The first one on the list, strangely, is Make Your First Episode. Once you’ve signed up for the account, Anchor shows you a chart of the next steps you’ll take. That said, most people won’t be going that route, so we’re going to focus on creating a new podcast from scratch. If you’re moving from a different host to Anchor, there is also an Import link at the bottom, which gives you a place to paste your RSS feed from your existing host, and then Anchor will import that media for you and go through the process of getting your information and redirecting your feed. When you click the Sign Up link in the upper right corner of the landing page, you are taken to a standard form asking for a name (yours, not the podcast’s), password, email, and reCAPTCHA. With that said, let’s dig in and create our podcast. In the end, that trade-off is the biggest sticking point for most people. (Which in our experience has been smooth and painless to transfer.) Or you can decline the Anchor automated submission and do it manually as with any other host. However, users can submit a support ticket to put the platform’s feed under their control at any point. To some, this is an issue of control and ownership. Because of this, Anchor controls the RSS feed and the analytics within those platforms. The primary complaints on this front come because of how Anchor creates and distributes your RSS feed automatically, thus taking the task from the user of manually submitting to each individual platform. As per their documentation, “creators on Anchor always have and always will own their content.” Some detractors argue that you’re paying Anchor by giving up rights to your content, which is not true. Anchor offers a lot of features for the low, low price of nothing at all. Honestly, it seems a little too good to be true. recording/editing in app (even with guests).native listener support system (like Patreon).built-in sponsorships for every creator to get paid.Automatic distribution to most major podcasting platforms and directories.Unlimited storage with no limit on file size, number of files, length of show, or how long the file is hosted on their servers ( PodBean only keeps files 2 months for free users, for instance).Statistics by show and episode, including listening location and estimated audience size.One might not expect that from a free platform, but it’s true. Anchor.fm really is a full-service, one-stop podcast host.
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