Fusebox

A powerful WordPress podcast player

3 followers

A powerful WordPress podcast player

3 followers

Transform Your Website Into a Podcasting Powerhouse with Fusebox. With our WordPress plugin, you can encourage binge-listening, drive conversion to email subscribers, and reward fans with transcripts all without paying a single dollar.

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Fusebox

Maker

In 2015, I had a problem with my podcast. I wanted to let visitors to my website listen to any episode from my show, right there, on my site. The more I looked, the options were sparse and ugly. So with a team of friends, I built the podcast player I wanted for my website. Back then I called it Smart Podcast Player, and it was everything I needed. I am excited to announce today, that Smart Podcast Player has become Fusebox. We’ve continued to create the most powerful WordPress podcast player and a transcript plugin. Right now, you can now sign up for absolutely free.

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6yr ago

ConvertKit

This looks great @patflynn!

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6yr ago

@patflynn this is very interesting. For myself, which I'm very new on this incredible world of #podcasting, this is amazing. Good job.

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6yr ago

@patflynn This looks great! Congrats on the launch. I like the new brand too :)

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6yr ago

Amplitude

@patflynn very nice, Pat! Let me know if you want to chat Plink (plinkhq.com) integration ;-)

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

Hey PH friends! It's a thrill and honor to launch today to you all 😊 As @patflynn mentioned above, Fusebox is a BIG upgrade to a product (and company) we've been working on for a while. "Yesterday", we were a niche WordPress-based podcast player, and that was it. The product solved problems and added value to podcasters like us. We amassed a small and loyal following. It was fun. But last year, we realized that we felt a calling to do more. Podcasting—as a channel, revenue source, and industry—is BOOMING. That boom has unleashed an onslaught of new challenges, pains, and opportunities. We felt those ourselves. We read about them in the press. And we heard about them directly from our amazing customers and fans. We sat on all of those feelings, observations, and asks for help (by way of new tech) for a while. Probably for too long, actually. But no longer! "Today", we've rebranded as Fusebox and declared a bigger mission: to empower podcasters with dynamic technology built to energize audience engagement and drive business results. What we're excited to announce today is merely the beginning of our journey as Fusebox. 1. We have enhanced our core product—the Podcast Player (actually 3 players in 1). 2. We are launching our SECOND product—the Podcast Transcript plugin. 3. We are launching a unified account system that includes a FREE(!) tier as well as a Pro tier. At present, our products remain rooted in WordPress. Our roadmap includes more products for the WordPress ecosystem AS WELL AS building platform-agnostic versions of those same products. If you see what we see in the industry, and if you feel what we feel in terms of new podcasting challenges, pain points, and opportunities, then we'd love to introduce you to Fusebox.fm! Questions? Ideas? Asks? Friendly banter? We want it all! Holler in the discussion thread below. We podcasters are in this together, so let's do this. Tally ho! 🚀

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6yr ago

@patflynn @mattgartland congrats! I just wanted to clarify. Is Fusebox a podcast host like Website Podcast and Libsyn?

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@patflynn @andresa_guidelli Thanks Andresa! Fusebox is not a podcast host like Libsyn, Buzzsprout, or Transistor.fm. Rather, we help bring podcasts to life on podcasters' websites through our tools—our Podcast Player and our Podcast Transcript plugin. We have more tools/products on our roadmap to develop and explore integrations with other platforms...all with the objective of empowering audience engagement and business results where they happen most: on the podcasters' website. Great question! :)

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6yr ago

So I might be starting a podcast... and I’m thankful for that a set of tools for someone like me is available. I'm excited to be launch my show without the fear of tech getting in the way.

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@brian_gardner Yay for a new show! What's the topic/angle? Let us know how else we can help support your launch. And thanks!

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6yr ago

@mattgartland Not 100% sure yet of topic/format. I'm waffling between short, allegorical style monologue to conversational around running a simple business.

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@brian_gardner Why not both?! :P Conceivably, you could have those two as segments of a single episode—led with a short monologue, then pivot/transition into a conversational interview/round-table. Or, another option could be to alternate episodes from week to week with the two different formats—W1 and W3 of a month are short, monologue episodes whereas W2 and W4 of that same month are longer, interview-based episodes.

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@brian_gardner Oh, and a focus on "simplifying" business is a topic I'd listen to, personally :)

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6yr ago

Easy Advocacy

This is awesome @patflynn . If we are using SPP currently to embed our podcast episodes on our blog will we need to move over to Fusebox?

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@scottayres Great question, Scott. The "move" to Fusebox is automatic for current SPP users—you don't need to do or worry about anything! Your same SPP user account works for Fusebox! If you have any further questions or needs, email us at help@fusebox.fm. Thanks again so much!

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6yr ago

ConvertKit

Fusebox has a really slick, clean design and is a joy to use. I highly recommend it for your podcast. Gone are the days of an ugly, default audio player on your site!

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@nathanbarry Thanks Nathan! That means a lot coming from you.

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6yr ago

Combining all the lead generation tools involved in podcasting is brilliant. If I ever start a podcast, which admittedly has been a daunting thought, Fusebox is going to make it way easier.

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@cjkoepke Thanks for the comment Calvin! As one of the best WordPress developers I know, it means a lot fo get this comment from you.

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6yr ago

Fusebox

Maker

@cjkoepke Likewise, as @dvest said, much appreciated! And heck yeah, daunting for sure. That seems to be the "normal" pace of things in podcasting now. We very much hope to bring a healthy measure of clarity and calmness to the prospect of creating, launching, and growing a podcast.

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6yr ago

Does this plugin allow you to list every episode on one page without putting them in an iFrame or other windowed solution? I'm looking for a player that shows all episodes in a list format that is searchable on the page and site-wide too. On top of that, if the list can contain MP3 tags, even collapsable ones if necessary (but still searchable on the page or sitewide), I would find that very compelling.

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6yr ago

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