![]() I messaged them via their in-app widget and got a reply in less than an hour and a half confirming they make no changes to uploaded Mp3s. I haven’t run into anything I couldn’t fix myself, but I did have a question about whether or not they alter your uploads-some sites will re-encode your files at a lower quality to save storage space and bandwidth. With the app being so easy to use, not many issues came up, but when they did I was able to easily find the answer in their help docs. Where Transistor does stand out is that they allow you to easily export your data so that if you decide to switch podcast hosts, you won’t lose all of your historical data. We still can see how many people listen to each episode, follow trends, and get the general pulse of our audience, but we don’t get nearly the level of granularity you may expect on the web.Īll podcast hosts are going to offer you these stats and Transistor is no different. One of the weaknesses in podcasting is the lack of good analytics because the RSS feeds that power all podcasts don’t allow for deep insights. There are important differences between how private podcasts work on each host, so if this is an important feature to you, check out my deep dive on The Best Private Podcast Host. ![]() Transistor offers private podcasting on their $49/mo Professional plan which is cheaper than Podbean ($99/mo) but more expensive than Castos ($19/mo). Castos ( read the review) is the only other major podcast host that includes unlimited podcasts on a single plan. While other podcast hosts let you have multiple podcasts under a single account for convenience, you’ll still have to pay for separate plans for each of them. However, if your shows get more than 10,000 total downloads a month, you’ll need to upgrade from the Starter plan.įor most of us, that’s plenty and if you’re getting more downloads than that, the extra cost is justifiable. With Transistor, you can host as many podcasts as you want under a single plan. I used to pay for Pat Flynn’s fusebox (formerly Smart Podcast Player) and while that gives you more options, Transistor’s player has everything I need and honestly looks better. Transistor’s embeddable podcast player is really slick. You won’t get a better site from any other podcast host. I already have my own site up and running, but if I didn’t have that in place I’d be more than happy with what Transistor gives me out of the box. This site for Business Dad was all done without a designer or programmer and likely just took a few minutes to get dialed in. Transistor gives you a beautiful website that you can quickly setup and customize to match your brand-including using your own domain. Not to mention, you only pay more when your audience grows, while most competitors charge based on the number of hours or amount of storage you upload. They don’t have a free offering like PodBean ( read the review) and Buzzsprout ( read the review), but their Starter plan should cover most podcasters and is competitively priced for what it includes. Transistor offers 3 plans: Starter ($19/mo), Professional ($49/mo), and Business ($99/mo).Įvery plan allows for an unlimited number of podcasts and episode storage but there is a monthly download limit of 10,000, 50,000, and 150,000 respectively. ![]() I can say without a doubt, Transistor is the easiest to use podcast host on the market. They’ve kept the process simple for adding a new episode and make it clear exactly what you need to do.Ĭoming from Libsyn where you have to go through 5 pages of confusing options to publish a single episode, this was truly a breath of fresh air. It also wasn’t immediately clear to me what I needed to do to update everything in Apple Podcasts, but their help docs were easy to navigate and laid out all the steps needed. I wish that during the import process they kept me up-to-date on the status, but importing 150 episodes took less than 30 minutes so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Without reading any docs or needing to click through dozens of windows to find the right options, I quickly imported my podcast and got everything set up. Transistor excelled at both.Īs soon as you get started, it becomes obvious how much thought was put into every design decision because Transistor is as intuitive to use as an app can be. When judging the ease of use of a podcast host, I’m looking at two areas: how easy is it to get started and how easy is it to publish new episodes. To help make you choose the right podcast host for you, I’m sharing everything I found when reviewing Transistor.fm-good and bad. Since making the switch, I’ve had no regrets, but that doesn’t mean everything is perfect. They aren’t perfect and may not be right for everybody, but what I saw during Transistor’s free trial was enough to get me to leave Libsyn ( read the review). Transistor.fm was created to make podcasting less confusing and as somebody with 5 years of podcasting under my belt, I can say they’ve succeeded.
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