Comments on: iTunes Traffic – How Do I Get Ratings and Reviews for My Podcast?

By: Ally Loprete

Ally Loprete — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:39:02 +0000

Okay, kids! I would love to share with you something really really great that my network and I all figured out. Its so simple, really! We all gave each other reviews and watched our numbers as they climbed! Its a supportive bunch and we really all listen to each others shows, so why not? We all found that asking our audience to give us reviews was just NOT working because it confused them and unless they had iTunes downloaded, they got frustrated while trying to figuring it out. (hint: its never good to frustrate those that are willing to do you a favor!) Anyway… I would love to recommend the same support campaign thing here. If you can give me a review, I will absolutely return the favor. You can even email me (thislittleparent@gmail.com) and remind me to review yours once you’ve given me one. I am as loyal as they come:)
Here is mine:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-little-parent-stayed/id357476643

And you never know- maybe we’ll find some new podcasts that will inspire us in the process!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:54:59 +0000

In reply to Denise Wakeman. Like!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:54:44 +0000

In reply to Dr.Mani.

Thanks, Dr. Mani.

Can you grab your audios from Libsyn before your account closes? I hope so. I just use the podpress plugin which works well, even though it hasn’t been updated in ages. (Fingers and toes crossed that I didn’t just jinx myself.) 🙂

Hope to have you on my show soon, too!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:13 +0000

In reply to Dr.Mani.

Dr. M –

You could never be a yahoo. 🙂

Go rate my stinkin’ podcast! lol!

By: Dr.Mani

Dr.Mani — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:49:35 +0000

In reply to Alice Seba.

Er…mm… so I was thinking of leaving a review for Nicole’s iTunes podcast, but if that’ll make me a yahoo… well… um… should I? 😆

Dr.Mani

By: Dr.Mani

Dr.Mani — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:48:00 +0000

Two things happened this week which led me to read this post.

1. Libsyn notified me that my podcasting account with them expires in a month – and I had clean forgotten about updating it from time to time.

2. One of my subscribers suggested the idea of converting my weekly e-newsletter into an audio version so it would be convenient to listen to while driving or walking.

Learned some nice tips from this collection of expert briefs, and will put them to use. Thanks, Nicole, for doing this – and I’ve sent in a submission for your next one, too. Looking forward to that and learning more from the experts 🙂

All success
Dr.Mani

By: Christina Lemmey

Christina Lemmey — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:02:05 +0000

In reply to Lisa Marie Mary.

Absolutely anyone can have an apple / itunes account and it’s free to sign up. No need for a MAC either.

You also need to have an Apple account if you want to leave reviews AND if you want to submit a podcast feed.

It’s worth signing up for.

By: Alice Seba

Alice Seba — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:58:34 +0000

Kelly – While I don’t listen to podcasts, I do use the app store a lot and it’s the same thing. I never go by the reviews because it’s just a bunch of yahoos who don’t read what the product is about and expect and apple to be an orange. 🙂

By: Denise Wakeman

Denise Wakeman — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:56:09 +0000

In reply to Nicole. I'd be honored to be a guest on your show, Nicole.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:53:04 +0000

In reply to Lisa Marie Mary. I *think* you have to have your account hooked into a credit card or paypal account, though, even just to access free mp3s. I asked Christina to come by and clarify for us to be sure. I'm apple-challenged, too.