Label your files

Release your podcasts as MP3’s. This format is non-proprietary; all players will recognise this format. MP3 files have internal tags that store title, artist album and so on. These tags are called ID3 tags, and they make file management simpler for the consumer, allowing them to sort by artist or album or title. We all work in libraries, so we need to provide an example and apply these tags consistently, if not across shows, at least within our own series of shows.

This is the emerging standard for ID3 tagging of podcasts:

Title: Name of episode (name/date combination)

Album: Name of your show

Artist: Your name / Guest’s name / episode name

Year – Year

Track – Episode number

Genre – Podcast / Vocal

Comments – Free form. URL of the bog or of the show itself