Sunday, February 18, 2024

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. 

Check out Gary's show Everything Everywhere Daily it's a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories of interesting people, places, and things from around the world and throughout history.

Check out Gary as he prepares to bungee Jump off the Auckland Harbor Bridge ( scroll down about halfway )

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Today's Talk With Gary Arndt

This 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.

Is There a Clear Replacement For Google Podcasts?

I've looked at a few apps to replace Google Podcasts. You can filter the results at https://podcasting2.org/apps to show Andoird. I talk about Truefans, Podvers, Podcast Guru, and Podcast Addict. No clear winner for me... how about you?

Question of the Month

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Live Appearances

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Mentioned In This Episode

School of Podcasting

Everything Everywhere Daily Show

Gary's Previous Appearance Talking Promotion

Walking is Fitness Show

What Podcast Strategies Are You Going to Stop in 2024, and Which Ones Will You Start? Episode

Apple's Podcast Promotion Tools

Profit From Your Podcast Book

Simple PodcastPress Plugin

Podcasting 2.0 Website

TrueFans Podcast App

Podverse Podcast App

Podcast Guru App

Podcast Addict App

Fountain App

Timeline

00:00:00 - 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

This show originates from www.schoolofpodcasting.com/918 as this is episode 918. The assembly took six hours.


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