Episode 53

The Two Podcast Analytics Every Podcaster Should Be Checking

When it comes to podcast analytics, many podcasters just look at downloads and subscribers. And while these are useful, there are two other podcast analytics data points that every podcaster should be looking at instead.

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When it comes to podcast analytics,

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there's a lot of data points that you can look at.

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These include downloads, followers, subscribers and more.

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But there's two sets of analytics

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that every podcaster should be looking at.

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And these are listeners and consumption percentage.

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Now the first part is tied into your downloads.

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But for me, listeners are the more important metric.

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The reason for this is simple.

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Because you can set podcast apps to auto download,

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that can often result in episodes being downloaded

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without actually being listened to.

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However, listener data shows you

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who's actually listened to your podcast.

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And that's what I look at when it comes to gauging

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growth and success of my podcast. After all, engaged listeners make your podcast

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more attractive to potential sponsors and advertisers. Following on from

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listeners, consumption percentage shows the stickiness of your podcast. Also

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referred to as listener drop-off, this shows you how much of your episode is

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being listened to and by what percentage. Again, this is key information that you

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can share with potential sponsors and ad partners. But it can also help you

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tighten up your podcast too. If you've got an episode that's 40 minutes long but you

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find the listeners are dropping off after 30 minutes, then experiment with a

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shorter episode. That way any calls to action you have in your episode or

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sponsor messages etc aren't being missed. So for me listeners and consumption

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percentage are two analytics that every podcaster should look at. Until the next

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time, happy podcasting!

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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is the host of One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better podcaster in just a minute a week. He's also hosted, and co-hosted, several other podcasts - if you called him a serial podcaster, you wouldn't be wrong! He's been in the podcasting space for over 10 years, and has the scars to prove it.

He's the Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform for the serious indie podcaster.

He lives in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two kids, where he spends winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake. Well, when he finds time away from podcasting, of course...

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