SLS: Targeting Podcast Categories, Spotify Update

Spreaker Live Show #149 for March 7th, 2018Show Duration: 44 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Partnerships, https://Voxnest.com and https://Spreaker.com @robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of “The Exum Experience Podcast” on SpreakerWe stream LIVE every Weds at 3 Pacific /6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.comCorrection: Rob misspoke in last weeks show about our support of Apple’s new “Episodic” and “Series” numbering - Spreaker does fully support it, but I really dislike the Apple spec for it and how it displays the numbering, does not make logical sense to me, given history of the medium.Numbering from 1 (newest episode) to let’s say 151 (oldest episode), may seem right on the surface, but showing 151 as newest and 1 as oldest makes better sense as it has always been done like that in podcasting.Show Today:- Is Podcast Category Targeting Important?- Podcasting Stories, Challenges and Opportunities of the week- Spotify Submissions Update- Listener CommentsIs Podcast Category Targeting Important?I tracked Apple’s Top 200 Podcasts for an entire year. Here’s what I found.In early 2017, a colleague and Dan Misener, Head of Audience Development, Pacific Content were discussing an upcoming podcast launch, debating which of Apple’s categories was the best fit: Business? Technology? Society & Culture? Which of Apple’s categories was most appropriate, and would give the show its best chance of being discovered?Based on Article: https://blog.pacific-content.com/i-tracked-apples-top-200-podcasts-for-an-entirere-s-what-i-found-c4e450266a1ee-year-hSpotify Submissions Update FYI - we are creating unique RSS feeds for Spreaker show inclusion in SpotifySecond submission list is being built now, so if you would like to be included and are not currently on a dynamic ad insertion monetization platform and does not have unlicensed music in your show then you can submit your show to me - [email protected] or [email protected] Comments:Linda IrwinLightly sprinkle platform news and bake until golden brown. 😃Episodes that go to Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud for me have always looked good. When we used to share to You Tube it looked bad, so I really believe it is a You Tube problem.We included the sounds of eating as part of a couple comedy sketches.VidLii is free to sign up and host videos, but you are limited on resolution, 1 G.B. in size and 15 minutes in length.My channels on VidLii are video pod-casts.Gail NoblesTunein is a good place to submit your podcast to. I wish Pandora would accept podcasts.Doug SalamonePorch Light Family Media is great content.Many podcasters could fix their editing issues in real time by learning the craft of talking.- Coming podcasting events Rob is attending:Rain Summit in NYC next month (March 22nd)NAB Show in Las Vegas - (April 7-13)World Wide Radio Summit in LA - (May 2-4, 2018)PodSummit in Edmonton, Canada - (May 5th)Spreaker/Voxnest Links:https://VoxNest.comhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comEmail: rob at voxnest.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/VoxNestTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com