Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 1:06:35 GMT -6
The but even with all this talk a download still doesnt necessarily mean a download and an impression still doesnt necessarily mean an impression. As far as I understand I havent seen download numbers affected at all by length of engagement. One could listen to the first seconds of an episode and it still registers as a download Ive tested this myself. Likely Factor No. Apple does not have access to my Libsyn stats of total downloads. Influenceable Indirectly unless you use Fiverr or something. Data Available Only privately or if podcasters willingly share their download numbers.
My Advice Of course you want to get listens or downloads. But Greece Mobile Number List consider these numbers proxyrelative metrics at best. And certainly dont try to boost thinking they impact rankings. NOTE Downloads are often the goto numbers used when sponsorships are purchased. See Tim Ferris post or EOFires great guide on sponsorships. Are you beginning to see how download numbers are pretty muddy too Review acquisition This is one of the most hotly debated ranking factors for podcasts. The idea is that the more reviews you get and the faster the more likely you are to hit New and Noteworthy. Likely Factor In my opinion unfortunately yes. Although some may strongly disagree.
And I respect Daniels opinion. Im just not sold on reviews being off the table as a ranking factor. Perhaps they dont affect Top Lists but do affect search rankings. And maybe some people are gaming iTunes rankings for no actual reason and Im misreading this as a correlation. More on that below. Influenceable Yes. Unfortunately. . Data Available Yes you can see at any time how many reviews any episode has when they were left and how many stars out of five were given. There could be subfactors to just pure number of reviews such as Quality of reviews Velocity of reviews Who leaves them kind of like a Yelp Elite user review has more weight. My Advice Im in the.
My Advice Of course you want to get listens or downloads. But Greece Mobile Number List consider these numbers proxyrelative metrics at best. And certainly dont try to boost thinking they impact rankings. NOTE Downloads are often the goto numbers used when sponsorships are purchased. See Tim Ferris post or EOFires great guide on sponsorships. Are you beginning to see how download numbers are pretty muddy too Review acquisition This is one of the most hotly debated ranking factors for podcasts. The idea is that the more reviews you get and the faster the more likely you are to hit New and Noteworthy. Likely Factor In my opinion unfortunately yes. Although some may strongly disagree.
And I respect Daniels opinion. Im just not sold on reviews being off the table as a ranking factor. Perhaps they dont affect Top Lists but do affect search rankings. And maybe some people are gaming iTunes rankings for no actual reason and Im misreading this as a correlation. More on that below. Influenceable Yes. Unfortunately. . Data Available Yes you can see at any time how many reviews any episode has when they were left and how many stars out of five were given. There could be subfactors to just pure number of reviews such as Quality of reviews Velocity of reviews Who leaves them kind of like a Yelp Elite user review has more weight. My Advice Im in the.