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Indie_Drop-In

Grow your show free by submitting an episode to be featured.

Hi All, I'm Greg from Indie Drop-In.

Indie Drop-In is a network of shows that consist 100% of episodes submitted by indie creators. Feed drops are an effective way to grow your show by getting one of your episodes heard by an entirely different audience. If you have ever exchanged feed drops with other podcasts then you know how effective they can be.

I don't make any promises on effectiveness but even if a few listeners decide to subscribe to you then it's a win. Our three shows do about 50K downloads a month. The odds are in your favor that you will get a listener or 10.

I keep our service free by inserting dynamic ads on all shows. There are some criteria check out https://indiedropin.com/creators for all the details.

Greg

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Posted Jul 9, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

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MusicalllyInclined•

I love the concept! My podcast doesn't fit into one of the categories, but that's okay. I hope things are going well for y'all!

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Thanks so far so good! We have passed our 1 year mark which is a good milestone. What category are you in?

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MusicalllyInclined•

That's great! And we talk about books, movies, and musicals over on my podcast.

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goodmorhen•

I’m in a similar category: a recap/review podcast of the Witcher books, games, and Netflix universe.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Sounds awesome! Maybe some opportunity to collab on my personal show. Lets chat about it.

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goodmorhen•

I’m in a similar category: a recap/review podcast of the Witcher books, games, and Netflix universe.

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WhatWasThatLikePodcaster•

Are stats available as to how many downloads a submitted episode gets after 30 days?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

I provide it to those who ask. Right now I don’t have that automated.

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WhatWasThatLikePodcaster•

Thanks, just submitted an episode.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Awesome! I’ll check it out.

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jeffakin•

Cool concept! Hope it goes well for you and for submitters! None of your current or upcoming categories work for me, but I still like the idea of this.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Thanks! What category is your show in?

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jeffakin•

Business. I guess. It’s pretty niche, to be honest. It’s a leadership development podcast told through the lens of Star Trek.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

That is an amazing show idea. Hopefully its going well for you. I have alot of business show interest but haven’t attacked it yet. We will have a science fiction show at some point soon. I’ll announce when its available and maybe we can revisit it. I might be up for a feed drop exchange with my personal show. Its a superheroes and sci-fi tv/movie pod. Dm if you’re into that. Happy to discuss.

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Ghoul_that_Rules•

I just submitted an episode under Scary Time because I have a paranormal podcast. How long until I find out if my podcast was approved and how do I find out when my podcast will be featured?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Awesome, I usually go through submissions on Sundays. There is a little bit of a queue but nothing outrageous. I’ll let you know at the email you provided. You can also dm me here or on twitter. I’m super active on twitter.

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Parzival_RP1•

Do you think you’ll be getting a category my podcast would fit in? It’s a Marvel Cinematic Universe focused podcast called We Are Marvel.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Yes! We will absolutely have something in this genre eventually. My personal show is in TV/movies also. In the meantime I can offer a feed drop swap with my show. Dm if interested.

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Parzival_RP1•

Just DMd you!

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justhereforhidesShonen Flop•

I do a manga review podcast, is it a similar situation where you don't quite support my genre yet?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Nice, I just bought some reincarnated as a slime and High school DxD manga. I’d love to hear about your show. There may be some collab opportunities. Dm if interested.

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TheStrictlySeries•

We’re super interested but don’t fit the current genres. Do you foresee adding a genre in anime or animation/leisure/entertainment?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

We will eventually have some slots for tv/movie type podcasts. We have some ideas that seem promising. Hit me up in dm’s would love to hear about your show.

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robdelterror•

I just went through the process of filling everything out to be told the file size is restricted to 33mb.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Hi, you can attach a google drive link (dropbox or whatever) as an alternative. My webhost is being a pain on file size right now. Moved be from 100mb limit to 33 without warning.

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robdelterror•

Done, thanks.

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seroRPG•

I'm having the same problem but it is insisting I upload something to the Upload Episode MP3 on the form. Is there a special way to get around this or should I upload a dummy file?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

I updates the forms this morning. You should be able to upload 200mb and there should now be an option for attaching a download link. Thanks!

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elliot81Anthology Of Heroes•

Hey, I tried to submit my show for the 'Real Heroes' category. I filled in all the fields and hit submit. The uploading wheel spins for about two minutes and then nothing happens. Not getting any error messages either.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Oh no, can you try an attach a link? It could be an upload limit issue.

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elliot81Anthology Of Heroes•

Still no luck, used a link and even reduced the cover art to a 2MB file. :(

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

That stinks, email it to me [email protected] i’ll get you in there.

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elliot81Anthology Of Heroes•

Thanks will do.

