The How To Podcast Series - Revolving Co-Hosts, Actionable Tips, And A Community for Podcasters · Dave Campbell, Ontario Canada

E615 - Podcasters, How To Use Spotify Clips To Promote Your Podcast Episode - Length, Size, Audio Rules for Podcasters

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Dave records a 55-second audio track in Audacity, adds a music bed, then exports it to Canva and uploads it to Spotify.

1. The How To Podcast Series episode E615 focuses on Spotify Clips for podcast episode promotion. 2. Dave Campbell hosts the show and says he is “with you,” while inviting listeners to see his own Spotify clips in the 570s episodes. 3. The episode exists to show podcasters how to make short Spotify clips that can help an episode get more plays on Spotify. 4. Dave says Spotify Clips are video snippets for audio-only podcasts that appear in Spotify home feeds, search, and personalized recommendations. 5. He says podcasters do not need to host on Spotify to use clips, but they do need to claim their show on Spotify. 6. He points listeners to episodes 572, 571, 570, and 568 as examples of his own clips on Spotify. 7. Dave says the clip length must be 15 to 90 seconds, with nothing shorter than 15 seconds or longer than 90 seconds. 8. He says the minimum dimensions are 768 by 1024 pixels and the format should be vertical 9:16 for mobile feeds. 9. He adds that the file must be an MP4 or MOV, can be up to 1 gigabyte, and must include audio. 10. He says Spotify requires 128-kilobit encoding and prefers stereo, while clips also need to follow Spotify's content policy. 11. Dave describes making a clip in Audacity with a music bed and timing it to about 55 seconds so he can end on the beat. 12. He says he exports that audio as MP3, uploads it to Canva, and builds a phone-shaped template with stock video footage. 13. He says he can add his logo, website address, episode number, and episode title as branding on the video. 14. He notes that Spotify gives an upload area for a short text description, and he suggests leaving a caption there. 15. Dave says Spotify allows unlimited clips per episode and recommends one to three high-impact hooks or quotes. 16. He says the clips should have captions, should hook fast, and should be checked for audio levels so they do not blow out earbuds. 17. The tone is instructional and promotional, with Dave repeating that he can do a Zoom screen share to walk people through the process. 18. The format is a solo teaching episode with a lot of platform-specific detail and repeated examples from Dave's own workflow. 19. People trying to grow a podcast on Spotify. 20. Listeners who want only broad, non-technical podcasting advice. 21. Dave says the same Spotify clip can be reused on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and YouTube. 22. He says one of his YouTube versions had 142 views after 35 minutes, while others had 7 and 40 views. 23. He compares the clips to “little mini trailers specific to the episode,” not trailers for the whole podcast. 24. He says the platform created the tool and may reward creators who use it natively. 25. He asks listeners to claim their show on Spotify and check the episode-level upload area. 26. He also promotes How to Podcast meetups on meetup.com through howtopodcast.ca, including themed Saturdays and an open Q and A Saturday. 27. Near the end, Dave answers a listener question about negative comments and says he deletes misleading or nasty remarks. 28. He gives an example from Living Next Chapter, where a guest with the same name as a UK figure drew mocking comments. 29. He says some people complain about his music intro, and he ignores comments that are not from his audience. 30. The episode ends with advice to focus on good intent, create solid content, and let hostile commenters leave.

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