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Steve Stewart

Steve Stewart is a professional podcast editor. He produces podcasts for indie podcasters in the finance/investing category like Stacking Benjamins, Afford Anything with Paula Pant, and Choose FI.

Steve also runs a vibrant, active Facebook group for podcast editors and speaks at events all over the United States.

How Many Characters Display in iTunes Episode Descriptions (and other Podcast Directories)

By Steve Stewart on December 21, 2017 2

characters display in apple podcasts app

When it comes to show notes and episode descriptions: Less is more. It’s natural for a podcaster to write in the way that we think or speak. However, we need to get to the point when it comes to the limited space iTunes/Apple Podcasts and other podcatchers give us to explain what’s “today’s episode is […]

How to Customize Folder Icons on a Mac

By Steve Stewart on November 30, 2017 0

This has nothing to do with podcast editing, but it does have everything to do with making your workstation a lot more fun. (Follow these instructions for Windows machines) How to change folder icons on a Mac: 1) Open the image you want to use and Command-C to copy Note: Do not click on the […]

Using Levelator? Split the tracks before leveling the audio

By Steve Stewart on November 27, 2017 0

Split tracks before running through Levelator

I’ve been asked if I level the audio before or after editing. I always run audio through a normalizing, compression and leveling process BEFORE editing. My reason for this is so I don’t have to go through the project a second time if the process increases the volume of breaths between sentences. I always use […]

How many times does my RSS feed get pinged?

By Steve Stewart on November 25, 2017 0

the money tree investing podcast rss feed is pinged 15,000 times in 24 hours

Have you ever wondered how often your podcast RSS feed gets pinged? It’s a lot more than you think. I was recently tasked with moving the Money Tree Investing Podcast‘s RSS feed away from their WordPress website feed to the one provided by their libsyn account. One of the steps was to create a permanent […]

Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters (under $30)

By Steve Stewart on November 24, 2017 2

on air neon light sign

What do you get a podcaster who has everything while spending less than $30? How about a mic flag, neon “On Air” sign or a podcasting t-shirt? Here are my Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters under $30.

How I Manage ID3 Tags for Multiple Podcasts

By Steve Stewart on November 22, 2017 0

manage multiple podcasts id3 tags

Do you edit more than a few different podcasts? I manage more than 20 shows – many of which use ID3 tags. This is the process I found that works FASTEST: 1: Use ID3 Editor by PA-Software 2: Save the tag data for each show in a single DropBox folder 3: Load tag data to […]

How to Embed a libsyn Podcast Player in Your Website

By Steve Stewart on October 31, 2017 6

Media host provider libsyn offers a number of podcast players you can quickly embed on almost any website. If you can embed a YouTube video on your website, then you can do this too. Steps to Embed a libsyn Podcast Player in Your Website   Step 1: Log into your account Step 2: Go to […]

Are you podcasting ABOUT, BECAUSE or FOR?

By Steve Stewart on September 25, 2017 0

is your podcast "about, because, or for"?

There are plenty of podcasts launched “because” the host wants to talk “about” a particular topic. However, it’s the show that podcasts FOR the listener that will foster the deepest relationship – and will turn your audience into raving fans!     It might seem a little “woowoo“, and it probably is, but the way […]

How to Dig Deep into libsyn Podcast Stats

By Steve Stewart on August 1, 2017 0

dig into libsyn download stats

A client asked why his downloads for the day were so high. Were they legit or was his show the victim of another onslaught of python-request? Here is how I dig deep into libsyn podcast stats to validate their authenticity:

How to use the New libsyn Tabs when uploading a Podcast

By Steve Stewart on July 26, 2017 0

how to upload an mp3 using libsyn 2017

Media hosting service libsyn is getting ready for iTunes to add new feed tags to their specs with the release of iOS11. The new interface now includes an entire section for information such as Season number and iTunes-only description. Watch this video to see how the new system works. Keep in mind: You won’t see […]

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