Soundcloud allows you to create content and expand your on this popular listening platform with millions of listeners.
Get access to unlimited hosting time and advanced statistics for every you upload.
Started in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud has evolved to become one of the largest music streaming services reaching over 175 million monthly users worldwide. Recently, SoundCloud has focused on in addition to music.
SoundCloud offers both free and paid plans on the platform, suitable for desktop and mobile devices.
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Best for Beginners and Advanced Podcasters
SoundCloud offers a Creator Guide for those wanting to progress their career on Soundcloud. Watch videos taught by experts and learn the ropes of 101: including to .
Easy upload for automatic discovery. Share any audio format for free and increase your online visibility in a pool of millions on SoundCloud and beyond.
For beginners, they can start for free and upload for free to get a feel for the hosting service and go up from there.
Advanced podcasters can monetize their soundtracks by signing the SoundCloud Premier Monetization form if they are eligible. This is recommended for those with a large following base, so they are more likely to profit through many listens.
The repost plan utilizes monetization features to be put on the major listening platforms to increase revenue chances.
Integrated Plugin
SoundCloud has multiple plugins for easy website embedding.
- SoundCloud Ultimate Plugin for WordPress
- SoundCloud is Gold
- SoundCloud Short Code
- SoundPress plugin and more
Storage Limits
Storage limits are based on which plan you are currently in. The free plan has up to a 3-hour upload. SoundCloud The Unlimited plan has an unlimited amount of upload.
Bandwidth Limits
The bandwidth limit is 256kbps.
The High-Quality streaming format is encoded in 256kbps AAC. (same to an mp3 encoded in 320kbps).
Is it video-supported too? Video is supported and is one of the only platforms that enables this. To upload, choose the “Export Audio or Video” option from “File” and ensure the “Upload to SoundCloud” button is checked off.
After the translation process is done, you can log in to your SoundCloud account, set the tags, share, and other desired options to start the upload.
Statistics
Get immediate feedback with advanced stats. This will help grow your by tailoring to the needs of the target market. Find out what topics your likes the best and keep making more of it to expand your fan base.
It will show in the last week what accounts have listened to your and the number of plays it obtains under top listeners.
Provides location to see where your fans live in real-time.
Interact with fans and get immediate feedback with in-track comments. Listeners can comment at a certain section of the Soundcloud track to tell you what parts they resonate with or enjoy.
Most Soundcloud tracks have one-word comments for quick feedback such as “Amazing!” or “Terrifying!” to get user’s firsthand reaction to what they hear is helpful in the content creation process.
Listing/Integration into P Directories
your episodes in one place. SoundCloud.
Better yet, you can upload for free. Share your content with millions of daily, active listeners. Or, if you prefer to go private, you can share a link with a select amount of people to gain access to your work.
Immediately start hosting your with SoundCloud and distribute your playlist with an RSS feed to your favorite apps. Just sign up for a free SoundCloud account or log in to a previously existing account.
You can reach new audiences for your through distribution platforms like , , and TuneIn through an on SoundCloud.
SoundCloud allows you to share this into your favorite networking sites too.
Advanced Features
Soundcloud Premier Monetization: Monetize downloads on Soundcloud and other music services.
- Firstly, ensure you’re eligible to monetize a (or multiple) track by signing the agreement.
- ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a unique code that is assigned to a sound recording and is needed to enable a track to be monetized
- Use the same ISRC for a soundtrack recording wherever you make it available: worldwide and on services. When uploading or editing a track, you can have them made for you if you don’t already have ISRCs for your episodes.
User Impression/Reviews
A review stated they love the fact that you can upload and listen to tracks for free.
Another user stated that SoundCloud is a combination of social networking and streaming services. It is easy to use, and it has a better chance of getting content to go viral.
It has a beautiful and simple user front-end design, and the graphics of commenting on the music tracks are unique.
Other users have stated they have disliked minor features such as navigating the site.
On the other hand, there is nothing this user has disliked with Soundcloud so far. They’ve been a dedicated subscriber for a few years now and appreciate this platform’s growth and development.
However, they do dislike the fact that they sometimes can’t find a certain performer that they’re looking for. Or that it’s harder to listen when you’re offline when traveling.
If you’re not connected to wifi, you can’t really listen to it, even if you have the Soundcloud downloaded to your desktop or mobile device.
It is a straightforward website, with nothing much to dislike. Although, this user wishes to see a new theme. SoundCloud has been using the same theme from many years ago and would want to see some change in the layout design.
Other than that, they believe everything is fine.
Current Pricing
All paid plans are billed monthly or annually at your choice.
- Soundcloud Basic is free, gives you 3 hours of upload and HD storage.
- Soundcloud Pro Unlimited is $15 per month, including unlimited upload time and everything in basic and repost pro. 30-day money-back guaranteed.
Repost by Soundcloud
is $2.50 per month to get heard on the most popular distribution track platforms. Monetization features only.