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Does the number of episodes of a podcast matter?
The number of episodes doesn't matter as much as the quality of your content, consistency of your schedule, and interaction with listeners through iTunes. How long does it take for you to make an episode of your podcast?
What are the seasons of your podcast?
Our podcast has no seasons. It’s year round. The important thing is to be consistent when you upload your podcast and make it available to your audience. If you upload a show every Tuesday, make sure you do it every Tuesday at the same time.
What is the average length of a TV series episode?
For Drama or action shows, they tend to have smaller seasons but longer episodes so maybe an episode length of 45 minutes to 1.5 hours and they might have smaller seasons of 6 to 10 episodes.
How long do you listen to podcasts?
Some have multiple seasons with breaks of a few weeks in between. I tend to listen to audio podcasts that are 30 - 90 minutes in length. I prefer audio because it is more portable.
How does length affect podcast success?
Podcast length and frequency. The length of your podcast and how frequently you get your episodes out can have a major impact on the success or failure of your podcast. This is especially true for certain topics and niches where too long podcasts or too infrequent podcasts can become a problem and vice versa.
What is the relationship between frequency and duration of a podcast?
Relationship between duration and frequency of your podcast. There is generally a relationship between the duration of your podcast and frequency of your podcast. The more frequent podcasts tend to have smaller duration while less frequent podcasts have longer duration. This is not a rule, but it makes sense !
How many podcasts can I have a week?
Multiple Shows a week. This is also a popular frequency for making podcasts. Rather than having a daily podcast you can have two to three podcasts every week. This gives you sufficient time to prepare for your shows at the same time also does not overwhelm the audience with a lot of content.
How often do podcasts come out?
Frequency of podcast basically means how many times you release a new episode . It can be daily or every two days or weekly or any other time frame. It is also not necessary to have a definite frequency and you may release your episodes randomly.
How often do podcasts run?
There are many podcasts that run fortnightly or even monthly. These are less popular frequencies. You may find some great podcast running at these frequencies but in general weekly or few times a week are most popular.
How many episodes are there in a month?
A monthly plan can help you to cover a particular theme within your topic or a sub theme. A month will generally have 4 to 8 episodes for a normal podcast show.
What is a weekly plan?
Weekly plan. Weekly plan helps you to outline and prepare for episodes within a week. This is kind of detailed plan coming down from entire season to monthly to finally weekly plan brings in complete clarity about the entire show to yourself. This can really help the actual execution and accelerate the preparation.
What is a podcast season?
Podcast Seasons. Podcast seasons are best used in situations where the content focuses on one story at a time. A great example would be the true crime podcast Serial, which focuses on one unsolved murder per season. Many true crime podcasts are like that!
What are some examples of podcast seasons?
A great example would be the true crime podcast Serial, which focuses on one unsolved murder per season. Many true crime podcasts are like that! Other examples could be fictional audio dramas like Limetown, which operate more like TV shows.
Benefits of podcast seasons
Seasonal podcasting is probably the most beneficial to the person doing the work.
Disadvantages of podcast seasons
Easy to lose your motivation during the breaks [production, publication]
Thoughts from other podcasters
From the point of view of a listener I don’t think I like the idea of my favorite podcasts being seasonal.
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