Podgagement: Because It's All About Engaging Your Audience
School of Podcasting - Plan, Launch, Grow and Monetize Your Podcast
Release Date: 12/18/2023
Stephanie Graham Tests The Podcast Hot Seat
School of Podcasting - Plan, Launch, Grow and Monetize Your Podcast
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info_outlineToday on episode number 910, what if you took a feedback tool like SpeakPipe and you combined it with the convenience of my podcast reviews and the networking functionality of something like Refonic and then combined it with someone who is obsessed over data that will help you understand and grow your audience named Daniel j Lewis? Well, you get Podgagement, and that's what we're gonna talk about today.
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What is Podgagment?
Podgagement is ONE tool that provides a written AND audio feedback tool combined with the ability to check your reviews from ALL Apple stores AND Podchaser AND Goodpods (and more) while providing easy-to-remember links to tell your audience to go rate and review your show.
Check out Video of Podgagement
Check out the "Follow Page" in action at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/follow
Who is Daniel J. Lewis?
As an award-winning podcaster, Daniel J. Lewis gives you the guts and teaches you the tools to launch and grow your own podcasts for passion and P.R.O.F.I.T. Daniel creates resources for podcasters, such as the SEO for Podcasters and Zoom H6 for Podcasters courses, the Social Subscribe & Follow Icons plugin for WordPress, a Podgagement.a tool to help you know your audience and grow your podcast. He also manages the Podcast Industry Insights statistics service. As a recognized authority and influencer in the podcasting industry, Daniel speaks on podcasting and hosts his own podcast about how to podcast, The Audacity to Podcast. The Future of Podcasting, and the Podcasters Roundtable. Daniel and his son live near Cincinnati, Ohio, in the USA.
One Thing About Ratings and Reviews In Apple Podcasts
(they don't help you in the algorithm). Per Apple:
What the Apple charts measure:
Apple Podcasts Charts reflect the most popular shows and episodes available in a given market and are designed to help people discover what to listen to next. They do not reflect all-time listening records and are not a measure of the largest podcasts by listenership.
While the exact algorithm cannot be shared to protect their integrity, the charts measure a mix of the following:
- Listening: When listeners are engaging with episodes, it’s an indicator of content popularity.
- Follows: When listeners follow a show to receive new episodes, it’s an indicator of their intent to listen.
- Completion Rate: When listeners complete episodes, it’s an indicator of content quality.
Ratings, reviews, and shares
Although ratings, reviews, and shares also help indicate a podcast’s newness, popularity, and quality, they are not factored into the algorithm that determines the rankings for Top Shows and Top Episodes. In other words, they may not help people find a podcast on their own, but they influence whether people will listen or follow, and those factors influence the charts.
Source: https://podcasters.apple.com/support/3146-apple-podcasts-charts
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