| Audio search engines are becoming more and more | | | | tags and description. If you are distributing a podcast, |
| advanced as audio files are becoming a popular media | | | | include pod cast name, title, URL, comments, pod cast |
| to attract visitors, just like videos. | | | | transcript in the ID3 tags. |
| The below are few tips to optimize audio files. | | | | 5. iTune tags: If you are trying to list your file in iTunes |
| 1. Optimizing landing page: Create a landing page for | | | | Music Store, include additional tags specific to iTunes in |
| your audio. Briefly explain what your audio is about and | | | | the RSS feed. You can do this by using a software |
| encourage subscriptions. Explain clearly about the | | | | called "FeedForAll". |
| steps to be followed to subscribe or listen to your | | | | Use graphics for audio CD covers to attract more and |
| audio. | | | | more people. |
| 2. Keywords in URL: Use keywords in URL and file | | | | 6. Audio properties: Make sure that you declare the |
| name while linking to an audio file. Use "hyphen" when | | | | audio file type as "MIME " and the file size in bytes, if |
| using multiple words in a key phrase. Give a meaningful | | | | you are distributing your file in a podcast. Few |
| name to your file with keywords, as search engines | | | | podcatchers use these details. So, if you do not |
| read and notice file names. | | | | mention these settings, you may miss out few |
| 3. Optimize audio file: Make your file clean and easy to | | | | subscribers. |
| understand. Use audio editor to remove noises in the | | | | 7. RSS feed: Convert the transcription of your audio |
| background. | | | | into RSS feed and distribute it. Use keywords in |
| 4. ID3 tags: These tags are like fingerprints of an audio | | | | transcription. This may help your file get indexed by |
| file. Search engines spider these tags to extract and | | | | search engines and show results in RSS search |
| index the audio file information. Use keywords in title | | | | engines and podcast directories. |