How to Upload Your Podcast to Spotify for FREE In 2024 [BEGINNERS GUIDE]

hey Veronica how can I make my podcast show up on the Spotify app you got it uploading your podcast to Spotify is super easy and in this video I'm going to show you how you can do it for free and in three simple steps we're going to do it together because that's how I like to do things I don't like to do things alone welcome to bad sound School our channel is full of resources for podcast creators like you so make sure you subscribe to keep those skills up to date and so you can keep seeing this frusty mug okay the first step step is to create an account with Spotify for podcasters it's free and you don't need a credit card to sign up for this go to podcasters dos spotify.com and hit get started then you'll be prompted to choose between two options depending on where you are in your journey as a podcast Creator you can either start a podcast from scratch or if you already have a podcast hosted somewhere else you can switch to Spotify for podcasters or create an account with Spotify to access some of the features and get more detailed analytics about your show and and by the way if you need help in the planning and developing stages of your podcast I have a free mini course called idea to podcast implified for business owners so you can finally launch your podcast and turn leads into clients without adding anything else to your to-do list after watching this video you can go to podcasting smart.com to enroll for free I'll also leave the link in the description below but for this demonstration we're going to choose the I want to start a podcast option here you'll be prompted to create an account with Spotify if you don't have one already or if you already have an account with Spotify you can use the same credentials or Google account to sign in I already have an account with Spotify for podcasters for our podcast content he so I will log in using my credentials then it's going to show you that you're logged into Spotify for podcasters formerly known as anchor why are we not just uploading our podcast to Spotify directly that's a very good question Veronica when you have a podcast you need a podcast hosting service it's a service where you upload your MP3 files podcast cover and other information about your podcast from your podcast host you also set the automatic distribution of your podcast to Spotify and apple podcast and the older podcast players a few years ago Spotify acquired anchor.fm which was a free podcast hosting service and change the name to Spotify for podcasters this is why you have to create an account with Spotify for podcasters and upload your podcast there so your podcast can stream on Spotify so returning to the screen you want to click continue to the app this will take you inside Spotify for podcasters Spotify for podcasters will send you an email verification and then you're ready to upload your first episode from this screen you can click on let's do it then you'll be prompted to upload the audio file of your podcast episode uh Veronica I don't have a podcast episode okay check this out you can click record and edit and record a podcast from your browser you can also download the Spotify for podcasters app and record and edit your podcast using your smartphone but wait chat don't just rush to press record and publish your first episode of nonsense this is your first podcast and I want you to make it just right we don't want to put Kaka on Spotify but if you thought your girl would push you into recording a podcast without any instructions on how to make a podcast that sounds amazing will grow your audience and will make you money you are wrong I have a video coming your way where I teach you how you can make an impressive podcast using the Spotify for podcasters app on your phone so make sure you subscribe subscribe you can also record your podcast like a professional podcaster using a good quality microphone and headphones in a sound treated area for demonstration purposes I will record an episode for Content he so I can show you the uploading process you at me podcasting by the way don't forget to check out this episode I'll leave the link in the description below now that we have an episode we can move on to the second step which is uploading uploading your podcast is pretty easy you can click on the appload button or drag and drop your files Spotify for podcaster supports audio files and check this out Spotify for podcasters also supports video files uh-huh mhm yes yes you can upload the video files of your video podcast so users can watch and listen your podcast on Spotify how cool is that I'm going to go ahead and upload my podcast and add the title episode description and some additional details about the episode like the episode season and number and whether the episode is a trailer or a regular episode after I have uploaded all my assets we are ready for step three which is the posting and distribution to Spotify and this is the easy part when you hit publish your podcast will automatically be distributed to Spotify without you doing anything else so I'm going to go ahead and hit publish now or I can schedule the episode to be published at a later time and date but I'm going to hit publish because why not no after hitting publish your episode will be automatically distributed to Spotify so let's check and here it is we did it welcome to conten he my latest episode of conting he is now live on Spotify and I part of the podcast so now that my podcast is on Spotify what are all of the great things that will happen Spotify just like apple podcast is one of the biggest places for podcast in the world with 36 million listeners and more common every day Spotify is easy to use and has great features for finding new shows for example inside the app they have a podcast swipe out feature that recommends shows to Spotify users and it works just like Tik Tok or IG reals recommending episodes from shows they follow or also introducing new shows based on user Behavior this means that your pod will be suggested to other podcast listeners on the platform and that's what we want we want our shows to be in front of new audiences now if you're ready to start recording a video podcast and want to do it with your smartphone it is absolutely possible you can record a video podcast directly into your iPhone or use your iPhone as a webcam but if you're going to use your smartphone to record a podcast it's important to capture good audio and in this video I test different microphones and record an episode for our podcast using my iPhone go check it out

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Length: 6min 29sec (389 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 21 2024