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Ms Ileane Presents The Anchor Show

Ms Ileane Presents The Anchor Show

By Ileane Smith

Welcome to The Anchor Show hosted by Ms. Ileane of ileanesmith.com. This show offers top-level podcasting tips for podcasters who want quick and easy ways to grow their show. Get digital media news and tutorials to keep you inspired on your content creation journey. For detailed show notes and additional insights on the website: https://theanchorshow.com Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/ileane/subscribe
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Spotify Gives Anchor Podcasters Tools to Connect with Listeners

Ms Ileane Presents The Anchor ShowOct 05, 2021

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Voice Only Stories Have Arrived on Facebook
Dec 19, 202103:34
Find New Podcast Listeners on Facebook Audio Hub
Nov 29, 202107:60
Audio Content is The New Black
Oct 14, 202120:24
Spotify Gives Anchor Podcasters Tools to Connect with Listeners

Spotify Gives Anchor Podcasters Tools to Connect with Listeners

All Anchor podcasters have access to new tools for their listeners that use the Spotify mobile app!  This update gives podcasters a way to post interactive polls and Q&A that listeners can respond to when they listen from the Spotify app. These polls are easy to set up from your desktop and the Q&A can be added from desktop or from the new Community tab in the Anchor mobile app.  You can see the step by step instructions in this video  Be sure to vote on today's poll and share your feedback in the Q&A. Here's a quick link to open this podcast in the Spotify app https://ileane.link/spotify
Oct 05, 202117:23
Link in Bio Tools for Your Podcast
Jul 25, 202121:31
Anchor is Changing Course

Anchor is Changing Course

The Anchor voyage is heading in a new direction.

Anchor has announced they will no longer distribute new podcasts to Apple podcasts and they will not automatically generate RSS feeds for new shows hosted on the platform.

Here's a little background; prior to Spotify acquiring Anchor one of the biggest selling points that Anchor used to bring in new podcasters, was that podcasters didn't need to worry about the hassle of submitting their shows to all the major podcasting directories (like Apple Podcasts).

In the past, Anchor pledged to take care of this grueling process for you, behind-the-scenes, and submitted your show to Apple podcast with a randomly-generated email address that was hosted on the Anchor domain.

Well all that is changing! Anchor is no longer going to submit new shows to the Apple podcast directory. Podcasters will be provided instructions on how to do this on their own. 

Read the blog post announcement from CEO Mike Mignano https://ileane.link/anchor2021

More about Anchor from James Cridland at Podnews https://podnews.net/article/anchor-dead-shows-mythbusting

Connect with Ms. Ileane on social media and sign up for the free email list https://ileanesmith.com/links

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Jun 18, 202122:19
Two Million Apple Podcasts and Live Streaming with Happs

Two Million Apple Podcasts and Live Streaming with Happs

This episode is recorded with the Shure MV7 USB Microphone using the Back Pack Studio App. You can watch me unbox the Shure MV7 on my YouTube Channel. 

There are now over 2 Million podcasts in Apple Podcasts according to the “Podcast Industry Insights courtesy of Daniel J. Lewis”.

Libsyn, announced a new Samsung destination. Samsung phones will now bring podcasts to Android users under the “Libsyn” tab in the Samsung Free application.

Interesting results from the Infinite Dial 2021 Survey from Edison Research related to a decline in usage of Facebook.

SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT WITH LIVE STREAMING APP HAPPS!! Refer your friends and you might qualify for a cash prize or some cool swag. 

Follow this show in your favorite app of choice and keep up with the latest in digital media news here.

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Mar 26, 202112:19
Follow The Anchor Show on Apple Podcasts
Mar 16, 202106:51
Spotify Makes More Big Moves in the Podcasting Space

Spotify Makes More Big Moves in the Podcasting Space

In their latest bold move in the podcasting space, Spotify acquired a network of 30 popular podcast shows called The Ringer. They also launched Gimlet Academy (which you can find at https://ileane.link/gimletacademy). This is a free series to help podcasters improve their story telling skills and be more intentional about the content they create. 

The free plan of My Podcast Reviews goes away on Feb. 29th 2020

You can get a free podcast landing page from Wavve you can see the example at: http://wavve.link/theanchorshow 

CLAIM YOUR OWN PODCAST LANDING PAGE HERE: https://ileane.link/wavve

AudioBurst has a free service for audio transcriptions and audiograms. See my example https://ileane.link/audioburst Rachel Batish from AudioBurst was a featured panelist on the New Media Show.

