As far as the other services go, LibSyn does all of that already, including RSS feed generation, pinging and really good stats. And as an active, long term podcaster I don’t like bandwidth limits and storage ceilings.

So while it’s nice to see other hosts targeting podcasters I think that Go Daddy has fallen short in providing features that would entice experienced podcasters to use their service.

It would be interesting to see a comparison of the GoDaddy service vs Libsyn. And/or perhaps an exploration of the software options available if you decide to get regular web hosting and put a podcast on it. I know there’s a podcast plug-in of some kind for WordPress, that sort of stuff.

Looking at the bundle, it looked pretty impressive, there looked to be good stats and other extras. I agree the download limits are a little restrictive. But the big bonus in my book is definately the 24/7 tech support. And the fact that they do the RSS and the pinging of servers.

Cost wise; the service does get more expensive the higher the bandwidth and storage, but as I said in the post – I don’t think a new podcast needs anything more than the Basic package. Plus there are steps you can take to increase your listeners, without increasing your plan. I was just thinking now and if you liked the service, the interface and learned how it all worked, maybe you could purchase some basic storage on GoDaddy and just link to the content by adjusting the links and such. Don’t know if that would work or if it would be cheaper but it might be a good stop-gap. Just a thought.

I guess if you were a new podcaster this stuff that we think is basic knowledge now can take a lot to get your head around. My guess – but I think some people would never work it out.

The other thing is that GoDaddy would be garanteed to work, hands down. I know at LibSyn we were starting to see some cracks in the service and a lot of band-aids being applied. So I guess from my perspective having been there myself and as confused as a deaf bat, I appreciate the service.

I think it is also about accessability – if podcasting does not become more accessable then we are just going to have a steady diet of “tech” podcasts and it won’t open up for everyone. It will never be dead simple but I think this service goes a long way.

Premium plan (podcasts): 10 GB space, 500 GB transfer, $24.99/mo

Premium plan (regular): 100 GB space, 1 TB transfer, 14.99/mo

And the regular premium plan is more expensive than the basic plan at Dreamhost, which is $9.95/mo for 20 GB storage and 1 TB transfer.