Begin with a blog page to distribute your podcast through Squarespace. Each blog post containing an audio block will appear in your RSS feed, enabling podcast platforms to access your episodes.

Prerequisites:

• First blog post must contain an audio block
• RSS feed supports up to 300 episodes
• One audio block per episode (only first block syncs if multiple present)

Setup Process:

1. Create or Select Blog Page

• Add new blog page via Pages menu (+) icon
• Choose a permanent URL slug to avoid syndication issues

2. Configure Podcast Settings

• Access Pages menu
• Click gear icon next to blog title
• Select Feeds tab
• Click Podcasting

3. Enter Essential Information

• Title
• Author
• Description
• Episode order (By Episode or By Season)
• Feed type (Standard or Optimized for Podcasting)
• Copyright information (optional)
• Contact details (name and email)

4. Add Podcast Artwork Requirements:

• JPG or PNG format
• Square dimensions (1400px-3000px)
• Maximum size: 512 KB
• RGB color format
• 72 DPI

5. Publish First Episode

• Create blog post
• Add audio block
• Publish content

6. Locate RSS Feed URL Format: yoursitename.squarespace.com/blogname?format=rss Recommendation: Use integrated .squarespace.com URL for stability

7. Submit to Apple Podcasts

• Sign in to Podcasts Connect
• Validate feed
• Submit for approval
• Wait for confirmation email

Managing Your Podcast:

• Each new blog post with audio becomes an episode
• Feed updates every ~24 hours
• Create separate blog pages for multiple podcasts
• Only first audio block per post syncs to platforms

This setup enables automatic syndication of your podcast episodes through Apple Podcasts and other platforms while maintaining a professional web presence.

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