How to Use Your Podcast Transcription

Podcast transcription should not be an option, but it should be a necessity. A number of people, who run podcasts, equate transcription to an expense. Depending on how the transcripts are used; they can generate returns and popularize a website or blog.

In essence, a podcast is a digital recording availed in serials and can be downloaded or streamed online. The podcast transcription process is similar to the audio to text conversion of any other recorded material.  The main reason why transcription services are sort is to maintain a copy of audio recordings in written format. There are, however, a number of other uses which podcast transcriptions can be placed into.

1. Podcast transcripts can be posted on websites or blogs. As a website owner, you are probably aware of how difficult it can be to come up with regular new content for your site. Fresh content is essential in the process of drawing in more web users to your site.
2. Create an eBook out of a series of podcasts and use it to generate profits for your website. The fact is that you will spend money recording the podcasts; it is wise to take advantage of all the available methods of making money from the recording.
3. Use the transcripts as a search engine optimization tool. Website owners are aware of search engine marketing requirements and how they can become expensive to implement. Posting podcast transcripts on various affiliate sites, and linking them to your site, is one of the cost effective ways of applying search engine optimization requirements to a website.
4. The podcast transcripts act as a reference point for any future requirements. The reality is that legal suits may arise from what is said in one of your podcasts. The actual recordings may be lost or corrupted, but transcripts are not likely to be tampered with.
5. The transcripts provide an alternative channel to distribute your podcasts. You will be able to reach out to more web users by posting the transcripts alongside the podcasts. They are also convenient for people who may not be able to sit through an entire broadcast. Reading a 30 minute podcast takes a considerably shorter time than listening to the broadcast for the entire duration. Likewise, there are people who simply prefer to read, rather than to listen or watch a recording.

Make sure that you have all your podcasts transcribed, following each recording, and use every transcript to produce returns.