Apple gives a portal so that you can submit and handle your personal podcast in Apple Podcasts. It is known as Podcasts Join. Plus, numerous different podcast apps and podcasting instruments depend on Apple’s information via their free API. Whether or not your podcast has been in Apple Podcasts for years, otherwise you’re simply beginning out, I recommend you verify these 8 issues immediately!
1. Examine that you’ve agreed to Apple’s phrases of service
Apple normally updates their phrases of service once they launch main new options. For instance, Apple began producing transcripts for all podcasts in February, 2024. And that requires your settlement to their phrases of service in order that they will make these transcripts, which they will not do till you agree.
Apple makes it straightforward to know whether or not you’ve got agreed to the most recent phrases. Merely log into podcastsconnect.apple.com! In case you’re let into your account, you then’ve already agreed to the most recent phrases. If not, you may be prompted to learn and comply with the phrases earlier than you are allowed to handle your podcast(s).
And in case you’re providing a paid subscription to your viewers via Apple Podcasts, verify the Enterprise tab to see if there are any actions you might want to take. There might be additional new terms you must agree to, or you might need to provide legal or financial information. (This web page may also show your invoices and tax info when you have any gross sales.)
2. Examine that your podcast is in your Apple Podcasts Join account
Many podcasters do not really management their very own catalog itemizing for their very own podcast! It’s because they both submitted their podcast earlier than Podcasts Join existed, or they allowed another person to submit their podcast for them. This might need been a podcast-hosting supplier or somebody serving to them with their podcast.
However not less than the method to reclaim possession is pretty straightforward!
- Be sure you’ve checked all your doable Apple ID accounts.
- Log into the account you wish to maintain your podcast(s) and contact Apple through this form and choose the “Lacking podcast(s)” choice (which ought to already be chosen with this hyperlink).
- Fill in all the opposite kind fields fully.
- Await after which comply with Apple’s directions, which can have you enter a particular code someplace in your podcast RSS feed to confirm your possession or management of that feed.
That is essential to do with all your podcasts, particularly any duplicate podcast listings you might have (which might be extra seemingly in case you’ve ever switched podcast-hosting suppliers).
The remainder of these things to verify require that you’ve entry to your podcast in your personal Apple account.
3. Examine that your podcast info is appropriately loaded in Apple Podcasts Join
Click on into your podcast(s) and look over your the “Present particulars” info. This contains your title, cowl artwork, artist, descriptions, and extra.
You’ll be able to’t change these particulars in Podcasts Join! As an alternative, you’ll change these within the podcast-publishing software that’s creating your RSS feed. However viewing these particulars right here helps you to verify that all the pieces is correctly loading out of your feed into the Apple Podcasts system.
And in case you’re having hassle, the very first thing I recommend doing is validating your podcast RSS feed via all of the next instruments:
Particularly look ahead to issues together with your podcast cowl artwork.
4. Examine the non-obligatory Apple Podcasts info fields
On this similar “Present Data” web page are a number of non-obligatory fields that it’s best to populate or confirm. At present, these embody:
- Replace frequency
- Content material rights
- Present contact info (particularly essential in case you’ve eliminated your electronic mail deal with out of your RSS feed)
This info is proprietary to Apple Podcasts and thus—presently—not pulled out of your RSS feed.
5. Examine your Apple Podcasts distribution availability (impacts different apps)
Swap to the “Availability” web page and there are two essential choices to make sure your podcast might be found by as many individuals as doable:
- Nations or Areas: I like to recommend setting this to “Make this present out there in all nations or areas.” You’ll be able to click on into the Edit view to make sure all 175 nations are chosen. Regardless of this feature, some nations nonetheless block express content material, and it looks as if communist China blocks nearly all the pieces anyway.
- Distribution: I like to recommend enabling “Make this present out there for distribution.” This ensures that the numerous different podcast apps and podcasting instruments utilizing the catalog API from Apple Podcasts will have the ability to see your podcast.
These are the default choices for podcasts, however I recommend you confirm they’re set appropriately anyway.
But when, for some odd purpose, you do not need your podcast out there to as many individuals as doable, then you may change these choices to restrict your attain.
6. Swap the transcript default to make use of your supplied transcripts
On this similar “Availability” web page is a 3rd choice that I really feel defaults inappropriately. It is the Transcripts choice.
For some unusual purpose, Apple’s (present) default is to make use of solely their auto-generated transcripts on your podcast. So no matter whether or not you already using Podcasting 2.0 transcripts, I recommend switching this feature to “Show transcripts I present, or auto-generated transcripts by Apple if one is not supplied.”
I believe that is the best way apps ought to behave anyway! They need to use what you provide first and by default and generate their very own transcripts provided that you do not present your personal (via the Podcasting 2.0 transcript characteristic).
However you also needs to word that there isn’t a option to disable all transcripts on your podcast. That is a part of the phrases of service you need to settle for on your podcast to stay in Apple Podcasts. In case you actually needed to disable transcripts, you would need to both edit each episode in Podcasts Join to make use of a customized episode-specific setting to not use any transcripts, or present a virtually empty transcript file for all episodes via your RSS feed (you would share this similar file for all episodes).
However as a result of podcast transcripts are essential for accessibility and usefulness, I extremely suggest preserving them enabled. However simply change this setting so Apple will default to your transcripts in case you present them, after which fallback to their very own transcripts if you have not supplied any.
7. Examine your Apple Podcasts scores and opinions
There is also a “Ratings and Reviews” page that lets you see your Apple Podcasts (and only Apple Podcasts) ratings and reviews. Nevertheless, this requires you to modify between all 175 nations, earlier than realizing in case you even have any scores or opinions in these 175 nations; it would not present your distinction of scores versus written opinions; and you’ll’t search, kind, or filter your scores and opinions. You additionally do not get notified everytime you get a brand new ranking or overview, so you would need to come again to verify all 175 nations. You can obtain your opinions, however you would need to try this one nation at a time.
Cumbersome, proper?
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8. Examine your Apple Podcasts analytics
Lastly, however most likely most enjoyable, are the podcast stats you will get from Apple Podcasts!
Keep in mind that these stats measure consumption solely in Apple Podcasts. So any numbers you see shall be of a smaller subset of your viewers. Nonetheless, since Apple Podcasts is the #1 podcast app, I think the chances and engagement ranges you see could be near an correct—albeit smaller—reflection of your complete viewers.
Listed here are some of the helpful (and probably addictive) information factors you may see!
- Whole followers
- Engaged listeners
- Common consumption / completion charges
- The place your viewers skipped or stopped listening inside your episodes
- Efficiency comparisons throughout your episodes
- And extra!
As I hope you may see, even in case you do not use Apple merchandise or dislike their ecosystem, there are nonetheless many benefits to preserving your Apple Podcasts account present and particularly studying from its information!
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