Hosting and bandwidth considerations

- [Voiceover] One of the most important decisions…you're going to make about your podcast…is where you're going to host it.…As I previously mentioned the podcast files themselves,…the MP3 files you export from GarageBand,…need to live someplace online…so they can be downloaded by your listeners.…If you do some searching around online you'll find…that there are tons of podcasts…and content hosting services out there.…So how do you decide where to put your files?…If you're just starting out…one thing you might be tempted to do…is to use a free hosting service.…For example, your internet service provider…might include a certain amount of free online storage space…with your subscription.…

Or you may have an account…with one of the many Cloud-based services like Dropbox,…Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive.…Or you may already be paying for a web hosting service…for your website…and you're thinking you can upload your files…to one of these places.…And technically you could do that…but in the long run you're most likely setting yourself up…