13. What Does ‘Top 5%’ on Listen Notes Actually Mean?

Podcasting for Solopreneurs | Podcasting Tips and Growth Strategies for Online Business

02/06/24 • 15 min

What are the listen scores and global rankings on listen notes? And, do they actually mean anything? In today's episode, I'm diving into my recent top 5% ranking, and doing some informed speculation about what goes into the algorithm.
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02/06/24 • 15 min

Podcasting for Solopreneurs | Podcasting Tips and Growth Strategies for Online Business - 13. What Does ‘Top 5%’ on Listen Notes Actually Mean?

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Hey hey and welcome back! Today, we’re going to talk about a top 5% ranking on Listen Notes, what that means, and how to get there.

Two weeks ago, I was at Podfest expo and one of my clients was also there. We took advantage of the time together to talk about re-branding her podcast, and I was doing some competitor research using the podcast directory, Listen Notes.
Listen Notes describes itself as “the best podcast search engine.” You can look up podcasts on there and you can

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