
{"id":1485,"date":"2023-04-03T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/uncategorised\/what-format-should-podcast-shownotes-be-written-in-podcasting-qa\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T07:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T06:19:19","slug":"creating-great-podcast-shownotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Podcast Show Notes To Encourage Action &#038; Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Podcast show notes are one of those tasks that you KNOW are essential, but you can never bring yourself to love it. After all, you&#8217;ve done the fun stuff: planning content, playing with your kit, and recording a show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That should be it, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Fraid not! Here&#8217;s a question we got last week to kick us off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Can you advise me on my podcasting website. How should show notes work? Do I just set them up like a blog? Unsure how this works. Don&#8217;t want to set something up only to have to re-do it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The short answer is yes. Podcast show notes are nothing more than a blog post with an audio file attached. But they&#8217;re also so much more than that. Let&#8217;s delve a little deeper &#8211; what are podcast show notes for, and how do we put them together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b6c8a4f13\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b6c8a4f13\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#What_are_Podcast_Show_Notes_For\" >What are Podcast Show Notes For?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#How_Show_Notes_Can_Grow_Your_Audience\" >How Show Notes Can Grow Your Audience<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Example_Show_Notes_a_Best_Practice_Format\" >Example Show Notes: a Best Practice Format<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#1_Episode_Summary\" >1. Episode Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#2_Episode_Player\" >2. Episode Player<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#3_Timecode_Guide\" >3. Timecode Guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#3_Full_Topic_Coverage_Blog_Post\" >3. Full Topic Coverage (Blog Post)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#4_Resource_List\" >4. Resource List<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Other_Elements_Like_Video\" >Other Elements, Like Video?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Keeping_Show_Notes_Short_Sacrifice_Content_for_Sustainability\" >Keeping Show Notes Short: Sacrifice Content for Sustainability?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Can_you_use_a_Transcription_as_your_Podcast_Shownotes\" >Can you use a Transcription as your Podcast Shownotes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Hiring_a_Podcast_Show_Notes_Writer\" >Hiring a Podcast Show Notes Writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Using_ChatGPT_to_Create_Draft_Show_Notes\" >Using ChatGPT to Create Draft Show Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/creating-great-podcast-shownotes\/#Need_More_Help\" >Need More Help?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-podcast-show-notes-for\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Podcast_Show_Notes_For\"><\/span>What are Podcast Show Notes For?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast show notes serve three main purposes. The first two serve existing listeners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. To offer a summary of the show content &#8211; either to persuade someone to listen, or to remind a previous listener what was covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. To offer links to resources, people or products that were mentioned. You can&#8217;t link within the show itself, so you offer the links on the show notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last serves you, and those who have yet to listen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. To attract new listeners through search traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That last one is the one most podcasters neglect. You&#8217;ll find a lot of podcasters throwing up show notes that are nothing more than a very quick introduction paragraph and then a list of the resources that were mentioned. That&#8217;s fine, as a minimum. It serves your listener, covering #1 and #2. But, if that&#8217;s all you do, you&#8217;re missing a trick in growing your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"How Show Notes Can Grow Your Audience\" class=\"wp-image-44562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-290x163.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-445x250.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-635x357.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3-1270x714.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/podcasters-solve-puzzles-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-show-notes-can-grow-your-audience\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Show_Notes_Can_Grow_Your_Audience\"><\/span>How Show Notes Can Grow Your Audience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A good set of show notes can attract legions of potential new listeners by appearing in the search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By&nbsp;writing a blog post that covers the same topic as the podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That blog post acts as a written version of the show. Not a direct transcript, but something created to be read. It contains the same valuable information as the podcast, and encourages readers: &#8220;If you liked this, then listen to the podcast episode for even more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often in the podcast, you&#8217;ll tell more stories about it, give more examples, and that might be the extra value that gains you a new listener. Even if you don&#8217;t add anything extra, many people will appreciate being given an audio version to listen to at another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"writing podcast show notes\" class=\"wp-image-19693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-290x163.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-445x250.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-635x357.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home-1270x714.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Working_from_home.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-example-show-notes-a-best-practice-format\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example_Show_Notes_a_Best_Practice_Format\"><\/span>Example Show Notes: a Best Practice Format<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the best practice show notes format we often use, and which you can build from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode Summary &#8211; a paragraph or bullet points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode Player &#8211; embed from your host<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timecode guide &#8211; list highlights and timecodes to skip to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full Topic guide &#8211; a blog post, essentially, covering the same topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources mentioned &#8211; summary &amp; links to all resources and transcription<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s cover each element in a little more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-episode-summary\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Episode_Summary\"><\/span>1. Episode Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Start with a brief summary of the episode &#8211; either a one or two paragraph introduction or a set of bullet points. This gives the listener the lowdown on what you&#8217;re covering and can help casual visitors decide whether it&#8217;s worth listening to. This is important &#8211; show the