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What 3,000 Apple Podcast campaigns taught us

No listicles. Just the mechanics of how Apple Podcasts ranks shows and which channels actually convert.

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Followers, listens and downloads: which one to buy growth on

They are three different products and they do different things to a show. Buying the wrong one is how a podcast gets bigger numbers and a worse position.

6 minAug 26, 2026
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What to do in the first 48 hours after an episode goes live

Early activity is weighted more heavily than any other window. Most shows spend it doing nothing, because the work feels like it finished at publish.

5 minAug 26, 2026
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How long it takes a new podcast to move in the charts

The honest answer is longer than most services imply and shorter than most owners fear. What matters is the shape of the arrival, not the size of it.

6 minAug 26, 2026
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Podcast SEO: the metadata fields nobody optimises

Most shows write a title and a description and never touch the rest. The unfilled fields are where the easy ranking is, because almost nobody competes for them.

7 minAug 26, 2026
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Why we only accept crypto, and what that means for you

The honest reason is that traditional processors will not reliably serve this category. Here is what that changes for a customer, including the parts that are worse.

5 minAug 26, 2026
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How Apple Podcasts actually ranks shows in 2026

Apple has never published its ranking formula. What can be observed is that recent activity counts for far more than lifetime totals, and that the two numbers behave differently.

7 minAug 14, 2026
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Listens vs downloads: which number do sponsors actually pay for?

Sponsors buy downloads because downloads are what the IAB standard counts. Shows are judged on listens because listens are what tell you whether the ad was heard.

6 minAug 7, 2026
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The Reddit playbook for podcast growth without getting banned

Reddit is the highest-intent traffic source available to a podcast and the easiest one to get thrown off. The rules are unwritten but they are consistent.

8 minJul 31, 2026

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