Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business Growth
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Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business Growth
How to Hit the Top 5 in Apple and Spotify Search Results
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What if you knew how to make your podcast pop up in the top five search results on Apple or Spotify?
In this episode, I’m showing you how to do it with an underdog discoverability strategy that’s quietly changing the game for podcasters. You’ll learn how to find the right keywords and use them to dominate search results — so you can get your show in front of the listeners already searching for a podcast like yours.
Ready for a bingeworthy top podcast that gets found by new listeners every day? Hit play and let’s dive in.
0:02 - Why Your Podcast Isn’t Getting Found (Hint: It’s Not Your Content)
1:54 - The Proven Discoverability Strategy That’s Quietly Changing the Game (But Won’t Stay a Secret for Long)
4:38 - What You Need to Know About Using Keywords for Your Podcast
7:18 - How to Show Up Where Your Listeners Are Already Searching
10:32 - How Ranking in Search Results Builds Instant Credibility
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