The most crowded categories in Apple Podcasts (February 2020 Edition) by Dan Misener at Pacific Content

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Feb 16, 202035:19
Alternatives to Listener Support on Anchor
Jan 20, 202018:09
Essential Questions to Answer About Your Content

Essential Questions to Answer About Your Content

Get all the show-notes for this podcast at https://theanchorshow.com

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Dec 17, 201911:09
Ms. Ileane Presents the Anchor Show Trailer
Dec 17, 201900:35
2 Tips to Help Up-Level Your Podcasting Skills
Oct 08, 201915:12
3 Podcast Tools to Enhance Your Show

3 Podcast Tools to Enhance Your Show

Here are 3 podcasting tools you can sign up for to support your podcasting efforts. If you have any experience with these tools I would love to hear your feedback. 

PodHunt 

Pod Hunt is a daily curation of the best new podcasts. Inspired by the former Product Hunt podcast category, Pod Hunt is place for podcast lovers to submit and vote on new episodes. An attempt to solve Podcast discovery built around episodes rather than podcasts as a whole. 

Castbox 

Our Mission: To connect people to information through listening whenever and wherever they want. 

Our Vision: Be the heart of the spoken audio revolution.  

Listen to the first episode of Ileane Cast https://ileane.link/ileanecast 

Listen Notes  

The Best Podcast Search EngineTM

Special acknowledgement to Andrew Hatchett who supports the show on Patreon

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8r5b8HTiZLbHJWt_F7I9g

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Sep 15, 201917:03
The Best Landing Page To Promote Your Podcast
Sep 10, 201911:14
Anchor Platform Development Continues with an Update to Video Transcripts
Sep 08, 201908:18
The Spotify Podcasting Story and Journey Continues

The Spotify Podcasting Story and Journey Continues

Spotify is on a journey that makes for a fantastic podcasting story and in this episode we take a look at some of the highlights.

Get more Spotify listeners by sharing your episodes to Instagram stories and with my second bonus tip that you will hear when you listen to the end of today's show.

Thanks to listener feedback from:

Ray Garraud https://anchor.fm/raycast

Sandra Centerino https://anchor.fm/realwomengolive

D. W. Legacy https://anchor.fm/dsouls-productions-llc-le

Cigar Ralphy https://anchor.fm/cigarralphypodcast

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Jul 10, 201916:59
Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Anchor Show and more Podcasting Stories

Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Anchor Show and more Podcasting Stories

By the power vested in me by EcammLive this podcast was recorded in front of a live studio audience on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MsIleaneSpeaks/videos/469461473624903/

The inspiration for today's podcast comes from this quote I heard on my morning meditation with The Daily Calm

"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep." 

~William James

In today's Podcasting Stories, although I will be answering questions about sponsorship on Anchor that were mostly taken from comments on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwIN497y8PA, I will also show how these are the same questions that impact podcasters as a whole. Other content creators will also benefit greatly from listening to this episode. I hope it inspires you too!

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

I'm a Survivor https://ileane.link/mista

Birdy Lyn https://birdylyn.com

Podnews https://podnews.net

The Anchor Show https://ileane.link/podnews

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Jul 09, 201933:21
Prime Day Tips, Mac OS Catalina Preview and more Podcasting Stories

Prime Day Tips, Mac OS Catalina Preview and more Podcasting Stories

Podcasters need to be informed about Amazon Prime Day! It's coming on July 15 - 16th. Get your wish list ready now. You can go here to get started now: https://amzn.to/2XtFpKY

Don't forget to make a stop at Whole Foods for your $10 bonus and get more Amazon monetization tips on my YouTube Community Tab https://ileane.link/primedaytips

Have you checked out the public beta of the upcoming Mac OS Catalina? My friend Tish Rosales has and in a rare audio appearance you can hear what she thinks. Follow Tish on Twitter for more of her brilliant advice.

Shout out to Reg from Coffee Black Show for his help with today's #PodStories episode. 

Where were you when the lights went out on Facebook? ICYMI there was an outage on the platform last week and a few weeks back it was completely down and so was Instagram and WhatsApp. Are you dependent on these platforms to stay connected with your audience? I hope not but call in to the show and share your thoughts. 

