How to Add Video Podcasts on Spotify No Matter Where You Host Your Show

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And now, this week's episode.

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If you have a video version of your podcast, you're probably uploading it to YouTube,

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since that's pretty much the default destination for both consumers of content and creators.

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Now Apple Podcasts does support video and they have done since 2005,

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but it's not really a big feature that they push.

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Spotify, on the other hand, have been pushing video podcasts for the last couple of years.

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But if you wanted to add video podcasts to Spotify,

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you either had to host directly with Spotify for Podcasters,

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use one of the few podcasts hosts that support video podcasting,

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or create a completely separate RSS feed just for your video.

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That last option isn't a great user experience for listeners though,

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because it can create multiple listings of your show.

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However, that's changing,

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and it's now a lot easier to add video podcasts to Spotify,

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no matter where you host your podcast.

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To do this, you have to have a podcaster account

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with Spotify for Podcasters.

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Now, this is different from the hosting version.

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They are called the same, so it's kind of confusing,

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but the Spotify for Podcasters you want to access

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is the podcaster portal for podcasters

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that don't host with Spotify.

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So when you have an account there,

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log in and go to your episodes tab.

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To the right of each episode listing,

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you'll see an ellipsis or three little dots.

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If you click that, you'll see the option to upload a video.

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Simply upload your video and Spotify will process it and offer it alongside your audio version.

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It's really simple to do.

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Now there are some caveats.

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You're not allowed to have dynamic ads inserted into the video, nor will it support the Spotify Ad Network.

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You can have baked-in ads, just not dynamic ad insertion.

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Additionally, if you want analytics for the videos, you will have to get them from Spotify for Podcasters,

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they won't pull through to your podcast hosting company.

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Now I have created a video walkthrough for this

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and if you go to oneminutepodcasttips.com/YouTube

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you can watch the exact steps to take there.

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It's a nice new addition for Spotify

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and it makes it a lot easier for you as a video podcaster

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to get your video version on Spotify as well.

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Until the next time, happy podcasting.

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