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seroRPG•

I'm having the same issue. I'll email you as well.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Sounds good. The RPG form should have a box now to attach google drive link or whatever. You might need to refresh the page. Anyway you get it to me is fine though.

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ponyboypolPodcast Host•

Can't wait till you make that Creator Economy category👀

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

I’m likely going to do something a little different for creator economy shows. On the creators page sign up for the newsletter, thats where the info will go first.

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ponyboypolPodcast Host•

Will do

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Countryb0i2mOne Mic Black History•

Indie drop in, you don’t the Lords work man. It’s funny to see people you know on Twitter on Reddit.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Ha! I wouldn’t go that far. I though i’d expand my circle a bit to Reddit. I get alot of value from this subreddit but I rarely comment.

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Countryb0i2mOne Mic Black History•

I mostly lurk also, but I don’t comment much on Reddit

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euzie•

Looks slick, like others we don't quite fit into your categories (we are a music history pod). But good luck

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Abalicki14•

Same here. This is a great idea, and I’m glad to see you finding success. Would love to contribute one day if you expand to music!

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Maybe some overlap with the US History show?

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euzie•

Maybe. Not all US bands though. It's a music discography pod

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Ahh, you thinking about doing anything spotify exclusive so that you can play songs or song clips? Seems like something cool for music pods.

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euzie•

Up to this point we have also spliced our pod up and put it in a playlist on Spotify. Don't really wanna go Spotify exclusive as most of the listens to our normal version (without tunes) seems to be via apple etc. But thinking of putting a version on mixcloud select. You can have the tunes but the bands get more money

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euzie•

Maybe. Not all US bands though. It's a music discography pod

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euzie•

Maybe. Not all US bands though. It's a music discography pod

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Cult-Vault•

Can confirm that this platform is awesome! :)

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Thanks! You are awesome!

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dangerzoneduffmanUnderrated•

This is great! I've got a film review show and I see from the comments you'll be opening that category up in the future.

In the meantime I've submitted our episode that I consider to be both our funniest and our best to the Comedy category!

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Yes! Good thinking. I’m also open to doing personal feed drop swap with tv/movie pods or shows that make sense. My personal show in the tv/movie category.

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seroRPG•

This is awesome! Thank you for doing this.

Quick question: if we're submitting multiple episodes, do you want them put in the one mp3?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

No, please submit individually. That way the show notes and everything stays together. Thanks!

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[deleted]•

No Sports Category? What is the calling behind that?

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Sports are tricky. I have to figure out a niche that is broad enough for creators but narrow enough listeners will enjoy every show. I’m definitely trying to come up with something. I’m all ears for ideas. Whats your niche?

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[deleted]•

We cover a specific team from the Premier League

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

That makes total sense. Thats my challenge I think you are doing it the the right way. I’d have to do something like “football” and i’m not sure listeners would be into that.

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NazagarWWSD Podcast - linktr.ee/wwsd•

I submitted for the comedy- WWSD Podcast

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Awesome!

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Awesome!

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SpoonMob•

Interesting concept. My food and interview podcast doesn't fit a category but good luck, seems like you guys are doing great already!

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Thanks! Food is an interesting genre. I hadn’t thought about that one yet. Who is your core demographic?

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LowProfilePodcast•

Any past or future opportunities for an music oral history show? I produce a show that features long-form interviews (1 hour) with prolific musicians of all stripes, most of which are “unsung” as popular music goes, but I dig deep into the discographies of artists that music nerds love, and the lives behind them. Some released an underground classic and faded into obscurity, many of them have remained active. It’s the first time a lot of these stories have been documented, and the music is also heavily featured.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

I’m likely staying away from music. If I do anything it will be spotify exclusive. The rights are too complex and even if rights were granted to the original podcast they don’t transfer to our show if we were to play it. My goal is to have categories a music pod (without music) could fit. Something like history, heroes, tv/movies, and genres like that.

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LowProfilePodcast•

That makes sense from your angle. I generally get the artist (who is usually also the publisher) to give permission on tape for usage of their music, which I have to do if I want to play the episode on the radio (which I do in most cases). That said, if you ever took submissions for episodes without music that would be a much easier edit for me and worth the potential growth. In fact one artist I interviewed had such an in depth and fascinating story that I went back to get another 8 hours of tape with him for a more intensive, story-driven project.

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lorenzoeelen•

Great concept! Unfortunately my podcast is within the film and TV category. Best of luck!

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yike_3•

This seems like such a great platform! Would love to participate if you ever open a science category. My podcast is about environmental issues.

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Indie_Drop-InOP•

Thanks! Maybe one day!

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