When you’re ready to publish your podcast you can’t upload a podcast directly to distribution platforms. To publish your podcast onto major platforms such as Spotify, Apple, and Google Play, you must sign up for a media hosting site. A media hosting site does two things:
- It stores your final podcast audio files that go live, and creates a library of your content.
- It generates an RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication) which you need to submit to platforms such as Apple, Spotify and Google Play.
As a new podcast creator, there are a lot of options on places to host your podcast which can sometimes result in choice fatigue. Each platform has pros and cons based on bandwidth and price.
Here are some platforms we recommend:
