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Getting started

How Podspun works and how to connect your show from YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or an RSS feed. No setup, no manual uploads: connect a source and Podspun imports, transcribes, and indexes every episode.

The basics

How do I change what kind of website I have?

The kind is set on each website. Your account has no type of its own, so one account can hold a podcast website, a film website and an art website at the same time.

Open the website from Website Builder, then Site Settings, General. Under What this website is, check Podcast, Social Media, Visual Artist or Filmmaker. More than one is fine. Checking one adds the pages it comes with and offers its blocks in the block picker on that website; nothing you already have is removed. You also choose the kind when you add a new website.

Art Studio appears in your account menu once one of your websites is a Visual Artist website. Films appears under Pages & Content on a Filmmaker website.

How does Podspun promote my show?

Connect your channels. Every episode and post gets a page, and the site keeps itself current.

Every channel you add gets a page on podspun.com at its own address. While it is Active, Podspun.com Exposure in Podspun.com Setup sets how findable that page is: Full (promoted across Podspun and indexed by search engines), SEO Only (indexed by search engines but never featured by Podspun), or Unlisted (up for anyone with the link, but search engines skip it and Podspun does not list it anywhere). Keep it on Full to be included in the show strip, the topic pages, and what we share on our social media and in our newsletters.

How does Podspun work?

Podspun pulls in your podcast episodes from YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or your RSS feed and creates a clean, searchable home for your show. It imports your transcripts and layers in AI so your audience can find what they are looking for, down to the exact moment you said it.

Podspun also generates summaries, highlights, quote cards, badges, and analytics for each episode, making your content easier to explore.

How do I move my WordPress site to Podspun and choose what comes across?

Go to Add New Site and choose Move a WordPress site.

  1. Get your file: in your WordPress dashboard, go to Tools, then Export, leave All content selected, and click Download Export File. A file ending in .xml lands in your Downloads folder.
  2. Upload it with your website's address (we bring your pictures across from it; the file holds only the words) and click Read my file.
  3. Choose: every page and post is listed with its status (Published, Draft, Pending, Private) and where visitors find it today (your home page, in your menu, linked from a page, or not linked anywhere). What visitors can reach today starts ticked, with every published post. Preview any page before deciding, fold similar pages together with Group by name, and tick or untick posts a whole category at a time.
  4. Article pages: your press page's links and your biggest categories each get their own page (for example Press, Press Releases, Blog). Keep, rename or turn off any of them.
  5. Check and build: we build a private preview. Old addresses keep working, your Google titles and descriptions, categories, tags, dates, main pictures and authors come across, and drafts stay drafts.

Nothing you leave out is lost. To bring more across later, go to Add New Site, the Past Imports tab, and click Bring more across on your WordPress import. Nothing is charged until you turn the site on.

Can I import a TikTok or Instagram account?

Yes. On Channels, choose Add a channel, pick TikTok or Instagram, and paste the profile's address or @handle. The instant website builder takes the same links: paste a TikTok or Instagram profile there and it builds a site from the account's posts. The account must be public. Podspun imports every post: videos get a transcript (TikTok captions are used when the video has them; otherwise the audio is transcribed), photo posts index their written caption, and each post gets AI analysis, topics, and a pull quote.

Keyword and AI search cover your posts the same way they cover episodes. Social Feed shows the latest posts, and Social Explorer adds topic browsing and search. Live Portrait finds subjects, people, and moments across every channel included on the site and its published news. New posts sync in automatically each day.

Episodes, videos, and posts share one catalog total. Yearly includes 1,600 and prorates a newly crossed 100-item band through renewal. Monthly includes 800, then charges $1.50 per 100 when imported and each month.

How is Podspun different from a normal podcast website?

A normal site lists episodes and plays audio. Podspun transcribes every episode and indexes every word, so visitors search what was actually said and ask an AI that answers from your catalog. A website is one optional output of that index: Podspun can also run as just the engine, with your catalog surfacing on podspun.com or through the Data API.

And unlike a general builder like Squarespace or WordPress, Podspun is made for creators: your whole catalog, transcripts, search, and clips arrive already built in, instead of a blank site you fill in.

Do I need to do any setup?

No. Connect a source (your YouTube channel via Google sign-in, or an Apple Podcasts or RSS feed URL) and Podspun handles the rest.

Do I need to manually upload my episodes?

No. Once you connect a source, Podspun automatically imports your episodes from YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or your RSS feed.

Can I use Podspun if my podcast isn't on YouTube?

Yes. Besides YouTube, you can connect any show by pasting its Apple Podcasts URL or a direct RSS feed URL. You do not need to be on YouTube to use Podspun.

Can I use Podspun for more than one podcast?

Yes. Your account can link multiple shows, across any mix of YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or RSS. Whether you host one show or five, Podspun keeps them organized and easy to explore.

How do I connect or add my podcast?

Go to Podspun Dataweaver in your account and click Add channel. Connect your YouTube channel with Google sign-in, or paste an Apple Podcasts or RSS feed URL. Podspun imports and transcribes your episodes automatically and keeps syncing nightly.

Step by step guide

What happens when I connect a show, and how long does it take?

You paste a YouTube channel, an Apple Podcasts show, or an RSS feed. Podspun pulls every episode, transcribes the audio, and indexes the words. A short feed is ready in minutes. A feed with many episodes runs in the background over hours, and you can watch progress while it fills in.

About your website

Why is Podspun significantly better than Squarespace, Wix, WordPress and others?

Podspun builds your website from your podcast and social feeds, then keeps importing as you publish. It transcribes your audio and video, adds summaries and tags, and lets visitors ask questions across your archive. You also get your own domain, a store, email, and memberships, with our team available to help build your site.

What can I import?

Podcast feeds, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Podspun brings the episodes and posts into your website and keeps importing as you publish. Visual artists and filmmakers have tools for their artwork and film catalogs, too.

Will you help me set it up?

Yes. Our enterprise and hands-on plans include our team building your site for you. We also have automated migration tools to help bring an existing website over.

Please let us know any questions we haven't answered: email [email protected].