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6 Things You Should Do To Set Up A Great Podcast Website on WordPress Joe Casabona // How I Built It

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A Podcast Needs a Home

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A Podcast Needs a Home ● Podcasts should have a website ● They allow for a central place for content, RSS*, and Canonical Links** ● Setting Up a good website for your podcast can help it grow *Really Simple Syndication - needed to get your podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more **The one true source for your content.

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The 6 Things You Absolutely Need. 1. A Good Domain 2. Good Hosting 3. WordPress 4. The Right Theme 5. A Podcast Plugin 6. Great Content

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1. A Good Domain

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Choosing the Right Domain ● .com or .fm (in this specific case) ● Make it short (11 characters or fewer) ● Make it speakable ● Make it memorable - try to match the show name ● Have alternates available

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Recommendation: hover.com

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2. Good Hosting

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Choosing Good Hosting ● Easy WordPress Setup ● Good Support ● Let’s Encrypt for SSL ● Backups ● Should be Different from Media/Audio Hosting

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Recommendation: SiteGround

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3. WordPress

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Why WordPress? ● Streamlines entire website setup process ● Used by over 30% of web ● Strong community ● Great tools for podcasting ● Easily add blog, shop, or community as well

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4. A Good Theme

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How to Pick a WordPress Theme ● Determine the features you need ● Decide if you want to go free or paid ● Find a Credible Source (wordpress.org, studiopress.com are 2) ● Look for flexible! ● Test a few out

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Recommended (free): Astra Available in the WordPress Theme Repository

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Recommended (paid): Monochrome Pro ...or anything by StudioPress: https://studiopress.com

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5. A Podcast Plugin

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Evaluating Podcast Plugins ● Consider if your podcast host has a WordPress plugin ○ Also, have a separate audio host for your podcast ● Make sure it has Apple Podcast compliant RSS feeds ● Look at the features - how customizable is everything? ● Does it play nice with other themes and plugins?

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Recommendation: Seriously Simple Podcasting

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6. Great Content!

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Great Website, Great Content ● My podcast was downloaded 40,000 times in September ● Stick to a consistent schedule ● Continue to put out great content ● Transcripts and Show Notes help! ● Make it easy for people to subscribe

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Let’s Recap!

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The 6 Things You Absolutely Need, updated. 1. A Good Domain (hover.com) 2. Good Hosting (siteground.com) 3. WordPress 4. The Right Theme (Astra or Monochrome Pro) 5. A Podcast Plugin (Seriously Simple Podcasting) 6. Great Content

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Thanks for Watching! I’m Joe Casabona, a Developer, Teacher, and Podcaster. Find me at https://casabona.org Any Questions?