 2019 and there was lots of positive listener feedback left here on the show.In the June episode of the Official Libsyn Podcast, The Feed, Rob Walch reported that Spotify is the number 2 listener agent with 10% of all Libsyn hosted podcasts. https://thefeed.libsyn.com/146-podcasting-privacy-and-when-to-fire-your-podcasting-agency You can hear this at the 58:22 timestamp. Get more Spotify listeners by sharing your episodes to Instagram stories and with my second bonus tip that you will hear when you listen to the end of today's show. Thanks to listener feedback from: Ray Garraud https://anchor.fm/raycast Sandra Centerino https://anchor.fm/realwomengolive D. W. Legacy https://anchor.fm/dsouls-productions-llc-le Cigar Ralphy https://anchor.fm/cigarralphypodcast You can show your support for this podcast! Tweet the show: https://ileane.link/tweettheanchorshow Connect with me everywhere: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

By the power vested in me by EcammLive this podcast was recorded in front of a live studio audience on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MsIleaneSpeaks/videos/469461473624903/.  The inspiration for today's podcast comes from this quote I heard on my morning meditation with The Daily Calm "We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep."  ~William James In today's Podcasting Stories, although I will be answering questions about sponsorship on Anchor that were mostly taken from comments on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwIN497y8PA, I will also show how these are the same questions that impact podcasters as a whole. Other content creators will also benefit greatly from listening to this episode. I hope it inspires you too! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE I'm a Survivor https://ileane.link/mista Birdy Lyn https://birdylyn.com Podnews https://podnews.net The Anchor Show https://ileane.link/podnews 💲UPPORT THE 💲HOW AND KEEP THE #PODSTORY ALIVE Connect with me in all the "other" places too: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

Podcasters need to be informed about Amazon Prime Day! It's coming on July 15 - 16th. Get your wish list ready now. You can go here to get started now: https://amzn.to/2XtFpKY Don't forget to make a stop at Whole Foods for your $10 bonus and get more Amazon monetization tips on my YouTube Community Tab https://ileane.link/primedaytips Have you checked out the public beta of the upcoming Mac OS Catalina? My friend Tish Rosales has and in a rare audio appearance you can hear what she thinks. Follow Tish on Twitter for more of her brilliant advice. Shout out to Reg from Coffee Black Show for his help with today's #PodStories episode.  Where were you when the lights went out on Facebook? ICYMI there was an outage on the platform last week and a few weeks back it was completely down and so was Instagram and WhatsApp. Are you dependent on these platforms to stay connected with your audience? I hope not but call in to the show and share your thoughts.  💲UPPORT THE 💲HOW AND KEEP THE #PODSTORY ALIVE Connect with me in all the "other" places too: Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

The changes announced by Apple will start with the release of Catalina, which will split up iTunes into 3 new Mac applications: Music, Podcasts and TV. What will this mean for you and your show. Coverage by Rich at Review Tech USA https://youtu.be/v9-TKKW4f2Y More news for Apple Podcasters is the introduction of 100+ categories and the revamping of their existing catalog. But what's the story? Do you think this will help YOUR podcast get discovered? Well maybe if you are using good titles and metadata it will but we'll just have to wait and see.  REMINDER: International Podcast Day 2019 https://internationalpodcastday.com/ is just around the corner on Monday, September 30, 2019. The final podstory for the week is about the latest Smart Audio Report from Edison Research and NPR. This is very important for podcasters to pay attention too, IMO this is way more important than new categories on Apple Podcasts. “We continue to see those that have voice assistant devices love them, using them every day to get the news, listen to podcasts, live stream radio stations and more,” said Joel Sucherman, NPR Vice President, New Platform Partnerships. “The latest data suggest we’ve moved into a maturation phase in this space, in which earning and maintaining the trust of potential smart speaker buyers, while also demonstrating new functionality, may be a key to continuing dynamic growth,” * https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-smart-audio-report-from-npr-and-edison-research-spring-2019/ Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!

We start with some listener feedback from Sam-Erik Ruttmann of The Social Hotelier podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/sam-erik-hotel-mentor Next I ask you guys a question and I want you to call in with your feedback. The question is how many mics do you have and why? You can see all of my mics and podcasting gear over on Kit. https://ileane.link/podcastkit More listener feedback comes from Bernie Goldbach of TopGold https://www.spreaker.com/show/2663090 The final Pod-story of the episode is about Podchaser. Sign up for your profile and check out mine here https://ileane.link/podchaser Twitter twitter.com/ileane Instagram instagram.com/ileane Facebook https://fb.com/msileanespeaksEmail me ileane.link/contact Leave me a voicemail ileane.link/voicemail  Thanks for listening!  Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