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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Podcast & Audio Search Optimization Search Engine Strategies Chicago, IL December 4, 2006 Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D., A.P.R. www.searchingforprofit.com
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Podcasting Is Not Really New +++ Podcasting = Sound Portable Digital Audio Player Syndication Distribution Tools to Manage
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Podcasting is More Than Time-Shifted Radio
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved It Is...
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved No Matter Who Your Audience Is, Optimize Using These Steps
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Before You Get Started Don’t finalize the name of your show until you make sure the show name is not already in use. Podshow names are not as easy to check as domain names. Changing the name is difficult once you have an audience. The show name is the Title you will use for your feed, or in RSS-speak it is the “Channel.” Carefully write your description of the show Note that each episode of your show will also have a Title, in RSS-speak this is at the “Item” level.
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Before You Get Started Develop a keyword list for the show and determine how you will brand it – by the host, the show name or... Write the audio tag information carefully in advance. Get album art ready – even for non-musical shows Review iTunes categories to look for the right fit Be prepared to edit the audio tags yourself for each episode – download a tag editor. Build your infrastructure in advance of creating the audio so that you can rapidly mount your show.
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Podcast Search Optimization – 4 Steps All Rights Reserved Optimize ID3 Tags Create/Validate Feeds Submit/Monitor Distribution Step # 1Step # 3Step # 4Step # 2 Web Page
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 1: Optimize Your Sound By Optimizing the ID 3 Tags ID3 = Metadata for MP3, 4,WMA, AAC or Ogg Vorbis audio files ID3v1 = Appended to the end of the audio file ID3v2 = Appended to the start of the audio file, highly flexible format Maximum tag size is 256 megabytes and maximum frame size is 16 megabytes. 39 pre-defined frames including – copyright, content type, dates, and content information, and space for files such as pictures. Can also carry lyrics and complete transcriptions of text Look up tables for locating information in the file Comment frame is user-defined ID3v2 editors abound – originally designed to assist users in cataloging and organizing music collections. All of the data in the ID3 tag is able to be parsed. Encapsulated Files -- Pictures Audio File ID3v2 Tag Information Information on Encapsulated Files Comments Anatomy of an ID3v2 Tag http://www.id3.org/
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 1:Optimize Your Sound – ID 3 Tags ID 3 Tags
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 1:Optimize Your Sound – ID 3 Tags
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 2: Optimize Your Podcast Landing Pages Use a separate landing page for audio content to limit possibility of broken links Have a page for the podshow with links to it for the episodes. Provide information on the show’s schedule to attract subscribers and how to subscribe. Create a separate pages for each episode. Optimize the landing page for the show.
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 2: Optimize Your Podcast Landing Pages My Podshow A weekly podcast on podcast search, subscribe today Episode 1 – History Episode 2 – Search Episode 3 -- Submitting My Podshow A weekly podcast on podcast search, subscribe today Episode 1 – History Episode 2 – Search Episode 3 -- Submitting My Podshow Episode 3 My Podshow Episode 3 My Podshow Episode 2 My Podshow Episode 2 My Podshow Episode 1 My Podshow Episode 1
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 2: Optimize Your Podcast Landing Pages Provide subscription information on every landing page Include a player for those who want to listen online Include with the player the length and size of each audio file Include an abstract or a transcription of each episode Use multiple feeds if you provide multiple formats Optimize – SEO “scrub and rub” every page
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 3: Create and Validate Feeds All Rights Reserved Manage Feeds RSS Editors
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Two Feed Strategies One Managed Feed iTunes OnlyMedia RSS Others Visible To Users Submitted Only To Engines Three Feeds to Manage Not Recommended Recommended
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Step 4: Submit Your Feeds http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Directory.html
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Track and Monitor Submissions
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Track and Monitor Submissions
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved What’s Next: Measuring and Monetizing Podalyzer
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved 5 Secrets for SEO Success for Your Podcasts 1.Optimize the audio file 2.Build landing pages for Your show Each episode 3.Build accurate, effective RSS files 4.Submit broadly 5.Watch for changes
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Copyright 2006 – Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. www.searchingforprofit.com All Rights Reserved Contact: Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D., A.P.R. Email: amanda@searchingforprofit.com
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