Uploading Your First Episode

Let's get your first piece of content into PodPulse. This guide covers the upload and initial processing steps.

Step 1: Navigate to the Upload Page

From your main dashboard, click the 'Upload New Episode' button.
This will take you to our intuitive upload interface, designed for a seamless experience.

Step 2: Upload Your Audio File

Drag and drop your audio file directly onto the upload area, or click to select a file from your computer.
We support high-quality MP3, WAV, and FLAC formats.
For best results, we recommend using a lossless format like WAV or FLAC, but high-bitrate MP3s work great too.

Step 3: Add Episode Metadata

While your file uploads, you can fill in the essential details for your episode.
**Episode Title:** Create a compelling, descriptive title. (e.g., 'Episode 10: The Art of Storytelling').
**Episode Description:** Write a brief summary of the episode's content. This is a great place for keywords.
**Artwork:** Upload custom artwork for this specific episode, or your default podcast cover will be used.

Step 4: The AI Processing Magic

Once you submit your episode, our AI engine gets to work.
The process typically takes about 10-15% of your episode's duration (e.g., a 60-minute episode takes 6-9 minutes).
During this time, we are: transcribing the audio, identifying speakers, analyzing content for key topics and insights, and preparing your show notes.
You can monitor the progress from your dashboard and we'll notify you once it's complete.

Processing Started!

Your episode is now being analyzed. Let's explore what you can do next.