Moving from any other host

Host not in our list? That’s fine. Nearly every podcast host offers a feed redirect, and they all do the same thing — this guide shows you how to find it.

Do this after your episodes have finished importing into Pod Promo. Not there yet? Start with the full migration guide.

Before you start

• Finish your import on Pod Promo and check that every episode made it.
• Download your analytics from your old host. Stats don’t transfer between hosts — no host can move them.
• Turn off dynamic ad insertion at your old host before importing, so ads don’t get baked into your audio files permanently.
• Copy your new Pod Promo feed URL. It looks like https://podpromo.ai/your-show-slug/feed.xml — you’ll find it on your show’s Distribution page.

Step 1: Find the redirect setting

Log in to your old host and look in your show’s settings. The feature has a different name almost everywhere, but it’s always one of these:

• Redirect / Redirect podcast / Redirect feed
• 301 redirect / Permanent redirect
• Move podcast / Migrate / Transfer show
• New feed URL / Feed forwarding
• Sometimes tucked under Advanced, Distribution, or a ⋯ menu next to your show title

Still can’t see it? Search your host’s help site for “301 redirect” — that phrase turns it up faster than the word “migrate,” which usually returns guides for moving in, not out.

Here’s where to look at hosts we get asked about most:

Host	Where the redirect lives
RedCircle	Show → ⋯ menu → Remove Podcast → Redirect Podcast (walkthrough below)
Acast	Show settings → Advanced → feed redirect, or ask Acast support to set it
Megaphone	Podcast settings → Redirect field
Blubrry	Dashboard → Podcast Settings → Destinations / Redirect
Castos	Podcast settings → Advanced → Redirect feed
Fireside	Podcast settings → Redirect podcast
Podomatic / Podetize / Ausha / Zencastr	Show settings → look for Redirect or Migrate; if absent, email support
SoundCloud	No redirect setting — see “If your host has no redirect option” below
WordPress (PowerPress, Seriously Simple Podcasting)	Plugin feed settings → Feed redirect URL, or a 301 in your server config
Self-hosted feed	Add a 301 rule for your feed path in .htaccess, Nginx config, or your CDN

Step 2: Set the redirect

1. Open the redirect setting you found in Step 1.
2. Paste your Pod Promo feed URL — the whole thing, including https:// and /feed.xml.
3. Save or confirm.

Some hosts ask you to confirm twice, or make you agree to a warning first. That’s normal — the redirect is permanent from their side.

Example: RedCircle, click by click

RedCircle hides its redirect behind a scary-sounding menu item. Follow it anyway:

1. Sign in to RedCircle and select your podcast.
2. Turn off RAP (RedCircle’s ad program) and remove any Audio Blocks first, so ads aren’t baked into your files.
3. Click the ⋯ menu next to your podcast title.
4. Choose Remove Podcast — then pick the Redirect Podcast option. This sets a redirect; it does not delete your show.
5. Paste your Pod Promo feed URL into the required field.
6. Check the agreement box and click the red Redirect button.

The redirect goes live within a few minutes and stays in place indefinitely — unless you permanently delete the show on RedCircle. Wait at least four weeks before deleting it, and cancel a paid Growth or Pro plan before it renews.

Step 3: Update the big directories by hand

Redirects work, but the largest platforms are worth updating directly. Five minutes, zero doubt:

Directory	What to do
Apple Podcasts	Podcasts Connect → your show → RSS Feed → Edit → paste your new feed URL
Spotify	Spotify for Creators → your show → Podcast settings → update the feed URL
YouTube Music	YouTube Studio → your show → update the RSS feed URL
Amazon Music	Amazon Music for Podcasters → your show → Update RSS feed
Everyone else	Nothing — they follow your redirect and Apple’s listing

Step 4: Verify, then wait

• Check it worked. Paste your old feed URL into a web browser. It should forward you to your Pod Promo feed.
• Keep the old feed live for at least two weeks. Apps check feeds on their own schedules; some take days to notice.
• Then cancel your old hosting plan. Your show page in Pod Promo counts down the days for you.

If your host has no redirect option

A few platforms — SoundCloud among them — never offered one, and you may also be locked out of an old account. You can still move; the directories just have to be updated by hand.

1. Update Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music to your Pod Promo feed (Step 3 above). This is what actually carries most of your audience over.
2. Leave the old feed online as long as you can, unchanged. Don’t delete episodes.
3. Post a final episode on the old feed telling listeners where to resubscribe, and say the same on your website and social accounts.
4. Ask the old host’s support whether they’ll set a redirect for you — several will do it manually even without a self-serve button.

Questions?

The full walkthrough — including the import steps and what does and doesn’t transfer — lives in Migrate your podcast to Pod Promo.