Podbean Academy

Podcast Learning and Tutorials

The best place to learn podcasting is right here, where we offer a comprehensive array of resources such as tutorials, videos, webinars, live events, and more. Whether you’re a novice or looking to refine your podcasting skills, our platform provides everything you need to master the art of podcasting.

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30 mins
How To Start A Podcast

Why Should You Start A Podcast? There are a thousand reasons to learn how to start a podcast, just like there are a thousand reasons to listen to them. Are you looking for a new medium to tell a story? Do you want to deliver communications for your company through a new method? Is there a topic you’re passionate about and want to share with others? Do you have information to turn into a resource for others to utilize? Are you looking to deliver training to your employees in a new, innovative way? Do you have a brand that’s looking to expand into a new medium? Even if none of these reasons resonate with you, there’s no wrong reason to start a podcast. Podcasting, as a medium, has a low threshold for entry. It offers an open route for content creators curious about new avenues through which they can explore a topic and tell a story.

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15 mins
How to Promote Your Podcast

Every podcast has its audience - it’s just a matter of finding it. And while word of mouth is always helpful and more than welcome, it’s easier to find your audience and engage with them if they can find your podcast first. And the easiest way to do so is to promote your podcast.

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15 mins
The Ultimate Guide to Recording a Podcast on Your Phone

The Podbean mobile podcast recording guide offers a comprehensive, step-by-step approach for creating high-quality podcasts using your smartphone. Designed for both Android and iOS users, it outlines essential equipment, including external microphones and recording apps, to enhance audio clarity. The guide emphasizes the ease of use of the Podbean app, which allows for seamless recording, editing, and publishing. It also highlights unique features like AI-driven audio optimization and remote recording capabilities. With tips on creating a conducive recording environment and managing sound levels, this guide empowers aspiring podcasters to produce engaging content anytime, anywhere.

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30 mins
The Ultimate Guide to Podcast Advertising

Learn what podcast advertising is, its benefits, who can use it, and how it works. Find out where to buy and start your campaign effectively.

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45 mins
How to Start a Corporate Podcast

With the surging popularity of podcasts, many companies are discovering the ways this medium can help their business. A corporate podcast can address many business needs, from a branded corporate podcast for marketing to internal podcasts to engage, connect, and inform employees. A corporate podcast offers a unique way to tell a story and get information across that is both more convenient and more effective.

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3 mins
Four Reasons Why Your Business NEEDS a Company Branded Podcast

In this video, John, the head of marketing at Podbean, highlights four compelling reasons why your business should consider creating a company-branded podcast. First, a company-branded podcast helps with public branding, allowing your brand to grow in the public eye through this popular and engaging medium. Second, it creates a more personalized and humanized experience for your audience, enhancing your brand's image and customer engagement. Third, it offers a unique space to promote and advertise your products and services, increasing the likelihood of generating new sales and leads. Finally, a company-branded podcast can be SEO-optimized to boost your online presence and help your business grow. Consider exploring Podbean's services for businesses to learn more about how podcasting can benefit your brand.

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45 mins
How To Monetize Your Podcast

There are many ways to monetize your podcast, and can even be combined together to create multiple paths of monetization. The important things to consider, though, are what each method entails and which methods work best for you and your podcast.

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2 mins
How to Add and Update Your Podcast Artwork

In Podbean, you have the flexibility to customize both your podcast logo and episode art. To change your podcast logo, simply log into your Podbean account, navigate to the "Podcast Dashboard," and access the "Settings" in the left-hand column. Then, click on "General," choose your podcast logo image from your computer, ensuring it meets Apple Podcasts' size and format requirements. It's advisable to include your show title or brand in the artwork. Click "Update Options" to apply your new podcast logo. Note that the change may not immediately reflect across all podcast directories. If you wish to change the individual art for a specific episode, you can do so during the publishing process by selecting "Choose New" to upload a new episode art from your computer. Be aware that while this customized episode art will appear on your Podbean website and app, its display on third-party directories may vary, and they might continue to use your standard podcast logo.

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3 mins
Start a Live Podcast on Your Mobile Device

The Podbean Livestream platform offers a distinctive way to transform your podcast production into a live broadcast. You have the option to invite multiple co-hosts to participate in your live stream, resulting in a one-of-a-kind dynamic show. This live show can then be published as a podcast episode, creating a truly interactive experience. It provides your listeners with a fresh opportunity to actively engage with your podcast and become part of your community. Now, you can host your livestream directly from the Podbean mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. Here's a guide on how to initiate a livestream from your mobile device.

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2 mins
How to Schedule a Podcast Episode

In this instructional video, you'll discover how to effortlessly schedule episodes on Podbean. The process begins by logging into your Podbean account and accessing the "New episode" feature. And introducing the supported file formats. Additionally, Podbean automatically distributes your episode across its platform and to any third-party directories where you've previously submitted your podcast, simplifying the process of content management.

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3 mins
Understanding Your Podcast Analytics

Podbean equips podcast creators with a robust suite of analytics tools that offer in-depth insights into their podcast's performance. Within the platform's "Statistics" section, you can assess various aspects of your podcast's audience engagement. This includes tracking listener statistics on a daily, weekly, monthly, and all-time basis, examining growth trends, and even mapping out your listeners' global distribution. Moreover, the analytics provide invaluable information about peak listening times, user retention, and the popularity of specific episodes. You can also access detailed download statistics and make episode-to-episode performance comparisons. The flexibility to export all this data to an Excel spreadsheet further empowers podcasters to make informed decisions to enhance and expand their podcast's reach.

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30 mins
How to Use Group Recording Using the Podbean App

Group recording lets you record an audio podcast episode with co-hosts and guests by simply using the Podbean app. You can invite up to eight guests to join you during your recording. Once completed, you’ll receive both a single mp3 cloud recording for your whole session, as well as individual local recordings of you and each of your co-hosts. Traditionally, the sound quality of each host and the overall recording in a remote interview or virtual recording decreases due to network issues. Podbean’s Group Recording function allows you to get clear, high quality individual recordings of each host, as these recordings are recorded locally on each host’s smartphone. Your co-hosts recording audio quality is not affected by the internet connection. After the recording session is completed, you can get each speaker's local audio recording in your Podbean account media manager and merge them into a master file using your DAW audio software of choice.

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