1. Log in to your Podbean account-->Click Live Stream on the left sidebar. If your landing page is the dashboard after log in, you may click your profile icon on the top right corner-->then click the “Live Stream” option and “New Live Show”.
2. Fill in the live show info. At the bottom of the page, click Start Now to start a show right away or choose the schedule option to schedule a show for a future time.
3. Input co-hosts' email, or copy the invite linkto invite co-hosts to join your show.
Note: You can also invite co-hosts in the live room by clicking the profile icon under the “Co-hosts/Speakers” section.
Learn more about Inviting Co-hosts
4. Click the Start button to activate your live show. When you see “On Air”, your livestream has started. Note, 120 minutes is the maximum time for a livestream. After 120 minutes, the livestream will be stopped by our system.
5. Click the Audio Effects button to add various audio effects, click the Music button to add background music.
Learn more about Adding Audio Effects & Background Music
6. Click the text box and emojis icon to send text messages and emojis to listeners.
7. Under “Engagement/Top Gifts” on the left, you can see the Engagement and Gifts you’ve received on the live show.
8. Under the Listeners section, you can click on a listener's profile to check their profile, invite them as speakers, add them as admins or block them.
9. Click the red End button on the top left to end the live show.
10. You can turn your livestream into a podcast episode or otherwise repurpose the recording. Click the Actions button-->Get Recording button.