problem you&#8217;re solving to really engage with the listener, and persuade them to listen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-episode-player\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Episode_Player\"><\/span>2. Episode Player<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then below that, we&#8217;ll have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/best-podcast-players\/\" data-lasso-id=\"7166\">audio player<\/a>, generated in whatever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/websites-hosting\/best-podcast-hosting\/\" data-lasso-id=\"7167\">podcast host<\/a> you normally use. This allows easy listening for casual visitors, or a simple way to review the content for subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-1024x636.png\" alt=\"podcraft podcast show notes\" class=\"wp-image-18187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-290x180.png 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-350x217.png 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-445x276.png 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-635x395.png 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-580x360.png 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-700x435.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1-890x553.png 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1.png 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example podcast show notes page with summary and player at the top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-timecode-guide\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Timecode_Guide\"><\/span>3. Timecode Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This takes a bit of effort, so it&#8217;s more &#8220;icing on the cake&#8221; than essential, but it&#8217;s hugely useful to listeners. And anything useful to listeners is a thing worth doing for audience growth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A timecode summary picks out the highlights of the episode, and lists when they happen, in the audio. This allows casual visitors to pick out the most relevant parts and get value immediately. If they can do that, they&#8217;re far more likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/listening\/how-to-subscribe-to-a-podcast\/\">subscribe or follow<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for followers? It allows them to go back to the episode and re-listen to the parts they really engaged with. Again, most value for the listener, more success for the listener, and more loyalty to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, an excerpt here from <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/search\/This%20Week%20in%20Startups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Week in Startups<\/a>, a podcast that does a great summary every week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>39:02 OurCrowd \u2013 Sign up for a free account at&nbsp;https:\/\/www.ourcrowd.com\/twist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40:46 Dick Costolo\u2019s responds to infamous &amp; now-deleted tweet on Acquired\u2019s recent Twitter episode \u2013 was taking the tweet down the right move?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>45:57 Thoughts on the proper way to do civil discourse at work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>54:23 Jason in hot water with Bernie Bros due to recent pro-gig economy tweet, thoughts on Prop 22 &amp; more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:07:07 DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google, Apple ramps up development of their own search engine as Google partnership in hot water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:10:40 Acquired\u2019s Top 10 Acquisitions of all time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:15:34 Deep dive on the Google\/Apple partnership, how the Android acquisition saved Google billions of dollar per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"podcaster writing show notes\" class=\"wp-image-46545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-290x163.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-445x250.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-635x357.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing-1270x714.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/podcaster-writing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-full-topic-coverage-blog-post\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Full_Topic_Coverage_Blog_Post\"><\/span>3. Full Topic Coverage (Blog Post)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, below the player, you go into full&nbsp;detail, covering the episode&#8217;s main points and a little explanation around them. Within that extra detail, link to resources mentioned within the show. That means people can easily find anything you say in the audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of this is two-fold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, it means the article is genuinely useful on its own, even without the audio. So, searchers are much more likely to find it via Google, skim the content, and perhaps end up subscribing to the show. This is one of your biggest growth opportunities since text search reaches a wider audience than podcast search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, this makes your show notes so valuable to existing subscribers or followers. They can, at any time, visit this page to review all the material, re-learn it, and pick out elements to put into action right away. With all of this info right on the page, easily skimmable, you help your listeners so much more. 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This is a balance between time and total benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it can depend a lot on the context, particularly whether the podcasting website is brand new, or whether the podcast is being added to an existing website. In the case of a brand&nbsp;new podcasting website, the show notes are even more worth investing time into as they&#8217;ll start to build out the written content and give the site some meat. Adding very thin podcast show notes pages to an already thin website will unlikely help the site gain any authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, a well-established site can stand to gain a few thin pages, and you can spend time on your wider blogging instead for that content benefit. 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If that&#8217;s the case, then we recommend <a data-lasso-id=\"7171\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/go\/services\/mediasips-fiverr-shownotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mediasips<\/a> or <a data-lasso-id=\"7172\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/go\/services\/mabendroth15-fiverr-shownotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mabendroth15<\/a> on Fiverr. You can get thorough and excellent show notes there for as little as $13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Fiverr links are affiliates, but these are show note writing services we&#8217;ve used ourselves and were really happy with the results. 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There you can download&nbsp;<em>The Podcast Show Notes Cookbook<\/em> &#8211; your ultimate guide to writing podcast show notes of all kinds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\">\n<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The_Podcast_Shownotes_Cookbook-500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Podcast Shownotes Cookbook\" class=\"wp-image-93930\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And you&#8217;ll find loads more in the Academy on top of that. We hold weekly live Q&amp;A sessions and have courses on everything from planning and presenting to monetisation and promotion. It&#8217;d be great to see you there! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your podcast shownotes can often be a bit of an afterthought. 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