Publish an Episode

Before you publish an episode, make sure you have configured your show and set up your publications correctly. See Are You Ready to Publish an Episode?

When you’ve recorded an episode of your show and you’re ready to share it, sign in to Libsyn to upload and distribute it.

After you upload an episode, Libsyn stores it and makes it available to share with the world. For example, you can have your episode appear on popular podcast directories, like Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, you can share it with individual people, or publish it in a blog, tweet, or post, among other options.

To sign in to Libsyn and publish an episode:

1. Sign in to Libsyn and select the show for which you want to publish an episode. 
   
   
2. Click New in the upper-right corner.
   
   
3. Click Episode. The Add Episode form displays.
   
   
4. Add your media file in the New Episode section. See Upload a Media File.
   
   
5. Add your title and description in the Episode Details section, and add any additional details in the fields in the Optional Details section. See About Your Episode Details.
   
   
6. Upload any artwork you want to use just for this episode in the Optional Details section, or skip this step if you want your podcast artwork to appear for the episode. See Upload Episode Artwork.
   
   
7. Upload your transcript in the Add Episode Transcript section if you want to provide your own transcript on Apple Podcasts instead of using Apple's autogenerated transcript. See Add Your Own Episode Transcript for Apple Podcasts.
   
   
8. An Advertising section displays if advertising is turned on for your show. Switch the toggle to On if you want to serve ads for this episode. 
   
   • You will see options to include mid-roll, pre-roll, and post-roll ads in this episode if you have automatic ads enabled. See Manage Automatic Ad Settings for an Episode.
   • You will see a Save and Continue to Libsyn4 Slot Picker link if you joined our advertising program through Libsyn Pro. Click to save the information you have entered so far and log into Libsyn4 to pick your advertising slots. See Working with Advertising Campaigns.
     
     
9. Select an option in the Availability field in the Publish Episode section:
   

   Immediately on Publish	Publish your episode immediately. (You must select this if you are publishing your first episode.)
   Schedule Episode	Schedule a time to publish later, with one date for all publication destinations. See Schedule a Date to Publish Your Episode. Start - Select a date and time. Media Availability - Select one of the following: Always available Based on release schedule

    
10. Select the Update ID3 tags checkbox if you want to export the information you entered on this page to the ID3 tags in the media file that you uploaded. For more information about ID3 tags, see Manage the Episode Information in Your Media Files.
    
    
11. Click Publish. (You can also click Save as Draft if you want to save your progress and return to it later. See Save Your Episode as a Draft to Publish it Later.)

Congratulations! Your new episode is now published!

After you publish, your episode appears in all of the publishing destinations – such as podcast directories and social media – to which you’ve connected your show (there might be a delay in certain places while they process your episode). The episode also appears in the Episodes tab in Libsyn, where you can view or edit it, and review stats.