What's the difference between automatic and guided distribution?

Modified on Wed, 19 Mar at 5:14 AM

In the podcast market, there are lots of directories where you can publish your show. We make it easy to submit your show by providing Automatic and Guided distribution options for the biggest directories.

Before you can submit your podcast to any directories, you will need to set up your podcast and upload an episode. We allow you to set up your podcast and upload your first episode for free! Uploading additional episodes requires a subscription. Follow these walkthroughs to get started:

How to create an RSS.com account

How do I set up my first podcast?

How do I upload my first episode?

Automatic distribution

Automatic distribution is the easiest way to publish your podcast across multiple directories without any extra steps. With this feature, you can submit your show to all supported directories with just one click. To learn how to enable automatic distribution, click here.

As of today, the podcast directories supported by this feature are:

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Amazon Music
Podcast Index
Listen Notes

In addition, your show will also be automatically published in the RSS.com community.

Guided distribution

Some directories still don’t support automatic publishing through the RSS.com control panel. In these cases, you’ll need to create an account on the directory and manually submit your podcast by adding your RSS feed.

In the "Guided distribution" section we explain step by step how to publish your podcast in most guided directories, including:

Important: Some directories require an email address to be included in your RSS feed URL to be accepted. For security purposes, RSS.com normally does not include your email address in your feed. We do have a tool to temporarily include your email address when submitting to directories. Follow the instructions in How to enable the email address in the RSS feed to enable your email address.