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Here are the words to avoid so you can have the best podcast title that will clearly communicate to potential audiences and stand out in searches. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/avoidwords 1. Ambiguous cuteness (01:39) 2. Easily misunderstood made-up words or mashups (03:53) 3. Starting with "the" (07:05) 4. "Podcast" or "show" (10:44) Podcast I...

Podcast Cover Art is usually the first and most prominent thing people will see about your podcast—often even before the title itself! Visual space is limited (usually only half an inch or 1.25 cm square—or about the size of your thumbnail). So should you include a photo of yourself in your cover art? Here are some questions to help you decide! Please share this episode from your podcast app or ht...

Whether you're a guest on someone else's podcast, you're promoting your latest episode on social networks, or you're making marketing materials for your podcast, you might be wondering which link you should use to share your podcast. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bestlink Share your podcast link for general promotion to new audiences Why Does Y...

If you ever have a guest on your podcast, you might be wondering where to put their name. Here are some things to consider for your own podcast.

Does it matter what time of day you publish your podcast episodes? Yes! And here are some tips to help you pick when that should be.

Should you publish your podcast episodes on a particular day of the week, avoid the weekends, publish on popular days, or something else? In short: publish the same day as your previous episode. (Watch for my next episode and article about the best time of day to publish!) Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bestday 1. Consistency Podcasting 2.0 Podp...

You already know that your podcast needs top-level cover art to look great in all the podcast apps and directories. You can further enhance the experience for your audience and reinforce your branding with unique artwork for each episode. But you need to compensate for how each app might display the episode image. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/...

If your podcast uses seasons, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/seasonsintitles Should You Include Episode Numbers in Episode Titles? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-include-episode-numbers-in-episode-titles/ Do you even need episode numbers? Sho...

If your podcast uses episode numbers, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide! But I'll give this warning: it's, unfortunately, more complicated than it should be! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/numbersintitles Do you even need episode numbers? Are episode numbers REALLY necessary? https://theau...

Your podcast episodes don't have to "expire" once the next episode is released. With some strategy, you can use your old episodes to continue growing and engaging your audience! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/oldepisodes Why bother sharing old episodes? 1. Make timeless content The NewsWorthy podcast: https://www.thenewsworthy.com/ How to brains...

You might think your audience should thank you for all the work you put into your podcast, but how often do you thank them? Even though this episode was published around USA Thanksgiving, I suggest practicing thankfulness at all times of the year and in every episode! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/thankyouraudience 1. Adopt a perspective of gra...

Where do you tell your audience to go for the actions you want them to take? I suggest that should almost always be based on your podcast's own domain name. Here are 5 reasons your podcast needs its own domain, even if it's merely a redirect (which I'll explain below). Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/needdomain To simplify your most important cal...

Presentation is one of the 5 cornerstones of podcasting (content, presentation, production, promotion, and P.R.O.F.I.T.). How you communicate in your podcast can make the biggest difference in whether people enjoy and benefit from your content. Here are six free and non-technological ways to improve your podcast by communicating better! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://th...

The Audacity software is popular among countless podcasters at all levels of production! at some point! It's a free, cross-platform audio-editing app, so almost anyone can use it. But Audacity has historically lagged behind other audio-editing apps until now! So here are some of my favorite new features that I think warrant giving Audacity another try. Please share this episode from your podcast a...

A while back, Apple introduced the RSS tag to let you mark individual episodes as "bonus," "full," or "trailer" types. Here's what each type means and how you should use them in your podcast-publishing tools. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/episodetypes "Full" episode type "Bonus" episode type Apple's RSS tag explanations: https://help.apple.com/...

We use many services in the process of podcasting and engaging our audiences, like Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, SpeakPipe, and more. But saying these brand names in your podcast can overwhelm or confuse your audience and—even worse—break their ability to properly engage with your podcast! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/brandnames 1. Make a generic...

In summer 2021, iOS 14.5 introduced a major change to Apple Podcasts with implications many podcasters may still not realize. With that update, your audience on Apple Podcasts is no longer getting your podcast directly from your RSS feed, but from a proxy. And that has some potentially bad implications! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/proxies Wha...

The podcasting industry has grown a lot since its birth in 2004, but the core of what a podcast could be and what it could do hasn't changed much. Now, Podcasting 2.0 revolutionizes the industry with highly requested innovations that will help everyone on all sides of the RSS feeds. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podcasting20 What is "Podcasting...

In Apple's live-streamed presentation on April 20, 2021, they announced several new products and offerings. But in only a couple minutes, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned Apple Podcasts with announcements that will affect the whole industry.

Do you want to improve the content on your podcast? Jasper (formerly known as “Conversion AI” or “Jarvis”) can help! It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to generate blog post ideas, headlines, phrases, captions for images, and more. How good is it? That first paragraph was generated using Jasper's “Blog Post Intro Paragraph” template!...

How serious are you about improving and growing your podcast?

Who has the final say for your podcast?

Do you podcast for the fun or art of it, or to build a business?

Even though podcasting is usually an audio-only experience, attractive images can enhance your podcast branding and help you promote your podcast better!

On Friday, April 17, 2020, Apple Podcasts surpassed 1 million valid podcasts in their catalog. So have we reached "peak podcast"? Is it too late to start a podcast? Will your podcast only be lost in the sea of over 1 million other podcasts?