Submitting your Podcast to the iTunes Music store is easy with WildVoice.com. iTunes is a Podcast directory. You don't upload your Podcast to iTunes. You just submit your Podcast to be listed in their directory. The details can be found in
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html#_Toc526931662
To do this with a show from WildVoice follow these steps:
1. Go to your Posts page on WildVoice which is http://www.wildvoice.com/YourUsername/Post where YourUsername equals your WildVoice username.
2. Hover over the Subscribe link with your mouse. Right click and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location". This is the URL to the RSS feed from WildVoice for your show.
3. Now, launch the iTunes program and go to the "Music Store" then to "Podcasts". Then under Learn more click the link to "Submit a podcast".
Or this link should take you there:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/publishPodcast
4. Paste the URL for your RSS feed into the Feed URL box. Click Continue and follow the prompts.
Additional Tips:
Click on "Channel Setup" from your channel page on WildVoice.com.
Click "Yes, choose a picture" from the "Use a picture?" option.
Upload and choose an image
- Additionally, add a logo to your Podcast show to be displayed in iTunes. Your Podcast logo should be 300x300 pixels. If you create your show with WildVoice Studio, a logo can be added to your MP3 within the Publish Wizard.
- Whenever you create a new Podcast show, it will be automatically added in your iTunes directory Podcast feed. The iTunes directory reads your Podcast feed once per day.
- You can also nudge or ping the iTunes music store to update your podcast information by entering the following URL into a browser:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?id=FEEDID
where FEEDID is your iTunes podcast numeric ID. Or you can also use:
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?feedURL=http://FEEDURL
where FEEDURL is your WildVoice.com RSS feed URL. Regardless of the ping method you use, iTunes will return an HTTP 200 code.
After your podcast is submitted, it is placed in a queue, where iTunes staff check it for problems. Your podcast may be rejected for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to:
- Technical problems, usually the lack of episodes or the inability to download or play episodes. These problems can almost always be avoided by testing your feed using Subscribe to Podcast in the Advanced menu prior to submission.
- Strong prevalence of sexual content.
- Use of explicit language in the title or description of the podcast.
- Apparent misuse of copyrighted material or other violation of third party rights.
- Inclusion of offensive material.
Normally, podcasts that are added to iTunes will appear first in iTunes search, and later in iTunes browse. Appearing in the browse category that you specified can take up to five days. The image associated with your podcast may also require additional time to appear. For more information, please visit http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html