Is there a way to check on the competition?

[lucky_groom]

Is there a way to find out just how well another cast is doing, say to get a look at their feedburner subscriber number. I know Podfeed.net lists that number, but not all casts are listed there.

[itsafrogslife]

Is there a way to find out just how well another cast is doing, say to get a look at their feedburner subscriber number. I know Podfeed.net lists that number, but not all casts are listed there.

It may be a stupid question, but....

...why would you want to know how many subscribers another podcast has?

Graham

[inoveryourhead]

Why, to feel good about yourself, of course!

The quick answer is (afaik): no. You can check their Alexa rankings and some of their other stuff, but that's about it. If you really want to work hard, you can find one of those blog/podcast directory buttons on their site (that is usually there to assess traffic) and go back to the site and check.

Not that I've ever done this of course. None of us do.

[agile]

Trafic Blazer. (through GoDaddy) has a section where you can compare popularity of websites but I don't know how you would check subscribers.

[KB]

It won't give you all of the information that your looking for but external links are a good indication of success.

In Google just type link:www.yourdomian.com into the search field and then type your competitors and compare the results.

[Hittman]

Alexa is a joke. It only tracks the sites visited by people goofy enough to use Alexa. And if you have a site that has lots of other features, lots of reasons for other people to visit besides a podcast, even if that number meant something it would be useless.

If you really wanted to know, you could ask the podcaster. But then, of course, they could lie.

And some lie without meaning to. When a newbee from nowshere claims they’ve had a thousand downloads in their first week, they’re most likely misreading their stats – they’ve been hit by something using Bits, see a huge number, and make the mistake without realizing it.

The best advice has already been given. Don’t worry about it. It’s not any of your business, and your concern should be building your audience, not worrying about anyone else’s.