Podcasting Power Tools

To submit your podcast feed to the iTunes store directory, open iTunes and select “iTunes Store” in the left hand column:

In the bar across the top, select “Podcasts”:

In the right column, select “Submit a Podcast”:

Insert your podcast feed URL and click “Continue":

Sign in with your iTunes account:

Review your podcast information, choose a category and subcategory, and click “Submit”:

Congratulations, you have successfully submitted your podcast:

You will receive further notification via email.

Click “Done” to be taken back to the podcast section of the iTunes store:

If you submitted the podcast successfully, you should receive the following email:

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Create a link that will directly subscribe them to your podcast in iTunes.

Replace the http:// prefix on your podcast’s iTunes page URL with the following prefix:

itpc://

If your podcast’s iTunes page URL is:

http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=208529334http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-answer-man-focused/id208529334

Your direct subscribe link would be:

itpc://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-answer-man-focused/id208529334

Please note that people clicking this link to subscribe will not count toward moving your podcast up various charts in the iTunes store.

There are several ways to find the direct link to your podcast in iTunes.

The simplest:

Search the iTunes store for your podcast:

Click the title to go to the main detail page:

On the main detail page, right click on the title:

Select “Copy Link”:

Now paste the link somewhere so you can see and edit it.(like a text editor):

It should look like this:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-answer-man-focused/id208529334

Congratulations, this is a direct link to your podcast in iTunes.

Another method is to combine your podcast Feed ID with the following URL:

http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=FEEDID

Replace “FEEDID” with your podcast’s Feed ID.  Don’t know your Feed ID?  Check out this tutorial on how to find it:

Find your iTunes Podcast Feed ID

This link will take you directly to your podcast page in the iTunes Store where visitors can subscribe, rate, comment, view episodes, etc.

Use this link on your website or in emails to direct people to your podcast.