An IMDb onboarding walk-through featuring PodMatch Founder Alex Sanfilippo, Failure Guy’s Ben Currier, Emmy Award-winning Media Advisor **Vinnie Potestivo,** and LinkedIn Sales Expert Judi Fox.
Elevate Your Visibility and Get Discovered By Millions on IMDb (2020)
As a creative professional or business owner, you understand the significance of your portfolio and the power of professional credits in attracting new opportunities and clients. That's why you're here, ready to take the next step and get yourself and your podcast listed on IMDb.
By listing your podcast on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), you're opening the doors to a whole new world of visibility and recognition from the media-savvy to the content-conscious. So let's get started! Here's a step-by-step guide to help you onboard to IMDb and start reaping the benefits of this amazing platform. - Vin
TIP: You do NOT need IMDb Pro account in order to submit your podcast. You will need to create a valid IMDb.com account, which can easily be done with your existing Amazon or social media accounts.
Follow IMDB’s official documentation of how to onboard new titles, episodes, cast (host, guests, etc), crew (editors, designers, etc) 👉
1. How to Get Your Podcast on IMDb: A Step-by-Step Guide
**IF YOUR PODCAST IS ALREADY LISTED ON IMDB PLEASE SKIP TO PART 3: ADDING EPISODES!
Step 1 - Go to IMDB’s 👉 Adding a new title submission support page and click on “Submit a new title page” button as seen below:
Step 2 - Make sure to spell your podcast ‘Title’ correctly (capitalization matters!)
Step 3 - Select 'Podcast Series' as your media ‘Type’
Step 4 - Select the ‘Status’ of your podcast, depending on where you’re at in the proces
Step 5 - Let IMDb know your role in relation to the podcast.
In this case, I selected 'I am Producer/Director/Writer'. Other options to choose from include ‘a member of the cast/crew’, ‘a publicist/agent/official source’, and ‘none of the above’.
TIP: All submissions are manually reviewed by an actual human, so do your best to follow any guidance IMDb gives to ensure your podcast is accepted.
Step 6 - Once you’ve filled out the title form, click ‘Check these updates’. IMDb will inform you of any issues to correct. You'll now be prompted to choose the ‘Year’ the podcast was released and screened, and the option to select ‘on-going’ if it’s still active.
In order to continue onboarding your podcast you will to input some required information. We’ve include a snapshot of what you’ll see when the blank form has correctly been filled out and is ready for submission. In this case, we’re onboarding PodMatch founder Alex Sanfilippo’s podcast Podcasting Made Simple. Screenshots below, followed by a checklist of information you will be required to have.
Title
Type
Status
Year
I am…
Release Dates
Country (podcast was released in)
Date
Attribute (Podcast)
Miscellaneous Link
URL
URL Description (Link to podcast)
Country of Origin (where podcast was created)
Language
Add item if multiple
Genres
Usually “Talk-Show”
Directors
Confirm if this is first credit in this section