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Jul 08, 201915:56
Podcasting Stories of Smart Audio Report, Apple Podcasts, Catalina with Ms. Ileane

Podcasting Stories of Smart Audio Report, Apple Podcasts, Catalina with Ms. Ileane

The changes announced by Apple will start with the release of Catalina, which will split up iTunes into 3 new Mac applications: Music, Podcasts and TV. What will this mean for you and your show. Coverage by Rich at Review Tech USA https://youtu.be/v9-TKKW4f2Y

More news for Apple Podcasters is the introduction of 100+ categories and the revamping of their existing catalog. But what's the story? Do you think this will help YOUR podcast get discovered? Well maybe if you are using good titles and metadata it will but we'll just have to wait and see. 

REMINDER: International Podcast Day 2019 https://internationalpodcastday.com/ is just around the corner on Monday, September 30, 2019.

The final podstory for the week is about the latest Smart Audio Report from Edison Research and NPR. This is very important for podcasters to pay attention too, IMO this is way more important than new categories on Apple Podcasts.

“We continue to see those that have voice assistant devices love them, using them every day to get the news, listen to podcasts, live stream radio stations and more,” said Joel Sucherman, NPR Vice President, New Platform Partnerships. “The latest data suggest we’ve moved into a maturation phase in this space, in which earning and maintaining the trust of potential smart speaker buyers, while also demonstrating new functionality, may be a key to continuing dynamic growth,”

* https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-smart-audio-report-from-npr-and-edison-research-spring-2019/

Thanks for listening! 

Jul 05, 201915:49
My Podcasting Gear Recommendations in One Place and Podchaser

My Podcasting Gear Recommendations in One Place and Podchaser

We start with some listener feedback from Sam-Erik Ruttmann of The Social Hotelier podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/sam-erik-hotel-mentor

Next I ask you guys a question and I want you to call in with your feedback. The question is how many mics do you have and why?

You can see all of my mics and podcasting gear over on Kit. https://ileane.link/podcastkit

More listener feedback comes from Bernie Goldbach of TopGold https://www.spreaker.com/show/2663090

The final Pod-story of the episode is about Podchaser. Sign up for your profile and check out mine here https://ileane.link/podchaser

Thanks for listening! 

Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸

Jul 04, 201911:35
Buzzsprout Talks Community and Anchor Updates Desktop App

Buzzsprout Talks Community and Anchor Updates Desktop App

Today's Podcasting Stories include:

This week's #SingSongSaturday Theme https://ileane.link/singsongsaturday

Buzzsprout YouTube video introduces you to 4 podcasting communities

She Podcasts is the best Podcasting Community for lady podcasters

Anchor introduces Smart Background Music from your desktop! Listen for a sample and head over to this blog post for more info https://ileane.link/smartbackgroundmusic

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Jul 03, 201912:45
Who Wants Fast Podcast Hosting and Fun Instagram Promotion Tips

Who Wants Fast Podcast Hosting and Fun Instagram Promotion Tips

Today's Podcasting Stories from the world of podcasting and social media for July 2, 2019. 

The Audacity to Podcast: Who Offers the Fastest Podcast Hosting?

This fascinating data was compiled by none other than Daniel J. Lewis with insight to podcast hosting speeds and the accuracy of download stats. Find out who is on Daniel's naughty list of podcast hosts.

243Threads by Joe Pardo: Entrepreneur Apparel with Purpose - Helping the homeless build their businesses

Super Joe Pardo is the host of Mapcon (Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference) among many other exciting podcasting ventures. Get your "Mic Dropper" T-shirt before they are gone and support a good cause too!

The Science of Social Media Podcast:  8 Fun Things to Try on Instagram You Probably Haven't Thought of Before 

One of the best social media podcasts hosted on Anchor, listen to the latest from the BufferCast.

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Jul 02, 201914:14
Change is Coming to The Anchor Show
Jun 16, 201906:02
The Current State of Anchor
Mar 13, 201933:08
New Recording Gear and More Anchor Workflow Tips

New Recording Gear and More Anchor Workflow Tips

I'd like to help bridge that information gap that is standing between you and creating your best content ever! This episode is recorded in the BackPack Studio app with the Samson Q2U mic. 

