Podcast FAQ

add podcast to facebook page

by Prof. Alvena Prohaska Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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Ways to Add Podcast to Your Facebook Page

  • Set up a Facebook Business Page. The first step is to set up your Facebook Business page. ...
  • Complete your Facebook profile. Once you are done with filling out all the necessary information, you have to upload a banner photo, profile picture, and fill out small details about ...
  • Link your podcast to Facebook. ...
  • Wrapping it up. ...

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Full Answer

Should you create a Facebook podcast page?

Here are some of the other reasons to create a Facebook podcast page: You can never be in too many places, as long as you can manage it while you’re there. The more people you can reach, the more money you’ll make. While this is generally true, the new Facebook podcast features provide more than just a wider audience.

How do people find my podcast on Facebook?

Remember that people can find you by searching on Facebook, so the basic principles of social media keyword research apply here. You’ll need to use an RSS feed to add your podcast to Facebook. Once you’ve recorded episodes, use a podcast hosting service like BuzzSprout, PodBean, or others to host your podcast.

How can I use Facebook groups to promote my podcast?

You can create a group to engage alongside your podcast. After the podcast, you can jump into the group, answer questions, talk, and engage with the community about your thoughts and comments. Like everything else on Facebook, it’s a vessel for advertisers and an income stream for creators.

How do I create a Facebook page for free?

It’s free and simple to do. You’ll log into Facebook, click the “create a page” button and go through the following steps: 1. Enter your desired page name 2. Pick a category based on what type of content you create 3. Fill out a description 4. Click create page

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Can you embed a podcast on Facebook?

1. Login at podbean.com and go to Podcast Dashboard> Distribution> Social share to connect to Facebook. You can choose a Facebook page to share your podcasts.

How do I announce a podcast on Facebook?

Six Key Steps To Promote A Podcast On FacebookStep 1: Set Up A Facebook Page From Your Personal Account. ... Step 2: Create A Content Calendar. ... Step 3: Publish Quality Content. ... Step 4: Engage With Your Audience. ... Step 5: Join Facebook Groups. ... Step 6: Purchase Facebook Ads. ... Work With Influencers.

Where do podcasts show up on Facebook?

Navigate to your Page on your phone to find your Podcasts tab as a button at the top of your screen. If you're in the New Page Experience, find your Podcasts tab by clicking on the Photos tab to select Podcasts in the drop-down menu.

How do I link Apple podcast to Facebook?

Click on the "Free" button next to the podcast name, provide your Facebook login information, and your podcast appears in your timeline. The second way is by posting a link directly to the Web page holding the podcast on your time line. Copy the link and paste it into the status box on your Facebook page.

How do I share a podcast on social media?

How to promote a podcast on social media: 9 hacksFind your audience and choose your platforms wisely. ... Use hashtags. ... Use pull quotes to create images. ... Use sound bites. ... Create video. ... Use social media to build your community. ... Leverage social media to connect with influencers. ... Promote your old episodes.More items...•

How do I post a podcast?

Once you've chosen a podcast hosting platform and directory, these are the general steps to publishing your podcast:Create a podcast RSS feed on your hosting platform.Submit the RSS feed to your podcast directory.Wait for your RSS feed to be approved.Publish and view your podcasts.

Which platform is best for podcast?

What are the Best Podcast Hosting Platforms?Fusebox. ... Blubrry Podcasting. ... Spreaker. ... PodcastWebsites. ... Audioboom. Best hosting platform for taking your podcast to the next level. ... Libsyn. The most reliable podcast hosting site. ... Soundcloud. Best platform for audio content creators. ... Podomatic. Best freemium podcast hosting platform.More items...•

How do I connect my Spotify podcast to Facebook?

Here's how it works: When listening to a song or podcast on Spotify, select the “Share” menu (three dots at the upper right), tap “Share,” then “Facebook” and/or “Facebook News Feed.” Similar to posts and status updates on Facebook, you can add a personal message to add some flair.

How do I create an RSS feed for my podcast?

How to Create a Podcast RSS FeedCreate a free RSS Podcasting account.Confirm your email address and select the “New podcast” button.Next, add your new podcast's details including title, description, and your RSS address feed and select “Next.” Easy right?More items...

What is the RSS feed for my podcast?

