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This article gives you a clear roadmap with helpful tips from Acast’s own resources to take you from idea to launch.

Ready to start your podcast? Let's begin!

Take your first steps in setting up your podcast with Acast

Getting Started with Acast

Acast’s free Starter plan

How can I remove personal information from my podcast?

Checklist to import an existing show to Acast

Why the free Starter plan requires a credit card

Get your podcast set up in just a few steps

How to create a podcast on Acast

Publish an episode

This is how you find your Acast RSS feed URL

What is my Acast RSS feed URL?

Checklist to create a new show

Steps to change your podcaster account password

How to change my account password?

How can I change the order of episodes?

Simple steps to upgrade your Acast account subscription

How do I upgrade my subscription?

Update to Community Guidelines- Use of AI

Increasing your monetization potential

General 

Moving your podcast to Acast

In 3 clicks and 3 minutes, get all your episodes and notes onto Acast.

How to import your podcast to Acast

How to unlock my RSS feed for import?

More details on the show redirecting process

What is a redirect?

Acast allows you to transfer your podcast from another host easily thanks to its importing tool. How to tell if the import failed?

Confirming my podcast import didn't complete

Missing episodes when you imported to Acast? This will help.

Why didn't all my episodes import?

The easiest way to move your podcast from your web server to Acast.

How to move your podcast feed from a self-hosted server

Preparing your show for moving

How to move your podcast from Spotify

The easiest way to move your show from Ausha to Acast

How to move your podcast from Ausha

How to move your podcast from Blubrry

The easiest way to move your podcast from Buzzsprout to Acast

How to move your podcast from Buzzsprout

The simple, free way to move from Castos to Acast

Moving your RSS feed from Castos + Seriously Simple Podcasting on Wordpress

The simple, free way to redirect your podcast to Acast

How to move your podcast from Ivoox

The simple, free way to transition your RSS feed and content from Libsyn to Acast for hosting and analytics

How to move your podcast from Libsyn

The simple, free way to transition your RSS feed and content from Megaphone to Acast

How to move your podcast from Megaphone

How to move your podcast from Omny to Acast

How to move your podcast from Omny

The easiest way to move your podcast from Podbean to Acast.

How to move your podcast from Podbean

How to move your show from Podigee to Acast

How to move your podcast from Podigee

The simple, free way to transition your RSS feed and content from PodOmatic to Acast for hosting and analytics

How to move your podcast from PodOmatic

The easy way to move your podcast from Simplecast to Acast.

How to move your podcast from Simplecast

It's easy to switch from SoundCloud to Acast for podcast hosting—just import and redirect your RSS feed.

How to move your podcast from SoundCloud

The easiest way to move your podcast from Spreaker to Acast.

How to move your podcast from Spreaker

How to move your podcast from Squarespace

The easiest way to move your podcast from Wordpress to Acast.

How to move your podcast from Wordpress

How to import your podcast from another host

Importing your podcast from another host

How to troubleshoot your podcast and speed up the changes made to your show artwork or audio.

Why are changes to my show not updating on platforms?

How to make sure your podcast is ready for submission and getting it on podcast platforms.

Submitting Your Podcast for Distribution

More about stats services, intermediaries

Feedburner, Podcorn, Podtrac, Magellan AI, Podscribe and more

Feed Intermediaries, Stats Services, and Acast

Amazon Music: ad-free listening

Why can't I submit my show to Youtube music?

Intro/Outro Feature: Frequently Asked Questions

All about exclusivity, from how it works to what to know (and everything in between)

Is Your Podcast ... Exclusive?

How to share your podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, and wherever listeners are tuning in

Distributing Your Podcast

Hiding your show: iTunes block tags

Apple has made some changes on how your podcast is distributed

Apple Podcasts: Where's my latest episode?

My new artwork is not updating in Apple Podcasts

Grouping multiple shows together in Apple Podcasts

Apple Podcast Channels

What is Apple Podcasts Connect and what issues are podcasters experiencing?

Apple Podcasts Connect

Get assistance with your show on Apple Podcasts

How to contact Apple about your show

Find the unique ID for your podcast on iTunes or Apple Podcasts

What is my iTunes podcast ID?

Want to take your podcast down from Apple Podcasts? Here's how.

How to remove your Podcast from Apple Podcasts

Easily publish your podcast to Apple Podcasts directly from Acast - no need to log in to Apple Podcasts Connect or paste your RSS feed manually.

How to submit a show to Apple Podcasts

Apple

Updating your host information in Spotify for Podcasters will ensure that all your audio updates, statistics and dynamic ads go through.

How do I update Spotify with my new host information?

How to deactivate the Spotify integration and removing your show from their platform

How to deactivate the Spotify integration

Submit your podcast on Spotify with Acast—and have it accepted within an hour.

Submitting Your Podcast to Spotify

Claiming your podcast on Spotify for Podcasters

How to claim your podcast on Spotify

Spotify

Some players may say that your Acast RSS feed isn't valid. They're wrong—and here's how to tell them

Why does TuneIn (or some other service) say I have an invalid RSS feed?

The steps for Norwegian podcasters to get listed in the Podtoppen ranker.

How to get your show on Podtoppen

Submit your podcast to the TuneIn catalog for playback on Tesla, Sonos, and Alexa.

How to add your podcast to TuneIn

Submit your show through Acast now to be included in Amazon's catalog

How to submit your podcast to Amazon Music and Audible

An easy guide to submitting your podcast to Pandora with Acast for podcast hosting.

How to submit your podcast to Pandora

Acast helps you connect to Amazon's skill for the smart speaker

How to get your Alexa Flash Briefing feed URL

As long as you are based in one of their supported countries, you can distribute your show to iHeart Radio

How to submit your podcast to iHeart Radio

Send your podcast to the most open and comprehensive database to be noticed by smaller platforms.

What is Podcast Index?

How to get your show on Deezer and frequently asked questions about the platform

How to submit your podcast to Deezer

Solutions to frequently asked questions regarding Deezer.

Deezer troubleshooting

Other platforms 

Manage user access and permission to your own show.

Introduction to User Management

How to invite new users to your Network or Shows

Edit Existing Users

How To Set Up User Management

User Management  

Sign Up

Podcaster Log In

Listener Login

Pricing and Plans

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

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