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Featured Lists

Track Your Podcast's Editorial Placements

Featured Lists shows where your podcast appears in platform editorial lists and curated collections. This feature helps you monitor valuable editorial placements that can significantly boost your podcast's discoverability and reach new audiences.

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Overview

Editorial placements are among the most valuable forms of podcast promotion, often resulting in significant download increases and audience growth. Featured Lists tracks when your podcast is selected by platform editorial teams for special collections, themed lists, and promotional features.

Key Features

Editorial Placement Tracking

  • Real-Time Monitoring: Track your podcast's appearances in editorial lists across major platforms
  • Ranking Information: See your exact position within each editorial list
  • Platform Coverage: Monitor editorial placements on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music
  • Geographic Tracking: Track editorial features across different countries and regions

Platform-Specific Editorial Lists

  • Apple Podcasts: "New & Noteworthy" and category-specific editorial collections
  • Spotify: "Fresh Finds" and genre-specific editorial features
  • Amazon Music: Platform-specific editorial highlights and collections
  • Visual Identification: Clear platform icons and country flags for easy identification

Editorial Performance Analysis

  • Placement Count: Track total number of editorial list appearances
  • Historical Tracking: Monitor editorial placements over time
  • Performance Impact: Understand how editorial features affect your podcast's performance
  • Competitive Context: See how your editorial placements compare within your category

Accessing Your Editorial Data

  1. Navigate to the "Featured Lists" section in your dashboard
  2. View your current editorial placements with ranking information
  3. See platform icons and country flags for geographic context
  4. Track your position within each specific editorial list

Understanding Your Editorial Status

  • When Featured: See detailed information about each editorial placement including rank, platform, and list name
  • When Not Featured: Get guidance on improving your chances for future editorial consideration
  • Performance Tracking: Monitor how editorial placements impact your overall podcast performance

Benefits of Editorial Tracking

Discoverability Enhancement

  • Increased Visibility: Editorial placements expose your podcast to platform editors' curated audiences
  • Quality Signal: Editorial selection serves as a quality indicator to potential listeners
  • Platform Algorithm Boost: Editorial features often improve your podcast's performance in platform algorithms
  • Audience Expansion: Reach listeners who discover podcasts through editorial curation

Strategic Insights

  • Editorial Trends: Understand which types of content attract editorial attention
  • Platform Preferences: Learn which platforms are most likely to feature your content
  • Geographic Opportunities: Identify markets where your podcast receives editorial attention
  • Timing Patterns: Recognize optimal timing for content that attracts editorial consideration

Best Practices for Editorial Success

Content Excellence

  • Consistent Quality: Maintain high production values and engaging content
  • Unique Value: Offer distinctive perspectives or topics that stand out to editors
  • Professional Presentation: Ensure your podcast metadata and artwork meet professional standards
  • Regular Publishing: Maintain consistent publishing schedules that editors can rely on

Strategic Positioning

  • Category Optimization: Choose podcast categories where editorial opportunities are most abundant
  • Timely Topics: Create content around trending themes and seasonal interests
  • Community Engagement: Build audience engagement that attracts editorial attention
  • Professional Standards: Meet all technical and content quality requirements

Advanced SEO Tip: Editorial placements create valuable backlinks and authority signals that benefit your podcast's overall search performance. Podcasts featured in editorial lists often see improvements in search rankings and organic discovery.

Integration with Platform Strategy

Apple Podcasts Editorial

  • New & Noteworthy: Prime placement opportunity for new podcasts
  • Category Features: Editorial highlights within specific podcast categories
  • Quality Standards: Focus on meeting Apple's quality benchmarks for editorial consideration

Spotify Editorial

  • Fresh Finds: Discovery opportunities for emerging podcasts
  • Genre Collections: Themed editorial lists for specific music and podcast genres
  • Algorithmic Benefits: Editorial features often improve Spotify recommendation performance

Amazon Music Editorial

  • Platform-Specific Features: Editorial opportunities unique to Amazon's podcast platform
  • Cross-Platform Strategy: Coordinate editorial approaches across multiple platforms

Maximizing Editorial Opportunities

Content Strategy

  • Editorial Calendar: Plan content releases around potential editorial opportunities
  • Theme Alignment: Create content that aligns with current editorial themes and interests
  • Series Development: Develop content series that maintain editorial interest over time
  • Quality Consistency: Ensure every episode meets standards that could attract editorial attention

Performance Monitoring

  • Impact Analysis: Track how editorial placements affect downloads and audience growth
  • Duration Tracking: Monitor how long your podcast remains in editorial features
  • Follow-up Strategy: Develop strategies to maintain momentum after editorial features
  • Opportunity Identification: Use editorial data to identify future placement opportunities

When Editorial Placement Isn't Available

If your podcast isn't currently featured in editorial lists, use this as motivation to:

  • Improve Content Quality: Focus on creating exceptional content that stands out
  • Optimize Metadata: Ensure your podcast title, description, and categories are compelling
  • Build Audience: Grow your listener base to demonstrate audience appeal
  • Stay Consistent: Maintain regular publishing and quality standards

Integration with Other Features

SEO Strategy Connection

  • Keyword Alignment: Ensure editorial content supports your overall keyword strategy
  • Search Performance: Editorial placements often improve organic search rankings
  • Content Optimization: Use editorial insights to optimize future content for both search and editorial appeal

Competitive Analysis

  • Editorial Benchmarking: Compare your editorial success against competitors
  • Market Intelligence: Understand editorial trends in your podcast category
  • Opportunity Identification: Spot editorial gaps where competitors succeed but you don't

Related Features: Featured Lists works closely with Editorial Features for comprehensive editorial monitoring, SEO Analysis for optimizing editorial appeal, and Competitive Analysis for understanding market editorial trends.