skills/content/podcast/SKILL.md
When the user wants to plan, create, or market a podcast. Also use when the user mentions "podcast," "podcast strategy," "podcast SEO," "show notes," "podcast distribution," "Spotify podcast," "Apple Podcasts," "podcast discoverability," "PodcastEpisode schema," or "podcast repurposing." For show notes, use article-content.
npx skillsauth add kostja94/marketing-skills podcast-marketingInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Guides podcast strategy, content creation, distribution, marketing, and SEO. Podcasts compete in a crowded space (3M+ active shows, 500M+ listeners globally); discoverability is the primary challenge. Discovery channels: ~32% search engines, ~28% podcast apps, ~24% social media, ~16% word-of-mouth.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Check for project context first: If .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md exists, read for audience, positioning, and content strategy.
Identify:
| Element | Guideline | |---------|-----------| | Niche focus | Define audience through listener personas; tailored content cuts through noise | | Quality over gimmicks | Sticky, unique, valuable content; most hosts see major growth after 5–6 months of consistency | | Episode structure | Intro, main content, CTA; consistent format aids retention |
| Channel | Share | Optimization | |---------|-------|---------------| | Search engines | ~32% | Transcripts, show notes, SEO-optimized titles/descriptions | | Podcast apps | ~28% | Title, description, cover art; category selection | | Social media | ~24% | Clips, quotes, repurposed content | | Word-of-mouth | ~16% | Cross-promotion, guest appearances |
Multi-channel: Repurpose across platforms to multiply discovery surface.
Search engines cannot listen to audio. Text-based content is essential:
| Element | Guideline | |---------|-----------| | Transcripts | Full or key-moment transcripts; indexable, accessible | | Show notes | SEO-optimized; pull organic search traffic; include keywords naturally | | Titles | ≤60 chars; keywords; engaging language | | Descriptions | Episode-specific; keywords; voice-search friendly | | Backlinks | Build links to show notes, guest posts, directory listings |
Schema: Use PodcastEpisode and PodcastSeries for rich results. See schema-markup for implementation.
| Tactic | Use | |--------|-----| | Feed drops | Swap episodes with similar-sized podcasts | | Ad swaps | Promote each other's shows | | Guest appearances | Tap into pre-existing engaged audiences |
| Format | Use | |--------|-----| | Clips | Short-form for social (TikTok, YouTube Shorts, X) | | Blog posts | Expand show notes; pillar content | | Newsletter | Episode summaries, key takeaways | | Quotes | Pull quotable moments for social |
testing
When the user wants to create, audit, or optimize sitemap.xml. Also use when the user mentions "sitemap," "sitemap.xml," "sitemap index," "lastmod," "changefreq," "priority," "URL discovery," "URL discovery for search engines," "single source of truth," "URL config," "unify sitemap IndexNow," or "reduce duplicate maintenance." For IndexNow, use indexnow.
development
When the user wants to configure, audit, or optimize robots.txt. Also use when the user mentions "robots.txt," "crawler rules," "block crawlers," "AI crawlers," "GPTBot," "allow/disallow," "disallow path," "crawl directives," "user-agent," "block Googlebot," "fix robots.txt," "robots.txt blocking," or "search engine crawling." For indexing, use indexing.
testing
When the user wants to create SEO pages at scale using templates and data—including AI-assisted, grounded copy for per-URL differentiation (vs rigid mail-merge templates). Also use when the user mentions "programmatic SEO," "programmatic SEO pages," "template pages," "scale content," "location pages," "city pages," "comparison pages at scale," "X vs Y pages," "integration pages," "pages from data," "automated landing pages," or "programmatic landing pages." Uses a playbook matrix aligned to skills under skills/pages. For user-facing template galleries or marketplaces (browse → use), use template-page-generator.
data-ai
When the user wants to add or optimize Twitter Card metadata for X (Twitter) link previews. Also use when the user mentions "Twitter Card," "twitter:card," "twitter:image," "twitter:title," "X preview," or "tweet preview." For Facebook/LinkedIn previews, use open-graph.