AI tools were the buzz of 2023, and their impact on technology is only growing as 2024 picks up steam.
So what does this mean for your podcast?
AI tools for podcasting make running a podcast easier than ever before. From audio improvements to crafting SEO-optimized copy, AI can lighten your podcasting load to let you keep doing what you do best: creating your podcast.
So what can AI tools do for your podcast?
If you love editing podcast audio, then this tool is very “take it or leave it” for you. However, for many podcasters without the skills, time, or tools for editing, having someone step in to clean up your audio is the biggest helping hand anyone can offer.
AI can assist with everything from cutting out unwanted background noise to leveling audio/EQ within your audio file. This allows anyone to improve their audio by leaps and bounds without the need for heavy-hitting audio editing software. (Nothing wrong with wanting to learn how to use audio editing software, either! But if that’s what’s stopping you from starting your podcast, let AI tools lend a hand while you work on your editing skills.)
SEO, our beloved! (Or, SEO our beloathed, depending on your attitude.) We talk about SEO a lot, and for a good reason – utilizing SEO is how you get your podcast seen by anyone combing search engines or their podcast directory du jour.
But knowing the ins and outs of SEO, and what keywords do best, can be hard to do if you’re not used to it. Much like podcasting itself, learning how best to implement the best SEO strategies takes time and has a bit of a learning curve.
Enter in AI tools! From adding in chapter markers to generating an episode title and description that’s SEO optimized, these tools can help you boost your game and your podcast’s searchability.
“But I like writing my episode descriptions!” you say.
Which is totally cool! You’re not required to use the episode description that’s generated. But it does offer you a good launchpad, and an example of what SEO-optimized content can look like. Take a look at how it’s formatted, what keywords are being focused on, and try to work them into your podcast description’s writing style.
We’ve extolled the virtues of transcripts for quite some time. And today, you’ll hear it again!
Transcripts have a dual purpose for your podcast – as the text version of your audio content, it allows your podcast to be indexed by search engines (that cannot search through audio)!
But, more obviously, they’re an accessible way for listeners to engage with your podcast.
Whether a potential listener is somewhere without headphones and are doing the humane thing of reading your content instead of listening, or they’re trying to scan a back episode for a particular topic, or they’re simply deaf or hard of hearing, a text version of your podcast is only a win-win solution for you. It doesn’t hurt if you don’t have it, but it’s a phenomenal boost for your podcast if you do.
And that’s where AI tools come in! If you’ve been afraid of transcripts because you’d rather floss with barbed wire than type out every single word of an hour long podcast (which, we’ve all been there dude), there is no need to fear! AI transcripts roll through your episode and offer you your transcripts nice, neat, and ready for the closed caption options of directories. No pain, all gain.
Well, podcasters, you’re in luck! Podbean’s just introduced a whole new AI toolset for you to explore and test out with your podcast. Check out your free trial and allow Podbean’s AI tools to lift the weight of your podcast production!
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