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Hello, Blubrry Friends!

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Apple Update!

We’ve been waiting patiently for this since May and it’s finally here! Apple’s iOS 11 was released today. We added the appropriate RSS tags to PowerPress back in June and recently in our publishing platform directly in Blubrry. For details from Apple on the iOS 11 update, please read here. If you have any questions about how these new tags work or would like assistance setting them up, reach out. As always, we’re available via email, phone and video conference. An explanation on how to use the tags are included on our website here.

The new tags are:
Season
Episode
Title
Episode Type

The iOS 11 update also includes a makeover of the podcasts app and a new feature for podcasters: Later this fall, Apple will be releasing statistics to podcasters for the first time. Be on the lookout for these changes. And just a reminder, for those of you who will be updating to the new iOS very shortly, remember to backup your device beforehand.

Apple is Reaching Out

Some of you might get an email from Apple offering you access to your show on their Podcasts Connects site. This is for shows whose podcast was submitted by third parties or were submitted and never linked to an Apple account. If you already can see your show in the Podcasts Connects dashboard, you need not respond to their inquiry.

New and Improved Uploader

Uploading your latest episode has never been smoother. After lots of testing, the Blubrry team released a new uploader that works in PowerPress and Blubrry’s publishing platform. This update is focused on a new underlying infrastructure, so uploading is managed independently from our other services. As a result, uploading times are now more consistent. If you find any bugs, please, please let us know through our contact form.

In conjunction with the uploader, Blubrry’s publishing platform received an update. Customers who do not have a WordPress website, and simply need a feed and media embed, can now find these in the Publisher section.

New Uploader

Todd's Corner

The team here at Blubrry continues to work hot and heavy on advertising deals, and this spells opportunity for all shows. But, like everything we do in podcasting, you need to be prepared when that advertising offer comes. We go to great lengths to match advertisers to specific show content, yet when we go to look at the show’s podcast statistics we often find nothing.

If you wish to work with us on advertising it is critical that you sign up for our free stats. It is rare that we present an ad deal to a show that does not already have stats, and when we do we ask that the show begin using stats. Statistics are free to all users (and included in all hosting plans), which gives us enough data to offer an ad deal.

Also, make sure that your login email here at Blubrry is one you check on a daily basis. We need a fast turnaround on your responses. Getting a reply a week later will almost guarantee that you miss the deal.

To be fully ready to be on a podcast advertising deal please review and follow the steps on this page and also consider becoming a Priority Advertising Partner.

Our team is working on a host of new features and service offerings and the dev team is really cranking stuff out. As always, let us know your thoughts and ideas!

Stay in Contact

For the latest updates on what is happening at Blubrry and information on our services, follow our Twitter and Facebook accounts. And check out our latest blog posts and subscribe to our two podcasts (about podcasting of course) here, on PowerPressPodcast.com.

Thanks,
The Blubrry Team

 
 
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