You need a podcast RSS feed to submit your podcast to iTunes and other podcast directories.
You’ll typically get your RSS feed from your podcast hosting company. This is by far the easiest way to create a podcast RSS feed. Details below.
Or you can get (or create) your feed from your own website if you use something like Squarespace or the PowerPress plugin for WordPress.
Make sure you don’t upload your audio files directly to website host (with Squarespace being the one exception) as that will cause major issues. You will need to host your .mp3’s with a dedicated podcast host.
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You want to make sure you submit a feed with only your podcast episodes, not a combination of blog posts and podcast episodes.
I’ll show you how to create (or find) your podcast-only RSS feed on the most popular platforms, but first, there are some requirements you need to make sure you follow before trying to submit your feed: