👍AI won't recommend your podcast, unless you do this.

Have you asked ChatGPT to recommend a podcast in your genre yet?

I have. This is how it showed up.

Many podcasters miss out on new listeners simply because AI can’t “hear” their show.

ChatGPT and other AI tools can (and do!) recommend podcasts, but they can only do so if there’s enough written content for them to draw from.

Raise your hand if you thought transcripts were a waste of time.

Transcripts aren’t just for accessibility. They’re one of the best tools you can use to make sure AI’s like ChatGPT can actually find and better yet, understand your episodes.

Most podcasters skip this step, thinking that it’s extra work for little reward. I use to be one of these podcasters.

More and more, transcripts are putting podcasts “on the map” for anyone using AI to search or get suggestions.

What can you do about it?

Here’s how I would implement this knowledge as part of my strategy to boost my chances of getting recommended by LLM’s like ChatGPT:

• Transcribe every episode. Posting transcripts on your website or host platform means AI (and Google!) can “read” your podcast. Without a transcript, to AI, it’s like your episode barely exists.

• Write episode titles and descriptions like you’re explaining them to a new listener. Be clear about who the episode is for, what it’s about, and what value it delivers.

• Get people talking about your podcast in other places.
  The more your podcast is mentioned on blogs, social media, forums like Reddit, or even in newsletters, the more likely AI is to notice you. Just like in high school when everyone was talking about the same movie or song, AI pays attention to what gets mentioned a lot online.

• Answer Real Questions. Structure your episodes and their descriptions around questions your audience is asking. AI looks for answers to real problems, so make those easy to see and easy to read in your copy.

In summary, here are the 4 strategic steps you can take right now:

1. Add or update transcripts for all your episodes. Yes, all of them!

2. Refresh your episode titles and summaries with simple, straightforward language.

3. Encourage your community to write about, mention, and review your podcast.

4. And if your listeners submit great questions, use them as episode titles.

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Your voice matters. Your story counts. This is for all the Ladies Who Podcast.

Speak again soon. Keep creating,

Sean

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Sean Loots is a multi-award-winning podcast host, producer, and consultant based in Cape Town, specialising in hands-on, full-service podcast strategy, production, and consultancy for agencies, businesses, coaches, and creators.