There are several ways to boost your premium podcast subscriptions. Making your member-only offer more visible is one of the best.
What are synced feeds?
Synced Feeds is a Spotify feature that links your premium and free podcast feeds on Spotify. Once synced, your bonus episodes will automatically appear as subscriber-only content within your free show on Spotify.
Listeners will see free and premium episodes in one place. There’s no need to promote two separate shows or send listeners elsewhere. Spotify merges episodes into a single list, hides duplicates, and customizes the podcast page depending on whether a listener is a premium subscriber or not.
This setup is especially useful if you want your free audience to discover your premium offer and upgrade smoothly.
Please also see the Spotify help page on Synced Feeds.
Who is eligible for Synced Feeds?
To use Synced Feeds with your Steady membership content, you must meet these criteria:
Free and premium podcasts cannot be hosted via Spotify – They can be hosted on any other podcast host (e.g., Steady, Podigee, Libsyn, Transistor).
Both podcasts must be claimed on Spotify for Podcasters (S4P) – You’ll need to log into S4P and claim both your public and private feeds using the same Spotify account.
You must link the free show to enable the sync – Inside S4P, you'll be prompted to select your free show. This step unlocks the feed syncing onboarding flow.
If all three conditions are met, Spotify will guide you through the process of syncing your feeds.
How to get started with Steady
1. Publish your podcast and submit it to Spotify
Steady allows you to publish a paid podcast feed, either hosting and publishing it on Steady or hosting it externally. In both cases through the Spotify Open Access integration, we allow you to submit your podcast to Spotify. You must activate this toggle.
2. Claim your premium show on Spotify
Go to S4P and claim your premium show (and of course also your free one!)
Use the same Spotify account to claim both the free and premium shows.
3. Sync your feeds
Select your public show in S4P.
You’ll be shown the option to sync with your premium feed.
Follow the onboarding flow to complete setup.
That’s it! Once synced, any new bonus episodes you publish to your gated feed via Steady will automatically appear on Spotify behind a paywall.
Important Notes
This syncing process is fully managed through Spotify. Steady provides the tools to make a feed premium, but does not control the syncing logic or availability.
If your setup doesn’t meet the eligibility criteria (e.g., if you host on Spotify for Podcasters), the syncing flow will not be available.
If you change hosts or feed URLs later, you’ll need to update those in S4P and re-establish the sync.
Need Help?
If you run into any trouble while setting up your synced feeds, check out Spotify’s official guide: Synced Feeds on Spotify Support
You can also reach out to us at Steady if you need help with publishing your feed through Steady.