New YouTube Studio Podcast Help

Overlook the unending conversations this week about Microsoft’s CoPilot, OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT-4, and the U.S. Copyright Workplace steering for AI-created works.

No, the buried information deserving your consideration comes from a “massive” announcement by YouTube.

Get Robert Rose’s take on this week’s CMI Information video, or hold studying for the highlights.

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TeamYouTube made this announcement on Twitter final week: “podcasts are a go.” Which means new options in YouTube Studio desktop allow you to create a podcast, set an present playlist as a podcast, and measure your podcast’s efficiency.

podcasts are a go! 🎉✨new options on Studio desktop now allow you to

🎙️create a brand new podcast
🏷️set an present playlist as a podcast
📈measure your podcast’s efficiency

find out about the advantages: https://t.co/kivg85eEZW & get extra creator ideas: https://t.co/llq8uUC0LO

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) March 16, 2023

It was a public announcement of plans that had been whispered about for the previous 12 months. However Robert Rose calls it the “most underwhelming product launch” he’s seen in latest instances.

As YouTube explains on this “useful” video, YouTube podcasts are playlists. For those who can create a playlist on YouTube, you’ll be able to create a podcast. “It’s actually only a tag assigned to your playlist that you just’re calling a podcast,” Robert says.

@YouTube’s #podcast options – a 12 months within the making – earned the “most underwhelming product launch” in latest instances, says @Robert_Rose through @CMIContent. Click on To Tweet

Why would your model need to do that? YouTube says podcast-tagged content material will get featured in podcast-specific searches and perhaps even on its podcast residence web page. YouTube Music subscribers can entry content material tagged as podcasts. Oh, and your podcast and video content material may get particular badges.

So if you wish to improve your present podcast promotion or use YouTube and need to create a podcast, go forward with YouTube’s podcast options.

Nonetheless pondering the worth of podcasting?

In case your content material advertising technique doesn’t embrace podcasting since you’re involved about market saturation, Robert has some ideas.

“Whereas there’s been a common slowdown in promoting income for podcasts, the viewers for them has by no means been larger or extra keen for excellent content material,” he says. “Podcasts stay an extremely viable method to develop relationships with audiences.”

However earlier than you hit report, take into account these two items of recommendation. For those who’re going to do it in any respect, decide to it. Current analysis discovered that 26% of podcasts have solely a single episode. Virtually two-thirds (66%) have three or fewer episodes. For those who can’t provide you with and decide to 12 episodes, don’t begin a podcast.

Decide to 12 #podcast episodes earlier than you launch, and also you’ll do higher than 66% of podcasts created, says @Robert_Rose through @CMIContent. Click on To Tweet

You additionally shouldn’t view podcasts as a method to construct audiences. As an alternative, take into account them a chance to develop nearer relationships together with your present viewers. Sure, you’ll add subscribers, and folks will turn out to be launched to your organization by way of podcasts. However a lot of the podcast’s worth will come from individuals who know you slightly and turn out to be nearer to you thru your podcast.

Does that imply it is best to take into account podcasts a buyer loyalty play? Robert says that’s the perfect profit he can see – whether or not you utilize YouTube to start out it up or not.

What are your podcast plans for this 12 months? Tell us within the feedback.

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