Welcome PodPress Users

Thanks for taking a few moments to investigate how taking part in the Blubrry community can benefit your show.

If you're like most of the 100,000 and counting podcasters who've reached this milestone then you'll probably want some tools to help you to build your audience. And once you've worked hard to create a quality podcast with a good sized audience then you may want to have the opportunity to earn some money from your podcast. Membership in the Blubrry community can help you in both of these areas. We also allow you the flexibility that allows you to explore other avenues to grow your audience and earn revenue.

Building Your Audience

We've been working hard to create an environment where podcasters have a real opportunity to grow their audiences. We do this via a combination of features that are only found in the Blubrry community as follows:

  • We make it very easy for potential subscribers to find, subscribe to and share your podcast with others via our MyCast and Hot List features.

  • We allow you to enter unique tags for your channel and each episode so that users performing relevant searches can find your podcast.

  • We allow you to represent your brand by adding a channel image and a header image to each profile page.

  • We always provide links to your original podcast home page and RSS feed.

  • Your profile can link to iTunes , Odeo , Yahoo! Podcasts , Digg and Del.icio.us .

You can rest assured that your presence on Blubrry allows you to maintain your brand identity while your audience grows. And we don't believe that locking your podcast in our system will help your brand grow.

Valuable Tools

The team behind Blubrry knows a thing or two about what kinds of tools podcasters need to build their shows. That's because we're podcasters too. So we're always working hard on innovative features that will make the difference for you. Some of the features already in production are:

  • The Blubrry Podcast Player - Users on the Blubrry community can play your podcast feed in a popup window that displays your feed image, show notes and supports audio or video. And we provide you the code to embed a link to the player on any web page.

  • Media Statistics You Can Trust - We have worked hard to create a podcast media statistics system that is easy to use, flexible and accurate. We believe we've done it! Blubrry members get the benefit of a statistics system they can count on to help measure audience size for every podcast episode.

  • Social Networking - Make friends with similar shows. Leave comments. Send messages to other users. Our social networking features allow the members of the community to get connected and stay connected.

  • Proactive Marketing - We spend a good amount of time promoting the Blubrry community on the blog and other social networks like MySpace and YouTube. We're also circulating press releases and attending important events like the Podcast Expo and PodCamp. All of our hard work adds up to a larger potential audience for your podcast.

We're constantly working on new features and we want to hear about the tools that you need to help build your shows. Don't hesitate to contact us with your suggestions.

Earning Money

The Blubrry community offers podcasters a chance to earn money from their podcasts via advertisting deals. If you've worked hard to build your audience then you just might qualify for participation in one of our ad deals. It all starts with the Advertising Survey contained in the profile for your podcast. You can't have a chance to participate in ad deals until you've completed the survey for your podcast. Some important facts about Blubrry ad deals are as follows:

  • We can't guarantee you'll be offered a deal. That decision is completely up to the advertisers.

  • We have the right to negotiate one deal for you but you also have the right to reject the deal.

  • You get to keep 70% of the revenue from the deal. Compare that split with other podcast sponsorship offers.

  • Ad deals may include a mention in your podcast and an image link on your website.

  • There are no auto insertions. You retain the flexibility to mention the sponsor in your voice in each podcast.

  • We can provide pre-recorded sponsor announcements if you don't feel comfortable delivering the message yourself.

It's important to note that if you have existing relationships with advertisers that you can still benefit from the Blubrry advertising program. If you introduce us to an advertiser who ultimately goes forward with an ad deal on the community you will be paid a 10% finders fee just for making the introduction.

Ultimate Flexibility

We take pride in the fact that the Blubrry community offers podcasters great flexibility of participation in our community. Take a look at some of our very liberal policies that are all about choice for the podcaster:

  • You retain the rights to your show.

  • You can be a part of other networks.

  • You can negotiate outside advertising deals.

  • You can add multiple podcast shows to the community.

All we ask in return is that you mention the Blubrry community somewhere in each of your podcast shows. You can do this in your own voice or add one of the many pre-recorded promos available for your use.

So what are you waiting for? Join the community and add your podcast today!

Blubrry Statistics

PodPress includes built in support for the Blubrry Podcast Statistics System. Click here to learn more about the Blubrry Statistics system.


Thank you

Thank you Dan Kuykendall for adding support to PodPress for Blubrry Statistics.