Episode 3

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5th Feb 2023

Podcast rankings fraud exposed!

Exposing the fraud around podcast rankings!

The podcast rankings you see being humble bragged about on social media are a LIE! I'm here to expose it.

I’ve been in the podcasting industry for 22 years this coming April and I've lost count of the number of times I’ve heard people talking about podcast rankings. While podcast rankings can be a great metric to measure your success, there’s a lot of misinformation out there about them. In this episode, I’m going to unmask the fraud of podcast rankings and tell you how to treat them.

What you'll hear in this episode all about podcast rankings:

  • What podcast rankings are (0m42s)
  • What determines podcast rankings? (1m50s)
  • The truth about podcast rankings and consultants claiming to be 'top 1%' (03m10s)
  • The benefits of getting good podcast rankings (04m20s)
  • The truth about podcast rankings and how they affect success (05m21s)
  • The actual listener numbers and where they place you in podcast rankings (07m40s)
  • Excluding everything below top 250 - their numbers will shock you (09m04s)
  • How to boost your podcast rankings (10m40s)
  • This week's 'quick tip' - speeding up production workflow (12m00s)
  • In conclusion - podcast rankings: useful or not? (13m20s)

Previous episode taking more of a deep dive into the ridiculousness of the Apple Podcasts 'chart' -> https://www.podmastery.co/2

Prefer to 'read' the episode on my 'Blogcast'? -> https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/podcast-rankings-fraud/

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Podmastery: podcasting insights and advice for indie creators
Helping you to attain 'podmastery'
Are you a podcaster who's looking to improve and grow your podcast? You're in the right place. Together, we'll help you attain 'podmastery'.
I'm Neal Veglio, a veteran podcaster who first started dabbling with RSS in the early 2000s.
Podcasting is such a complex medium, with so many factors that can impact your success. It's my goal to cover all these topics with you, and help you maximise the results you're getting from your efforts.
And while my shows now enjoy thousands of listeners every single week, it wasn't always easy.
When I took a career break from radio for a few years in 2007, I had to learn how to build audience without the lift of an FM frequency.
I learned a lot from that experience.
I now help other podcasters to achieve their goals.
Each episode, I'll be offering you some insights into what I've done and what I've helped my podcasting agency clients to do with all our podcasts in the hope we can help YOU increase your podcast's chances of becoming more successful!
And ensuring you can avoid the dreaded 'podfade'!
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Neal Veglio

As the UK's longest serving podcaster (having started in 2001 before it was even known as a 'thing') I've seen a lot of changes to the industry. Having launched more than 100 podcasts over the years, I help brands and entrepreneurs to get their marketing messaging out 'in the wild', but in a compelling, not boring way.