School of Podcasting - Podcast Tips to Plan, Launch, Grow Your Podcast Apple's New and Noteworthy: Behind the Scenes with Gary Arndt
Gary Arndt was alerted that his show was in Apple's New and Noteworthy. He didn't know how he got there, and what it meant for his show. Today he shares how being in New and Noteworthy was just the start.
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Today's Talk With Gary ArndtThis discussion covered Gary's experience being featured on Apple's New and Noteworthy section and the significant growth it drove for his podcast. Gary saw a spike in downloads and traffic that propelled his show to the top of Apple podcast charts. While the direct impact of New and Noteworthy was small, the increased visibility helped grow his audience in a sustainable way over subsequent months.
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Mentioned In This EpisodeEverything Everywhere Daily Show
Gary's Previous Appearance Talking Promotion
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Apple's Podcast Promotion Tools
Timeline00:00:00 - Make Good For For Dave
00:03:04 - Gary Arndt Has Great Info https://schoolofpodcasting.com/854
00:04:09 - Welcome to the Show https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/listener
00:04:41 - How Do I Get Into New and Noteworthy?
00:06:00 - Gary Arndt Interview
00:06:50 - Gary Got Featured
00:09:14 - Part 2 of the Story - The Charts
00:13:02 - Month Over Month Growth
00:14:05 - Apple Leapfrogs Over Spotify
00:15:35 - Number 1 in History
00:16:20 - How Do You Get Into New and Noteworthy?
00:16:59 - Effects on Advertising
00:18:23 - Advertising Insights
00:20:05 - Join the Community https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/listener
00:21:07 - Your Podcast Website http://www.yourpodcastwebsite.com
00:21:23 - Apple Marketing Tools
00:25:15 - How Do You Get An Apple Player? (https://tools.applemediaservices.com/apple-podcasts)
00:26:55 - Should I Use An Apple Player On My Website?
00:28:36 - Android Users
00:29:13 - Spotify Players
00:29:36 - Put the Choice In the Listener's Hands https://supportthisshow.com/simplepodcastpress
00:32:20 - Google Podcast Replacement?
00:32:56 - Two Types of Apps
00:35:30 - My Criteria
00:35:43 - Podcast Guru
00:36:24 - Podverse.fm
00:36:49 - Truefans.fm
00:38:36 - If You Had To Pick One..
00:39:13 - What is Podcasting 2.0?
00:40:20 - Podcast Addict?
00:41:02 - Top 4 Options
00:42:32 - Podcasting 2.org https://www.podcasting2.org
00:42:48 - Question of the Month https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/question
00:43:46 - Live Appearances https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/where
00:44:22 - Your Podcast Website is Coming http://www.yourpodcastwebsite.com
00:45:05 - Join the School of Podcasting https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/listener
00:46:03 - Bloopers and Bonus
00:46:33 - OMG That Image
00:47:08 - RIP Lee Silverstein
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