Comments on: Why You Should Never Host Podcasts on Your Own Website

By: Lindsay Harris Friel

Lindsay Harris Friel — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:44:56 +0000

In reply to Colin Kelly. Thanks for reaching out, Colin. We've updated the article with some more information about IP filtering, download statistics and sponsorship. Glad you enjoyed the article!

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:45:22 +0000

Looking into ways to expand content, totally dodged a bullet after reading this one, thanks!

By: Colin Kelly

Colin Kelly — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:31:05 +0000

Great article, but it leaves out a basic issue with hosting on your own site.

The stastics of your downloads don’t have basic IP filtering, and aren’t complying with Internet Advertising Standards.

This means that no only are you shooting yourself in the foot due to bandwidth limitations – you have no idea what your audience is and can’t gain advertisers.

Not an issue if podcasting is your hobby, but if you’re using advertising to pay your people, particularly with audio fiction which has more costs than other podcasts, then it’s a glaring issue.

By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:29:18 +0000

@Aaron, I’ve been hosting my Sunday sermon audio files for a while now but thinking to move them somewhere like Google Drive.

Which podcast hosting did you end up going to? I’m still looking around

By: Lindsay Harris Friel

Lindsay Harris Friel — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:18:09 +0000

In reply to Aaron.

Over the past decade or so, Soundcloud has gone through financial upheaval that made it seem as though the service would cease to exist, making all the sound files disappear in a puff of Internet smoke. This past year, apparently, they seemed to have enough earnings and a new CEO, making them seem less likely to go out of business. They have a history of not being terribly reliable, but it remains to be seen if revenue and new management make a difference. (source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/soundcloud-100-million-a-year-785911/)

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:59:06 +0000

Hey, I’ve been looking for a way to post the Sunday sermons from my church somewhere and started looking into podcasts, because I thought that that would be more accessible for people. My question is — would SoundCloud be a good pod host? They say you can distribute to iTunes and stuff like that, but is there some sort of catch or maybe I just don’t understand how it all works? SoundCloud has unlimited storage and the price isn’t so bad, especially if you pay yearly. Would appreciate any suggestions!

By: Corey

Corey — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 05:37:44 +0000

Kind of a strange article if you are hosting your own servers this is totally doable, why try to talk people out of it? Surely this article is good for the majority of people reading it, but there is too much generalization.

By: Johan

Johan — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:44:48 +0000

Thanks, good advice. I was doubting between hosting on own website space or start a real poscatshosting. Cler story

By: Lindsay Harris Friel

Lindsay Harris Friel — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 20:15:11 +0000

In reply to NIco van Niekerk. You can, but you wouldn't be able to use that YouTube channel as a way to share your podcast on podcast apps.

By: NIco van Niekerk

NIco van Niekerk — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:45:47 +0000

Is it doable to use youtube as the media repository instead of trying to host it yourself?