It never talks to the iTunes Service again. From them on, their local iTunes or podcast client talks directly to your Fireside RSS Feed.The iTunes Service or client subscribes them to your RSS Feed directly.A listener subscribes to your Podcast via iTunes or their podcast client.Podcaster (that’s you!) submits their Podcast to the Apple Podcasts Connect.No, they do not! This is a common misunderstanding, and often leads to concern when a Fireside customer publishes a new Episode and it does not immediately appear in iTunes/Apple Podcasts. As long as the Episode appears on your Fireside website, it has been published correctly and is available to all third-parties.Īs much as we’d love to help, unfortunately there’s nothing Fireside can do to force a third-party service to refresh your feed.ĭoes iTunes/Apple Podcasts Host My Podcast’s Episodes?
If you’ve waited more than 24-48 hours and not seen your new Episode appear, we recommend that you contact the third-party service (iTunes/Spotify/etc.) directly to see if they can refresh your feed. But rest assured that if the Episode appears on your Podcast’s website, then it is available to everyone, including your subscribers. It can take 24-48 hours for a new Episode to appear in many third-party services, and unfortunately there’s no way for you to manually make the process go faster. The Episode I Just Published Isn’t Showing Up in iTunes/Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Google Play/Overcast/Etc.
If you don’t, it will be instantly rejected.Īll Fireside Podcasts are guaranteed to have RSS feeds that are importable by third-party services, and delivered securely over SSL. If you tried to submit your Podcast to Apple Podcasts and it’s being rejected, the solution is often a simple one: Apple Podcasts requires that you have filled out the subtitle and description fields under Settings → Podcast, and that you have at least one published Episode in your RSS feed before it will accept your Podcast. We have created detailed instructions for all major third-party platforms: How Do I Submit and Distribute My Podcast to Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Etc.? Here are a few links to hosting services' instructions for redirecting your podcast to a new host: The answer varies depending on where you were hosting your podcast. How do I redirect my old feed to Fireside? Until you do that, none of your subscribers, Apple Podcasts, or any other app directories, services, or podcast clients will know about your new Fireside feed, so it's important to do once you've started posting new episodes to Fireside. Once you're happy with your new setup, you can put the redirect in place to forward all of your subscribers to your podcast's new home. This means you can import your old podcast with complete confidence that nothing at all can go wrong. In fact, nothing happens until you redirect your old feed to your new Fireside feed using a 301 Redirect. We import all of your episodes, MP3 files, and associated metadata, and publish them to your Fireside while you sit back and enjoy your coffee. Just enter the URL for your podcast's feed and we do the rest. You can import an unlimited number of episodes, too.
Yes, Fireside supports importing from Libsyn, Feedpress, SoundCloud, Squarespace, and from any Apple Podcasts-compatible RSS feed regardless of where you host it. work independently from Fireside, and may provide their own file hosting separately.
Dynamic ad insertion services like Podbean, Soundwise, etc. Monetization and membership platforms like Patreon and Supporting Cast work perfectly along side Fireside. In fact, the only other tools you need to publish your Podcast are the tools you use to record and edit it. You do not need any other hosting platforms to host or distribute your podcast. What is Fireside? What other services do I need?įireside hosts your MP3 files (your Podcast), creates your RSS Feed (which is how you distribute your Podcast to places like Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, etc.), and provides you with a beautiful website.
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