My tip this week – now, more than ever, force yourself to do the hard things. For me, it’s working on my business. The only way I’m going to do it, is to block some time, sit down, and do it. What does that mean for you?
Riverside.FM has officially launched, as a remote video recording platform. Plans go from $20 to $50 a month, depending on if you want video and how much. I haven’t tried it yet – but it’s getting good reviews, including from Hillary Clinton.https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/rverside-fm/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-11-12
Spotify has its biggest acquisition yet – buying podcast host Megaphone for $235 million. Spotify has already bought The Ringer, Anchor, Gimlet and more. Reaction to the deal is mixed. It really seems Spotify is, to paraphrase Pinky and the Brain, trying to take over the world.
Also this week, Spotify seemed to float the idea of a subscription model – surveying its listeners to see if they’d pay anywhere from $3 to $8 monthly. https://gizmodo.com/looks-like-spotify-is-considering-a-subscription-servic-1845613780
Anchor is now IAB certified – meaning your downloads are real, not just from bots. I still don’t trust them, but here’s their press release. https://blog.anchor.fm/updates/iab?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-11-06
Daniel J. Lewis of MyPodcast Reviews says Apple added another 100,000 podcasts in October, bringing its total to over 1.6 million shows. https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/
But don’t be intimidated – as Libsyn’s Rob Walch reminded us at Podcast Movement Virtual, 8 of 9 new shows don’t even make it to a tenth episode. If you can commit to good quality content for the long haul, you’ve got much less competition than you thought.
As always, if you want help launching, editing, consulting or anything else with your podcast, you can find me online at www.jagindetroit.com – send an email to jag@jagindetroit.com, or find me on social @JAGinDetroit.