Podcast creators now gets spacial podcast badges on there videos and playlist. And also when a creator is eligible for official search cards they are featured on YouTube Podcast section.
• How To Use YouTube Podcast Feature ?
Actually on youtube a podcast is a playlist and podcast episodes are videos on the playlist. So, to create a new podcast go to YouTube Studio then click on create option then choose Podcast Option, then enter the details of your podcast like your podcast title, podcast description and visibility and a square shape podcast thumbnail and then click on create.
Once you have created a podcast playlist, you will be able to add new or existing video to it. You can also add a new video to a podcast during the upload at the details step, by selecting the podcast playlist you want to add it to. You can also add your existing videos to a podcast playlist by going to the Content Option selecting one or multiple videos you want to add then click on Add Playlist Option.
You can also change an existing playlist to a podcast playlist, open youtube studio then click on Content then click on Playlist, then choose the playlist you want to change as a podcast playlist, then click the three-dot menu and click on Set As Podcast Option, after selecting the option you will need to review title, description and visibility for your podcast and you will also need a square podcast thumbnail which is requirement for your podcast.
• How To Manage All Podcast On YouTube Studio ?
First open youtube studio then click on Content Option then choose Podcast tab, here you can manage and edit your all podcast at any time, you can also edit default video order like if your podcast is episodic you can consider ordering your playlist from newest to oldest and if your podcast is serial you might consider your playlist from oldest to newest, to manually sort your videos you can drag and drop your videos on the playlist page on YouTube.
• How to analyse your podcast ?
As you know to do youtube analysis first open youtube studio then click on Analytics Option then you can get a snapshot of your podcast performence on the Overview Tab, you can also see here your podcast views and watch time. For more information into a specific podcast's performance Click on See Podcast Analytics but if you have multiple podcast click on the Title of the podcast, you can also get here from the Content Tab in the studio by going to Podcast Tab then clicking on the analytics for the specific podcast you want to analyze.
• Tips To Grow Your Podcast Channel
First create a public podcast playlist for each podcast on your channel. This playlist should only contain full-length episodes from all seasons of a show in the order they should be consumed. This helps you fans and audience of your podcast find all the episodes in one place.
Next you can use same name of your podcast as your playlist title, don't add extra words, not even the podcast word unless that is part of show's name. This makes it easier for your audience to find you on youtube. Also avoid mixing clips from different podcasts or videos from other channels.
Finally add a attractive description to your podcast this helps new listeners discover your podcast from there searches. This podcast tips help you increase your reach and engage your audience. Also these tips help you to enable your podcast content to be eligible for podcast features on Youtube.