I just got my first testimonial from my first client! (If you haven’t noticed, its displayed on the right sidebar.)

It made me all warm and fuzzy, and more importantly, hopeful.

Getting testimonials from clients is one of the most important things you can do in your freelance career or online business.
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The reason behind providing transcript of a podcast or a video on one’s blog is two fold – providing your readers an alternative means to consume your content while optimizing your blog for search engines.

Readers who want to skim through your content are given the choice to do so; instead of subjecting them to listen to the whole of your podcast.

Search engines index your transcript (or blog post) and rank your page in order of what it believes is most relevant.

Hence, it is very important to optimize your podcast transcript for search engines to drive more traffic to your blog.  This can be achieved with little or no effort.

Below are a few suggestions:

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Many are aware of the importance of podcast transcription.  And, many more will be soon.

I have recently seen one of the most popular blogs out there – the Problogger.net – providing video transcripts on his blog.

Is this beginning of a new trend?  I can’t say.

But, surely, more bloggers will be open to the idea of podcast transcription for their online businesses.

Bloggers will again come to recognize the importance of podcast transcription for SEO purposes and user-friendliness!

Here are a few of my posts on how beneficial podcast transcription is for your online business:

• 11 Benefits of Podcast Transcription for Podcast Bloggers
• How Podcast Transcription Maximizes SEO
• Repurpose Your Videos or Podcasts For A Reading Audience