There are four types of Users: (1) Listeners (2) Podcast Developers (3) Service Providers and (4) Service Consumers.

LISTENERS

As a listener, simply dial *384*585# on any phone whether a feature phone or smart phone, to access the Fululizo Podcast Channel Menu. From there you can select the desired type of podcast, whether free or premium (paid). Proceed to select the podcast category between Business, Professional and Personal. Then select the theme from the list provided: COMMUNICATION, MANAGEMENT, FINANCE & TAX, RISK & LEGAL, MARKET & LOGISTICS, RELATIONSHIPS, and TECHNOLOGY & SKILLS. This will present to you a list of podcasts. Select the one you want to listen to, and a download link will be sent to your phone. Download the podcast to your phone. It’s yours to keep and to listen to on-the-go as you wish!

PODCAST DEVELOPERS

A Podcast Developer is a full stack end-to-end creator who starts from scratch and manages the entire process to the completion and deployment of a podcast. He/she may do all the podcast development alone or with others under him/her. As a Podcast Developer, register on the platform by clicking Login/Register on the main menu. Complete your profile details. Once registered, your profile will be displayed to Service Consumers who are looking for Podcast Developers.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Service Providers are professionals who provide specific services along the podcast development value chain. They provide one or more of the critical podcast-making services, including but not limited to: raw audio clean-up, trimming, content origination/creation, content editing, sound engineering work, translation, transcription, audio re-organisation and voice-overs. As a Service Provider, register on the Fululizo platform by clicking Login/Register on the main menu. Complete your profile details. Once registered, your profile will be displayed to Service Consumers who are looking for the specific type of services that you offer.

SERVICE CONSUMERS

Service Consumers are individuals, corporate entities and other types of organisations that require the services of podcast developers and podcast service providers. Service Consumers register on the platform, then make a request for services that will enable them to create a podcast or other type of audio recording of their choice. If you are a Service Provider, register on the Fululizo platform by clicking Login/Register on the main menu. Complete your profile details. Once registered, you will be presented with a dashboard from where you can either upload terms of reference for the creation of a fresh audio/podcast from scratch; or upload a raw audio that you want Service Providers to work on. Whichever the case, you will be able to assign the task/s to one or more service providers, and to track their progress. Once they have completed the assigned task/s, the Service Provider/s will submit the product for your review and approval.

PAYMENTS

Service Consumers make a payment for the services upfront at the point of procuring a Service Provider. Integral Media Ltd, the proprietor of Fululizo, receives the funds, which are placed in a trust account. The funds are only released to the Podcast Developer of Service Provider after confirmation that the service has been satisfactorily provided.

DEPLOYMENT OF PODCASTS

For a podcast to be available in the Fululizo Podcast Channel’s Audio Library, the Service Consumer needs to release it by publishing the audio. Once a podcast has become ready, it can either be downloaded by the Service Consumer for own use, or by a Listener. Once published, the audio will appear in the Fululizo Podcast Channel’s User Menu in the USSD Platform either as a free podcast or premium podcast – depending on categorisation by the Service Consumer.