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E-Tricks - Podcasts - Hosting and Creating an RSS Feed

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Places that will host for a fee:

  • Various Internet Hosting Sites - Although some won't allow you to host audio or will charge outrageous rates for throughput (the bandwidth you use), so this is not usually a good option.
  • Amazon Web Services - They have competitive pricing and are used a lot within the media industry. http://aws.amazon.com/

Places that will host and create a feed for you for a fee:

 

Places that will host and create a feed for you for free*:

  • PodBean - Free basic version with limits. Monthly subscription with less limits. www.podbean.com
  • Our Media - Part of the Internet Archive project. Will charged based on usage and mission. May host a limited amount for free depending on the purpose. www.ourmedia.org
  • blip.tv - Focuses on video, but will host audio too. Mainly a streaming video site, but because of their auto rss feed generator have become a popular site for podcasters. No limit on file sizes. No limit on bandwidth. Additional stats and will automatically convert to iPod format from .mov file if you pay for a monthly subscription. Ad revenue options. This is what we use for our video podcasts. We convert our .mov files to .m4v files by hand and then upload that way to save money.

 

DIY / Partnerships:

You can also host your audio and or video on your own server or partner with others to do so, but make sure to check with them on bandwidth limitations and file type hierarchy (some networks put audio and video at the bottom of the priority list and you can end up having delays in your end user download experience).

If you want to create the rss feed using code. Here's the iTunes code that you can use which will work with other rss / podcast readers: www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html  It also has some great tips and FAQs on podcasting in general, so you may want to check it out even if you use one of the services above.

We've coded our own audio podcasts since 2006.

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