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A powerful suite of tools to supercharge your podcasting workflow and to save you time and money. Unique to Captivate and available, free, on all plans.

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Podcast Tools for the Serious Podcaster

Make money, book guests, manage interviews, automatically create show notes, research & plan episodes, dynamic content and more…

Are you ready to create a profitable podcast that captivates your growing audience and nurtures each listener into a fan? Captivate offers a unique range of powerful, well thought out features that aren't available anywhere else, to help you achieve just that. The Captivate Creative Suite is available to all podcasters, on every plan, at no extra cost. Because that's how it should be.

Best Monetization Podcasting Tools

Turning Your Passion Into Profit

Memberships

Monetizing your podcast through memberships can provide a reliable source of income. Create a community and increase listener loyalty. Podcast memberships can also give you the flexibility to experiment with different pricing models and adjust your offerings to meet the needs of your audience.

UNLIMITED
Members

EXCLUSIVE
Content

EARLY
Access

Tips

Looking for a way to earn revenue from your podcast without committing to ongoing membership programs? By giving your listeners the option to support your show with a Tip, you can generate income while maintaining flexibility in your monetization strategy.

QUICK
Secure

SUPPORT WITH
No Commitment

ANYTIME
Revenue

Exclusive Content

Behind-the-scenes access to your listeners. Offer value and exclusivity that encourages your audience to support your show financially. Attract and retain sponsors by demonstrating the engagement and loyalty of your audience.

BUILD
Anticipation

GROW
Your Community

PREMIUM
Content

Early Access Content

Offering early access content can be a great way to monetize your podcast while rewarding your most dedicated listeners. Create a sense of exclusivity and build a stronger connection with your audience. Attract and retain sponsors by demonstrating the engagement and loyalty of your audience.

TIMED
Content

DELIGHT
Members

BUILD A
Content Strategy

Media Kit

Showcase your podcasts' unique value proposition, demographics, and engagement metrics to attract potential sponsors and make a compelling case for why they should invest in your podcast. A well-crafted sponsor media kit can also help you set your rates and negotiate deals with confidence.

QUICK
Easy to Create

TOP-LEVEL
Podcast Snapshot

PERFECT FOR POTENTIAL
Sponsors

Best Dynamic Podcast Ads & Content Tools

Fuel your podcast's success with dynamic ad solutions

AMIE - Audio, Monetization and Insertion Engine

Captivate's in-house dynamic content and ad insertion platform, offering all Captivate podcasters
the easiest way to use dynamic ads and content in their podcasts.

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Batch edit baked-in ads and monetize your back catalog

Captivate provides you with not one, but four bulk editing tools making it super easy to manage your pre, post and mid roll content across your entire podcast library!

Edit Pre & Post Rolls

Add and replace all your pre and post rolls across your entire episode library all at once!

Bulk Slot Manager

Captivate's Bulk Slot Manager tool allows you to easily add, replace and delete all mid roll content across your entire episode library, all at once!

Ad Painter

Captivate's Ad Painter tool allows you to easily replace your old baked in content with your branded dynamic content.

Tagged Ad Content

Captivate's Tagged Ad Content allows for a quick and simple way to replace or remove specific content at scale.

Boost your ad performance with dynamic insertion technology from DAX

DAX is a powerful ad platform from Global that can help you monetize your podcast by connecting you with top advertisers and sponsors. With access to a global network of brands, DAX can help you maximize your revenue potential while maintaining control over the ads that appear on your show. Plus, DAX's advanced targeting and measurement capabilities can help you deliver more effective ad campaigns and provide valuable insights into your audience.

Advanced Workflow Podcast Management Tools

Save time & money in your podcasting workflow

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Episode Planning

Planning ahead for your episodes can be time-consuming as well as hard from a project management point of view, with multiple resource tabs open. Not any more, thanks to Captivate's Episode Planning feature, perfect to use for your own reference when recording an episode or for helping guests be fully prepared for their recording session with you.

AN OPTIMIZED
Workflow

GET THOUGHTS AND
Ideas Down Early

DYNAMIC INTEGRATION WITH
Show Notes

Research Links

It's always great to be able to link out to sites and resources that are mentioned in that episode. Not only does this make it easy for the listener to read about the topics discussed, but it helps your show notes stand out and act as a deep-dive resource. Add Research Links at any stage of your workflow.

CONTENT LINK
Resources

RICH DETAILED
Show Notes

SUPER EASY TO USE
Chrome Extension

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Dynamic Show Notes Builder

Captivate's Dynamic Show Notes Builder makes creating effective show notes efficient. By pulling in data from across your Captivate dashboard, you're able to construct more useful show notes with a fraction of the work.

Build your show notes Templates to suit your episode content type. Construct them using a combination of regular text, Blocks and Shortcodes.

CONDITIONAL & CUSTOM
Shortcodes

INTEGRATE WITH
AMIE

SET AS DEFAULT
Template

Guest Booking and Interview Management

Effortlessly book and manage guests with our interview management tools

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Booking Guests Just Got Way Easier

Our completely free, completely integrated interview management and guest booking platform for all Captivate podcasters! This is a complete platform for booking & managing your guest bookings and interviews. It comes complete with a public booking link, total availability control and direct SquadCast integration!

Customisable public booking page

One link, everything sorted. Let your guests choose their interview time and submit the information that you require.

It's Your Time, Manage It with Ease

Managing your podcast interviews can get busy, especially when managing guests and calendars for booking podcast guests for your show. Select which days, along with a start and finish time, you want to make yourself available or block out dates you won't be available.

Integrate With Public Calendars

Your guest is booked, you're ready to record - never let your guest miss your recording date and time! Automatically send them the booking to add their preferred calendar along with your default recording location such as Riverside or Squadcast.

Coming soon: integrate your live availability from your calendar, too!

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Private Podcasting

Private content for your most
exclusive listeners

Captivate Private Podcasts

With private podcasts, creators can provide a unique listening experience for select audiences. Whether it's premium educational content, confidential company updates, or VIP interviews, private podcasting ensures that valuable insights and entertainment are shared with a carefully curated group.

PREMIUM
Member Content

EXCLUSIVE
Announcements

PERFECT FOR
Schools and
Businesses

Podcast Marketing Tools

Maximize your podcast's impact with our easy-to-use marketing solutions

Attribution Links

Turn long external URLs into short, branded and memorable links. Visits to these links are fully tracked, giving you an insight into how your promotions, affiliate traffic and other important links are performing.

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Single Promo Link

A powerful yet simple link that people can use on any device and that gives single-click subscription links to major podcast apps. Enable once then use it to promote your podcast, everywhere!

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Playlists

The perfect way to make your back catalogue more accessible and to increase listenership through curation and collection of related episodes.

Link Analysis

Along with our IAB Certified podcast analytics you can also deep-dive into your Attribution and Promotional Links to track how your listeners are engaging.

Attribution Links

Turn long external URLs into short, branded and memorable links. Visits to these links are fully tracked, giving you an insight into how your promotions, affiliate traffic and other important links are performing.

Link Example

Playlists

The perfect way to make your back catalogue more accessible and to increase listenership through curation and collection of related episodes.

Link Analysis

Along with our IAB Certified podcast analytics you can also deep-dive into your Attribution and Promotional Links to track how your listeners are engaging.

Full API Access for your own platform

Captivate for Publishers

Industry-leading functionality

Detailed event syncing & analytics access

Connect to your own paywall with deep API access

Full content publishing

Customisable subscription options

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Grow your audience and revenue
while saving time and money with Captivate