Redirecting your feed is some serious stuff. If done incorrectly you may lose your subscribers. Below we’re outlining our best practices for redirecting your feed.*
Validate your feed!
Check to make sure there are no issues with your feed before importing/redirecting from Dovetail. There are a number of feed validators available online. Our favorites are listed below.
Podba.se
Cast Feed Validator
W3
Feed Validator
Make sure your feed is up to date.
If you’ve recently published an episode, ensure it’s in Dovetail before redirecting your feed (please ensure the GUID in Dovetail matches the GUID provided by your current distributor).
Initiate a 301 redirect.
You’ll need to follow the steps to initiate a 301 redirect provided by your current podcast distribution platform. Please let us know if your current distributor is missing from this list.
Please follow the instructions listed below to redirect your feed off Feedburner.
After 301 redirect
Validate your feed once more! You can never be too safe when redirecting your feed.
Check your feed at Redirect Detective to ensure the redirect is in place.
To redirect your feed off Dovetail, please email the support team at podcast-support@prx.org.