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Get featured in Apple’s podcasts app – maybe Podcastification - podcasting tips, podcast tricks, how to podcast better
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The content on this page is outdated. Apple has a NEW approach to this topic that is shrouded in mystery. Sorry ):How would you like your podcast to be featured in Apple's "Podcasts" app?It could be. Maybe. Possibly.
Of course the powers that be at the big fruit-endowed building in Cupertino, California are not about to let common mortals like you and me know exactly how they go about determining which shows are featured in their inbred... I mean, native podcast app.
But did you know... DID YOU KNOW that they do in fact tell us how we can increase the chances of our shows being featured there?
Really... I found everything I'm about to tell you on one of their LONG, SMALL-PRINT, IMAGELESS web pages. (https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html)
But to save you the endless scrolling and the fine print - yes, it is VERY fine print on those Apple webpages...
I'm going to give U the skinny on how 2 get UR podcast featured on Apple's "Podcasts" app
How to get your show featured in Apple's "Podcasts" appEverything I'm about to cover has to do with the information and items you provide to Apple when you submit your podcast. The good news is that if you've already submitted your podcast, you can always go back and update it.
Yes, you can. So if you hear something in the following tips that you think will enhance your podcast listing, get to it!
Here we go!
Produce compelling, new, or unusual contentCompelling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
In other words, your show has to be interesting. So don't put together a ho-hum, run-of-the-mill podcast and then hold your breath waiting for it to show up in the features section of the Podcasts app.
You'll pass out before it shows up.
Here's a great example of something compelling, new, or unusual. Granted, it's produced by a Public Radio station with a staff, and budget, and other stuff you may not have. But maybe instead of viewing those as obstacles, you could look at them as opportunities for you to get creative and excel in new ways.
Anything's possible... Take my situation as an example:
Just over two years ago I was a full-time employee. Now I'm a self-employed podcast producer, entrepreneur, and author.
I'd never have dreamed it could be so.
But let's get back to your podcast and the Podcasts app...
Attractive, original cover artYou've probably heard this mentioned before but it is worth repeating.
Think about it... what gets YOUR attention when you're scrolling through the iTunes store looking for a new podcast?
COVER ART!
The ones that have a boring, generic headshot, or text so small you couldn't read it with a microscope simply get skipped over.
It's not intentional. Nobody's prejudiced against those podcasters.
There's simply no eye-candy, no bling, no make-me-check-this-out podcast graphics 2 lure you in
And when it comes to what Apple considers "attractive and original" cover art...
The content on this page is outdated. Apple has a NEW approach to this topic that is shrouded in mystery. Sorry ):How would you like your podcast to be featured in Apple's "Podcasts" app?It could be. Maybe. Possibly.
Of course the powers that be at the big fruit-endowed building in Cupertino, California are not about to let common mortals like you and me know exactly how they go about determining which shows are featured in their inbred... I mean, native podcast app.
But did you know... DID YOU KNOW that they do in fact tell us how we can increase the chances of our shows being featured there?
Really... I found everything I'm about to tell you on one of their LONG, SMALL-PRINT, IMAGELESS web pages. (https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html)
But to save you the endless scrolling and the fine print - yes, it is VERY fine print on those Apple webpages...
I'm going to give U the skinny on how 2 get UR podcast featured on Apple's "Podcasts" app
How to get your show featured in Apple's "Podcasts" appEverything I'm about to cover has to do with the information and items you provide to Apple when you submit your podcast. The good news is that if you've already submitted your podcast, you can always go back and update it.
Yes, you can. So if you hear something in the following tips that you think will enhance your podcast listing, get to it!
Here we go!
Produce compelling, new, or unusual contentCompelling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
In other words, your show has to be interesting. So don't put together a ho-hum, run-of-the-mill podcast and then hold your breath waiting for it to show up in the features section of the Podcasts app.
You'll pass out before it shows up.
Here's a great example of something compelling, new, or unusual. Granted, it's produced by a Public Radio station with a staff, and budget, and other stuff you may not have. But maybe instead of viewing those as obstacles, you could look at them as opportunities for you to get creative and excel in new ways.
Anything's possible... Take my situation as an example:
Just over two years ago I was a full-time employee. Now I'm a self-employed podcast producer, entrepreneur, and author.
I'd never have dreamed it could be so.
But let's get back to your podcast and the Podcasts app...
Attractive, original cover artYou've probably heard this mentioned before but it is worth repeating.
Think about it... what gets YOUR attention when you're scrolling through the iTunes store looking for a new podcast?
COVER ART!
The ones that have a boring, generic headshot, or text so small you couldn't read it with a microscope simply get skipped over.
It's not intentional. Nobody's prejudiced against those podcasters.
There's simply no eye-candy, no bling, no make-me-check-this-out podcast graphics 2 lure you in
And when it comes to what Apple considers "attractive and original" cover art...
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