Congratulations!
You've finished creating your show and you're about to publish your very first episode.
💡 Important: Ausha does not provide any audio recording or editing tools.
You must finalize your audio or video file using your editing software before publishing it on your Ausha account.
How do I create my first episode?
To create your very first episode:
Log in to Ausha.
Click the Episodes tab.
Click the + Add episode button.
What are the steps to publish my first episode?
🎧 Upload an audio or video file.
If you upload an audio file, we recommend using the .MP3 format. However, you can also upload audio files in .mp3, .wav, .ogg, or .flac format.
If you upload a video file, it must be in .MP4 format.
📚 To learn more about the recommended formats for your episodes, check out our article What audio or video file size and format are required to publish an episode on Ausha?
🙌 Choose a title.
Create a short, engaging title that encourages your listeners to play the episode (using relevant keywords for your audience, your guest's name, etc.).
📚 To choose the best title, check out our article How to Optimize Your Podcast Episode Titles?
✍️ Add a description.
The description of each of your episodes is a powerful tool for increasing your show's discoverability and visibility! Don't hesitate to write a description that includes the terms your listeners are likely to search for on listening platforms.
📚 To learn more about our best practices for writing episode descriptions, check out our article How do I optimize my podcast episode descriptions?
📷 Add artwork.
You can choose a different artwork for each episode (💡 also called the cover or cover art). If you don't, don't worry—the default artwork you added when creating your show will automatically be used as the episode artwork.
📚 To learn more about the recommended cover art format and how to change it for your show, check out our article How do I update my podcast’s image?
🤫 Set the episode privacy.
Make sure to choose the Public privacy setting to publish your episode on your Ausha website and across all listening platforms.
🗓️ Publish or schedule your episode.
Your episode is ready! You can now publish it immediately or schedule it to be published on the date and time of your choice.
📚 To learn more about scheduling an episode, check out our article How do I schedule an episode? 👈
The next step is to distribute your very first episode to all listening platforms.
📚 Check out the article that will guide you through this process: How do I distribute my podcast on the podcast directories?