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It's part two of our dive into the Podcaster Cares Survey data. This time around, we're talking NFTs, measuring success, social media, loudness, and bitrates.

We also take a look at some interesting differences between podcasters of five years or more, and folks who've been doing it less than five years.

Podcasters of 5 years or more have stronger opinions on Apple Podcasts and RSS Feeds

• 67.5% of the 5 years or more group agreed that a podcast isn’t really a podcast if it doesn’t have an RSS feed.
• Of the folks in podcasting for fewer than five years, 39.8% agreed, whilst 38.9% didn’t care. 
• 25.3% in the 5 years or more group didn’t care about RSS feeds.
• 44.6% of the 5 years or more group believe that Apple could and should be doing more to help podcasters. This is compared to 34.9% of the newer podcasters group.
• 53% of the newer podcasters have no real opinion on Apple either way, compared to 34.9% of the 5 years or more group. 

Newer podcasters pay less attention to podcast loudness & bitrates

• 60.2% of podcasters of 5 years or more have a set and consistent loudness level for their show.
• This is compared to 31.4% of folks podcasting for 0-5 years. 
• 29.7% of newer podcasters don’t worry about loudness levels.
• This is compared to only 15.7% of the 5 years or more group. 
• 42.9% of newer podcasters have no idea what bitrates are. Only 15.7% of the 5 years or more group thought the same. 

Get the full Podcaster Cares Survey Report right here.