Speaker 1: What's up, Podcaster? It's Ben here from Podcast Pros with a podcast hosting review. Today, we're talking all about Spreaker. Spreaker is an awesome podcast hosting solution with a few very unique features that may make it an obvious choice for you and your show, and today we're going to help you figure that out. We're going to break down Spreaker based on three categories, the first being features, the second being price, and the third being ease of use. And if at any point you are sold on Spreaker and you want to try them out for yourself, be sure to use the link in the description box or the pinned comment. You'll get yourself a free month trial of Spreaker for doing so. Each category will be scored out of 10 for a total possible score of 30. Moving right into features, there are a few features that Spreaker has that make it a very unique and compelling choice, and that is really their focus on live podcasting, as well as making money and monetizing your podcast from the beginning. All of their paid plans give you access to their monetization features, which allows you to start making money the second you start your show. And if you have an existing catalog of episodes, if you move them over to Spreaker, you can even make money off of your previous episodes. They do this by providing dynamic ad insertion, which allows you to pick certain parts of your episodes where an ad will play. And they fill those spots automatically by using something called programmatic advertising. So, what this means is that advertisers can pay Spreaker to advertise on podcasts to specific demographics. Spreaker will then put ads that make sense for you and your show into the spots that you've given them, and you earn a percentage of that revenue for letting them play. So, they do most of the heavy lifting here and make it very easy to start making some money, and you pick how many ads there are and where they play in your episodes. So, this saves you the time and hassle of having to go find advertisers and negotiate with them, and allows you to start making money right from the beginning. And you can even make episode off your previous episodes when people listen to them. Obviously, since you're earning only a percentage of the revenue, you're going to get less than you could have on your own, but you're saving yourself the time and hassle of having to go find those opportunities. All of their plans allow you to host multiple shows on one account, meaning you don't have to pay for another plan if you decide to host another show. All their plans provide an embeddable podcast player, and their paid plans allow you to customize your RSS feed. Their free plan, as well as their cheapest paid plan, just provide basic podcast stats. If you want more advanced analytics, you're gonna have to pay for the more expensive tiers. They also give you the option for a private or a limited access show, but only on their broadcaster or above plans. They also offer what they call Spreaker Studio, which is a podcast creation and audio editing software that you can download and really create and edit your entire episode on. And this can be downloaded for your phone, tablet, or desktop. Spreaker also has their own podcast player app, which is available on both Apple and Android devices. So those are Spreaker's core features, but to us, there are two that really stand out, and it's their focus on live podcasting as well as simple podcast monetization. So because of these and their additional features, we gave them a score of 9 out of 10. So now moving on to pricing. Spreaker does offer a free plan, but it will limit you in terms of what features you have access to, and there will be no monetization features on any of their free plans. With that being said, though, you can still host multiple shows on their free plan. Upgrading to their paid plans gives you access to these monetization features. It also gives you a customizable RSS feed, and more storage time. And if you upgrade even further beyond their cheapest paid plan, you get advanced statistics as well. The limited access podcast or private podcasting option is limited to their more expensive plans. So if that's something you're looking for, you're going to have to go for the higher tier options. They also provide an enterprise solution for podcast networks and larger companies, but for the individual podcaster, their paid plans will run you $7 to $50 per month when paid monthly, and $6 to $45 if you pay for the year. Spreaker also scored very well in this category, because even on their cheapest plan for $6 or $7, what you get is a lot of value for your money. So we gave them a score of 8 out of 10 when it comes to price, because their cheapest plan is a great option, and as you move up, you're getting more and more value. So now moving on to ease of use. As mentioned, Spreaker's core focuses are live podcasting and simple podcast monetization. From that element, making money off your show is very, very simple, and that plays into ease of use, as that is a lot of podcasters' core focus. Their live tools, their podcast app, and their audio editing software are all things that you're going to have to learn if you want to use Spreaker to its full extent. But they are very simple and user-friendly to use, even for beginners. So it will definitely take some time to learn about all of Spreaker's features and the options that they provide you, but they do make it fairly easy to use, even for beginners. Because of all of this, Spreaker scored an 8 out of 10 when it comes to ease of use. So overall, Spreaker scored a 25 out of a possible 30 points. It is a fantastic podcast hosting option, especially if you're looking for simple monetization and live podcasting. As mentioned before, if you want to try Spreaker out for yourself, be sure to use the link in the description box or the pinned comment, and you'll get yourself a free month trial of Spreaker. Full disclosure, that is an affiliate link. So if you do sign up for a paid plan, the channel will earn a small commission for doing so. So we thank you for the support in advance. So after watching this, I want to hear from you. Are you going to host your show with Spreaker? Yes or no? Why or why not? Let me know in the comment section down below. And if you're still shopping around for other podcast hosts, be sure to watch one of these videos that are about to pop up. I'll see you in the next one.