You don’t need to change your entire show to grow your audience. You just need to speak the language the algorithm understands.
In this episode of As It Relates to Podcasting, Simona breaks down how to choose the right podcast categories and metadata so your show ranks higher, reaches the right listeners, and gets discovered by AI-driven search in 2025.
You’ll learn how to make the algorithm your ally, future proof your podcast for large language model optimization (LLMO), and finally understand how categories impact chart rankings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
Inside this episode:
- Why your podcast category is your show’s “book genre” and how it affects discovery
- The biggest mistake most podcasters make when choosing their categories
- How to pick 3 categories that work with your content, not against it
- Why smaller, niche categories can help you chart faster
- How to align your titles, tags, and descriptions for AI-driven search
- What “LLMO” actually means and how to use it to boost visibility
- How AI reads your transcripts and metadata to recommend your show
- A step-by-step checklist to future proof your podcast for 2025 and beyond
Whether you’re launching, relaunching, or optimizing your show, this episode gives you the clarity and confidence to select categories that help your podcast grow instead of getting lost in the noise.
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Learn about:
- 00:00 Why categories matter for ranking
- 01:30 The truth about how Apple and Spotify read your metadata
- 03:45 How to choose your main category strategically
- 05:20 Using subcategories to expand your reach
- 07:10 Matching your metadata to your categories
- 09:00 What LLMO really means for podcasters
- 10:45 How AI is changing podcast discovery in 2025
- 12:30 Your action plan to future proof your show
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