Objective: Submitting a podcast to various podcast directories for more exposure.
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List of Podcast Directories: Some directories will bring more exposure than others. In addition to these general directories, do a search for “xxxx podcast directory” on Google, replacing the xxxx with your target audience and/or topic.
- Podcast Alley – http://www.podcastalley.com/index.php
- Podcast.net – http://www.podcast.net
- Digital Podcast – http://www.digitalpodcast.com/index.php
- PodcastDirectory.com – http://www.podcastdirectory.com/
- Podfeeder – http://www.podfeeder.com/
- Podfeed.net – http://www.podfeed.net/
- Podscope – http://www.podscope.com/
- Open Media Network – http://www.omn.org/
- podCast411 – http://www.podcast411.com/
- All Podcasts – http://www.allpodcasts.com/
- Podcast Bunker – http://www.podcastbunker.com/
- Podcasting Station – http://www.podcasting-station.com/index.php
- PodcastPickle – http://www.podcastpickle.com/
- Plazoo – http://www.plazoo.com/
- Podcasting News – http://www.podcastingnews.com/
Submit to iTunes (potentially good exposure)
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Download iTunes and create an account apple.com/itunes/download/
You do not have to provide your email address to download iTunes. If you want to receive updates, you might want to include your email address, but you can uncheck either of the boxes shown above.
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Go to the Podcast Directory at http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html
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Search to see if, by chance, someone has already submitted your podcast. You can do this by scrolling down the page to “iTunes Store this week”. Enter the name and click enter in the search box on the right.
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If it’s not listed, you can submit your podcast by clicking “View All” as shown in the picture above. This will open your iTunes software and part way down the page in the center you’ll see a “Submit a Podcast” button:
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Click it and you’ll get to a page where you can enter the URL of the feed and click “Continue” (as shown on the next page):
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After you click “Continue”, you will be prompted to enter your account username and password, if you aren’t already logged in. If you don’t have an account, you can click the “Create Account” button.