Podcast won't submit to iTunes

Hi guys! I'me having trouble submitting my podcast successfully to the iTunes Podcast Catalog. Here's what I'm working with:
I'm uploading my mp3's onto Pod-O-Matic.com. Works just fine and I even got a little image uploaded with every episode. I have then made a post for every episode on to WordPress.com (BearfightPodcast.com). You can stream an episode on each post and you can click a link to download the episode. Everything looks just fine so far... I have now connected the WordPress.com page to my FeedBurner page. It syncs up perfectly. I have an image (1400x1400) uploaded to FeedBurner as well.
Now comes the frustrating part that I have been trying to figure out for the past 2 weeks. When I try to submit the RSS feed from FeedBurner (http://feeds.feedburner.com/bearfightpodcast/Ilbo) to iTunes, I get a little error message that reads "Podcast cover art must be at least 600 x 600 pixel JPG or PNG, in RGB color space, and hosted on a server that allows HTTP head requests." I've looked up numerous blogs, youtube videos, tech forums, and people seem to try different things that work, but I have yet to be just as successful.
I have been using the RSS feed from Pod-O-Matic (http://thebearfightpodcast.podomatic.com/rss2.xml) and that has been working just fine. The only thing is that when you go to iTunes, find my podcast, and then click on "Website", it goes to Pod-O-Matic and not my WordPress page.
Can someone help me successfully submit my FeedBurner RSS feed to iTunes? If you need any other information that could help, let me know. Thanks! =]

Roger Wilmut1 wrote:
Apple specify a minimum of 1400 x 1400 and a maximum of 2048 x 2048, though there is anecdotal evidence that large sizes may be rejected. At 1500 x 1500 you should be OK - and you are below the maximum file size of 500kB (just) - so it's difficult to see why there is a problem. All I can suggest - and I'm guessing here - is that you reduce the size to 1400 x 1400 and possible bring the file size down a little to be on the sage size, change the filename, then re-submit and see what happens.
SUCCESS! Thank you Roger Wilmut! I uploaded a new image that is exactly 1400x1400 at 72ppi, updated all my links, and was able to submit. Thanks again!

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