Google Search Console vs Transistor.fm
Pricing
Google Search Console: Free
Transistor.fm: From $19/mo, unlimited podcasts
Description
Google Search Console: Google's free service that shows how your site performs in Google Search: queries, clicks, indexing problems and links
Transistor.fm: Podcast hosting for serious creators and businesses
Pros
- Shows the queries, impressions, clicks and average position your pages get in Google Search
- Submit sitemaps and single URLs, and see which pages are indexed and why others are not
- Emails you when Google finds indexing, spam or other problems on your site
- Unlimited podcasts on all plans
- Great analytics dashboard
- Private podcast support
Cons
- Covers Google Search only, not Bing or AI assistants
- You must prove you own the site first, with a DNS record, an HTML file, a meta tag or a Google Analytics or Tag Manager tag
- Shows how people find you in search, not what they do on your site, so you still need an analytics tool
- No free tier
- Storage limits on lower plans
Details
Search Console is Google’s own view of how your site appears in Google Search. It shows which queries bring people to your pages, how often you appear, your click-through rate and average position, and which pages Google has indexed. It also lists the sites that link to yours.
It costs nothing, and it is where Google reports crawling and indexing errors, Core Web Vitals problems and security issues such as hacking or malware.
You don’t need it to appear in Google, but you do need to verify that you own the site before it shows any data. You can do that with a meta tag on your homepage, an HTML file or a DNS record at your domain provider.
Transistor.fm provides podcast hosting with unlimited shows on every plan. Used by over 34,000 podcasts including shows from Basecamp and Laravel.
Founded by Justin Jackson and Jon Buda, bootstrapped while documenting the journey on their “Build Your SaaS” podcast. A calm company focused on indie podcasters.
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