See these tools in my Podcast Kit https://ileane.link/podcastkit

If you are frustrated with using mobile apps (including Anchor) to record remote interviews, check out Streamyard. You can click here to watch the YouTube tutorial.

You can connect with Ms. Ileane to continue the conversation on. 

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Feb 24, 201914:20
Spotify Buys Anchor so Let the Podcasting Games Begin
Feb 08, 201912:28
Always Celebrate Your Podcasting Wins

Always Celebrate Your Podcasting Wins

Do you celebrate when you reach your goals? I'm taking the time to savor the moment and recapping the shows that helped me reach 10 thousand listens on Ms. Ileane Presents The Anchor Show. Here are the top most listened to shows:

Tied for the #4 spot with 161 listens each (as of 1/25/19) are “How Anchor is Solving Podcaster’s Pain Points” dated 10/7/18 and “Anchor Introduces Smart Background Music” from 9/18/18.

The #3 most listened to episode is from 1/17/18 with 176 listens. It’s by far one of my all-time favorite episodes because it’s all about the power we have as podcasters. This one is called “Podcasters CANNOT be Denied”.

At #2 with 183 listens is "Introducing the New Anchor Course" from 3/21/18

And the all time favorite and most listened to episode with 199 listens is “Your Anchor Show is Now Listed on Spotify” from 7/14/18

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Jan 25, 201913:44
Be Careful What You Ask For in Your Social Media Polls
Jan 17, 201925:07
The Copyright Conversation with  Trudy aka Condensayshun

The Copyright Conversation with Trudy aka Condensayshun

You are in for a special treat as I chat with the talented singer-song writer Trudy Newell aka @condendayshun from Sydney, Australia. Trudy has concerns about the music in Anchor's library and shares her experience with copyright issues.

Follow Trudy at https://anchor.fm/ufr

Topics discussed include:

  • Anchor's history
  • Spreaker live audio
  • Podbean's expanded background track library
  • Zoom recording
  • YouTube's legal history with copyright
  • Anchor version 2.0 and 3.0
  • Australian copyright changes

This episode was recorded using Anchor's Record with Friends feature. Music by Andre Louis from andrelouis.com

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Jan 10, 201936:58
Technology is "Gettin In the Way"
Jan 07, 201923:12
Going Beyond Borders with Fraser Ramsay Unleashed
Jan 04, 201906:51
Get Community Feedback Using an Anchor Only Episode
Dec 31, 201807:33
Introducing the New Backpack Studio App for Podcasters
Dec 23, 201808:18
Podcast Sponsors on Anchor Help You Get Paid
Dec 17, 201822:55
Make a Great First Impression with Your Anchor Profile Bio
Dec 08, 201803:50
How to Jumpstart Your Podcast Growth
Dec 02, 201808:35
The Power of a Great Podcast Intro
Nov 30, 201805:15
How Anchor is Solving Podcasters Pain Points
Oct 07, 201813:22
Anchor Listener Support Q and A
Oct 05, 201809:18
International Podcast Day is September 30th Every Year
Sep 25, 201800:58
How to Organize the Audio Recording Files for Your Anchor Podcast
Sep 24, 201808:34
Breaking News! Anchor Launches Smart Background Music for Podcasters
Sep 18, 201806:50
Podcasting Tips to Grow Your Show on Anchor
Sep 17, 201811:57
The Anchor Podcasting Community and Updates for August 2018
Aug 31, 201819:21
Get Listener Support for Your Anchor Hosted Podcast
Aug 18, 201821:39
Your Anchor Show is Now Listed on Spotify
Jul 14, 201811:12
Your Podcast Has OUTGROWN that Free Podcast Host
Jul 12, 201816:26
The Apple Mistake

The Apple Mistake

Find the full show notes for this episode on Patreon https://ileane.link/applemistake Get Amazon Echo aka Alexa here ➞ https://amzn.to/2JJKebx

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Jul 10, 201814:36
Anchor Update for May 2018

Anchor Update for May 2018

On May 23, 2018 Anchor updated the app so that we now have the ability to upload audio media we created in other apps from our mobile devices. 

Read Anchor's blog post https://medium.com/anchor/introducing-mobile-importing-a-new-way-to-build-your-podcast-with-anchor-8606a554a0d1

May 24, 201804:53