Building the Perfect Website
RSS.com is a hosting tool built around simplicity. It comes with audio storage, analytics, and a scheduling tool, which covers the publishing basics. For podcasters who want to get a show online and distributed without much complexity, it does the job.
RSS.com also includes a basic website, but the customization features are limited. The site can display your episodes and some core information, but it is not equipped to serve as a full brand website. There is no real page builder, no blog section, and not much room to publish content beyond the episode feed.
That makes it hard to leverage your website for growth. Search engines reward sites with depth: multiple pages, structured content, blog posts, and well-organized navigation. A basic episode listing, no matter how clean, will not rank for much on its own.
What the RSS.com website is missing
The main gap is flexibility. You cannot create custom pages for things like an about section, sponsor details, resources, or a newsletter signup. There is no blog, which rules out content marketing as a growth strategy. And the design options do not give you enough room to make the site feel like yours.
RSS.com also does not support many of the tools podcasters need to build audience relationships: email capture forms, marketing integrations, social media automation, review management, or monetization features. The site is functional but static.
If your show is growing and you want to turn your website into an active channel for discovery, engagement, and revenue, you need a platform that does more than list episodes. These podcast website examples show what a complete podcast site can look like.
What Beamly brings to RSS.com users
Beamly connects to RSS.com through your podcast RSS feed. To get your feed, sign in to RSS.com, go to your podcast, and copy the RSS Feed URL. Paste it into Beamly during setup, and all your episodes import instantly. Future episodes sync automatically.
From there, you have a full website platform. Beamly gives you a drag-and-drop builder, multiple templates to start from, and detailed customization for colors, fonts, layouts, and page structure. You can create unlimited custom pages and publish a blog to start capturing search traffic.
The audio player supports full visual customization, sticky playback across pages, and speed controls. Each episode gets its own page with native SEO settings, so you can target keywords and build visibility for specific topics your show covers.
Beamly also connects with tools RSS.com does not: Google Analytics, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, and more. You can import podcast reviews from Apple Podcasts and Podchaser, set up contact forms, add subscriber buttons to 40+ podcast platforms, and collect listener voice messages.
For monetization, memberships, paywalled content, and digital product sales are all built in with 0% Beamly transaction fees. You can add team members and manage the site collaboratively.
How to connect RSS.com to Beamly
- Sign in to your RSS.com account and copy your podcast RSS feed URL.
- Create your Beamly account and start a new website.
- Paste the RSS feed to import your episodes and choose a template.
- Customize your pages, player, and design settings.
- Connect your custom domain and keep publishing through RSS.com.
New episodes sync automatically, so your website stays current without manual work.
