Anchor Podcast Review: What is Anchor? Screenshots from Anchor.fmįounded in 2015, Anchor was initially thought of as a short-form social audio platform. NOTE: Anchor.fm is now Spotify for Podcasters. This Anchor review will break down how to get started with the Spotify podcast service and whether it’s a worthy investment. Is Anchor really free? Can a free podcast host offer the tools you truly need? Of course, everyone’s wary about “free” services. Spotify’s app is one of the few platforms out there that lets you make and distribute podcasts free of charge, and this Anchor podcast review will break it down. Megaphone only offers its services to shows or networks with 20,000+ listeners per episode – a higher barrier for entry than Anchor.If you’re interested in podcasting, you might have heard about Anchor.fm. It also charges both publishers and advertisers a premium to use its advertiser marketplace. It’s a podcast hosting company that caters to larger shows, rather than out of your bedroom podcasts. Spotify bought Megaphone in November 2020. So while Spotify’s efforts in acquiring new content are paying off, its efforts to attract indie podcasters may be failing. That means Anchor wasn’t comfortable continuing the $15 per 1,000 listens arrangement it established. Several podcasters say they were cut off entirely, while Newman’s deal was reactivated at a lower CPM.
Those paying Anchor sponsorships dried up at the end of 2020, with no renewal deal. Anchor pays $15 for every 1,000 people the podcast reached. Most podcasters using the service confirm that Anchor itself was their first sponsor. But that grand vision of connecting podcasters with paying sponsorships may be dying.
Anchor’s sponsorships tool is supposed to work a lot like YouTube ads, matching advertisers to content. Three others said they’re exploring alternatives to Anchor because they’re not receiving new sponsorships.Īnchor launched in November of 2018, just four months before Spotify bought it for $154 million. Three people interviewed confirmed that Spotify and Anchor had paid them thousands. Anchor’s sponsorship feature seems to be severely lacking in actual sponsors outside of Anchor and Spotify. The Verge spoke with nine other podcasters who use the Anchor service.
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