Your RSS Feed is basically the liaison between your podcast host and directories. Once you submit it to directories, the RSS Feed says “Hey, here's a podcast. This the title, these are the episodes, and it's in English.

Why Should You Add Your Podcast to Your Facebook Page?

There are many reasons why having your podcast on Facebook is a great idea. First of all, it’s a new opportunity to reach your audience without having to do anything at all. Once it’s set up, you can let it run and your Facebook followers that might not have iTunes will be able to enjoy your podcast as well.

Steps to Add Your Podcast to Facebook

Now let’s talk about some of the actionable steps you can take to get your podcast on Facebook. If you already have a successful podcast, you might not need to take all of these steps, but for those of you without a big presence on Facebook, here’s what you’ll want to do.

Facebook Podcast Conclusion

Creating a Facebook podcast is much simpler than you thought, right? It’s clear that Facebook is striving to become the only place you need to go for content, networking, business, and more. If you need help figuring out how you can make the most of your podcasting efforts, we can help .

Get Started With Facebook Page Podcasts

Before you add your podcast to your Facebook Page, it needs to be hosted by a podcast host with at least one published episode, so that you have an RSS link for your podcast which you’ll need in a moment. If you haven’t already set up your podcast elsewhere, start with this guide, then come back once you’re ready.

Facebook Podcast Clips

One other cool feature I need to mention is that you and your audience can easily create and share clips from your podcasts!

Why Facebook?

While Facebook doesn't necessarily have the best reputation, with 2.23 billion monthly active users it remains the largest social media platform out there. As one of the oldest modern social platforms out there, Facebook has some unique features that allow you to better connect with your fans.

How to Add Your Podcast to Facebook

You can't import your podcast to Facebook without a business page — your content needs somewhere to go, and your audience needs to be able to find it.

Promoting Your Podcast on Facebook

Facebook is a great way to promote your podcast if you know what you're doing. Whether you want to use ads or organic engagement, there isn't a “one size fits all” approach. That said, there are a few things that everyone could do:

So, What Are You Waiting For?

There are a lot of podcast listeners, and they're an engaged group of people. A study found that podcast listeners were more likely to engage with the latest episode than TV viewers (#SorryNetflix). Facebook is a great way to help make that happen.

Connect from Desktop

How you access the Podcasts section of your Facebook page will depend upon whether you have the new Pages experience. It’s possible that there’s a persistent menu on the left side of your page that includes Podcasts.

Connect from Mobile

You can also connect your podcast to your Facebook page from the main Facebook mobile app. Click the “View Tools” button near the top.

Publication of Episodes

First, Facebook will pull in all of your recent episodes and may even publish the most recent one to your page after setting this up so that your followers see it. Going forward, whenever you publish a new podcast episode, it will also be published to your page.

Access Your Podcast

There will also be a new Podcast section on your Facebook page — but again, only from the mobile app. I don’t know if this will be the case for all pages, but on mine it’s buried under “Photos.” Click that first.

Your Turn

Have you added your podcast to your page? Have you listened to podcasts on Facebook? What do you think?

Add your podcast to Facebook in settings

Even if you don’t get the Facebook notification you can now also add your podcast through an RSS feed in Facebook settings. Simply go to settings, click on podcast and then add the feed and verify it.

Podcasts on Facebook: Adding the page tab

Simply go to the top of your page and click on the tabs settings and “more” and then add the podcast tab. You can also move it around to have it in a more prominent position if you like.

How podcasts on Facebook look

Here’s how podcasts display on Facebook and play natively once it’s all setup. The podcast tab now shows up on the mobile app but not yet on desktop and the iPhone app for me. That’s pretty common as many networks roll things out in phases.

Podcast notifications to your Facebook followe rs

Once set up, Facebook notifies your followers that a new episode is available. Here’s how that looks in my notification tab.

Can every Facebook page add a podcast?

That’s a good question and I checked in some other pages that I have access to and they all can add it through settings as explained above.

Get Started With Facebook Page Podcasts

Before you add your podcast to your Facebook Page, it needs to be hosted by a podcast host with at least one published episode, so that you have an RSS link for your podcast which you’ll need in a moment. If you haven’t already set up your podcast elsewhere, start with this guide, then come back once you’re ready.

Facebook Podcast Clips

One other cool feature I need to mention is that you and your audience can easily create and share clips from your podcasts!

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