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I'm Danny Brown and you're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better podcaster in just a minute a week.
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If you want more specific tips just for you and your podcast, check out the Magic Mic membership at oneminutepodcasttips.com/support.
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And now, this week's episode.
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If you have a video version of your podcast, you're probably uploading it to YouTube,
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since that's pretty much the default destination for both consumers of content and creators.
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Now Apple Podcasts does support video and they have done since 2005,
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but it's not really a big feature that they push.
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Spotify, on the other hand, have been pushing video podcasts for the last couple of years.
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But if you wanted to add video podcasts to Spotify,
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you either had to host directly with Spotify for Podcasters,
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use one of the few podcasts hosts that support video podcasting,
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or create a completely separate RSS feed just for your video.
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That last option isn't a great user experience for listeners though,
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because it can create multiple listings of your show.
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However, that's changing,
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and it's now a lot easier to add video podcasts to Spotify,
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no matter where you host your podcast.
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To do this, you have to have a podcaster account
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with Spotify for Podcasters.
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Now, this is different from the hosting version.
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They are called the same, so it's kind of confusing,
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but the Spotify for Podcasters you want to access
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is the podcaster portal for podcasters
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that don't host with Spotify.
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So when you have an account there,
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log in and go to your episodes tab.
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To the right of each episode listing,
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you'll see an ellipsis or three little dots.
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If you click that, you'll see the option to upload a video.
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Simply upload your video and Spotify will process it and offer it alongside your audio version.
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It's really simple to do.
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Now there are some caveats.
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You're not allowed to have dynamic ads inserted into the video, nor will it support the Spotify Ad Network.
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You can have baked-in ads, just not dynamic ad insertion.
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Additionally, if you want analytics for the videos, you will have to get them from Spotify for Podcasters,
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they won't pull through to your podcast hosting company.
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Now I have created a video walkthrough for this
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and if you go to oneminutepodcasttips.com/YouTube
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you can watch the exact steps to take there.
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It's a nice new addition for Spotify
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and it makes it a lot easier for you as a video podcaster
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to get your video version on Spotify as well.
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Until the next time, happy podcasting.
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