283 Once Again, Downloads Are Useless

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EPISODE LENGTH 33:19

• 1:08 Welcome Podcasting, Seriously! Our newest sponsor - and Elsie gushes

• 4:31 NEWS 

• The AIB has said they will no longer count Apple Watch downloads

• 7:22 Libsyn actually asked Apple about this a long time ago

• 9:03 There is no way to measure your podcast audience accurately

• “A download does not equal a person.” -Elsie

• 10:43 Patrick shout out! #SuperSquadder

• 11:08 Spotify NEWS

• Joe Budden is taking his podcast off of Spotify 

• Spotify goes after big podcasts because they want the listeners  

• Only about the top 10% of podcasters actually make a living in podcasting

• 15:47 Royalty is coming into the scene! Harry and Meghan are coming to podcasting!

• 21:18 Emily is on the front page of the website! LOVE Emily!!!

• 22:49 Dr. Ginger Campbell is looking to be a guest on shows! Makes sure that you email 👊🏽 [e-mail]

• 25:06 TOOL TIPS

• There is a new tool in town: Zoom PodTrak P4

• 30:06 Issaac shows off his haircut

• 31:53 Produce Your Podcast is the best thing ever! And shout out to Holly, she’s a genius

LINKS!

• Podcasting, Seriously

• Apple Watch podcast download counts will now be filtered out

• Joe Budden is taking his podcast off Spotify because the company ‘is pillaging’ his audience

• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to be offered Spotify megadeal for exclusive podcasts

• Preet Bharara’s show and network

• Elsie’s post about not listening to podcasts in Spotify

• Email Dr. Ginger

• Get Dr. Ginger’s Book

• Zoom PodTrak P4: a complete podcasting studio in a portable format

• Releases New PodTrak P4 Recorder and Mic for Podcasters

• Dave Jackson’s walkthrough the Podtrak P4

• Produce Your Podcast

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