{"id":3101,"date":"2025-04-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/uncategorised\/podcast-episode-titles\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T06:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:43:41","slug":"podcast-episode-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/planning\/podcast-episode-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode Titles: How Should I Name My Episodes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Podcast episode titles might be an afterthought to many creators. But they are vital to the success of your show as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n    <style>\r\n        .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-basic-light.--jtoc-has-custom-styles {\r\n            --jtoc-numeration-suffix: \". \";\n--jtoc-numeration-color: #adadad;\n        }\r\n\r\n            <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-basic-light --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-has-numeration --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded\" >\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <!-- TOC -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc \">\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-wrap\">\r\n                                                                                                                    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle-box\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toggle\"><\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n                        <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n                <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-it-starts-with-your-episode-content\" title=\"It Starts With Your Episode Content\" data-numeration=\"1\">It Starts With Your Episode Content<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-the-whisper-titles-framework\" title=\"The WHISPER TITLES Framework\" data-numeration=\"2\">The WHISPER TITLES Framework<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-target-audience-seo-amp-keywords\" title=\"Target Audience, SEO, &amp; Keywords\" data-numeration=\"3\">Target Audience, SEO, &amp; Keywords<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-test-your-titles-what-do-listeners-love\" title=\"Testing Your Titles\" data-numeration=\"4\">Testing Your Titles<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-should-i-put-guest-names-in-my-episode-titles\" title=\"Should I Put Guest Names in My Episode Titles?\" data-numeration=\"5\">Should I Put Guest Names in My Episode Titles?<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-what-about-non-industry-podcasts\" title=\"What About Non-Industry Podcasts?\" data-numeration=\"6\">What About Non-Industry Podcasts?<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-how-long-should-my-podcast-episode-titles-be\" title=\"How Long Should My Episode Titles Be?\" data-numeration=\"7\">How Long Should My Episode Titles Be?<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                <a href=\"#3-podcast-title-best-practices\" title=\"3 Podcast Title Best Practices\" data-numeration=\"7.1\">3 Podcast Title Best Practices<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-laying-out-your-podcast-episode-titles\" title=\"Laying Out Your Podcast Episode Titles\" data-numeration=\"8\">Laying Out Your Podcast Episode Titles<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-good-examples-of-nbsp-podcast-episode-title-layouts\" title=\"Good Examples\" data-numeration=\"8.1\">Good Examples<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-not-so-good-examples-of-nbsp-podcast-episode-title-layouts\" title=\"Bad Examples\" data-numeration=\"8.2\">Bad Examples<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-ai-generated-podcast-headlines\" title=\"AI-Generated Podcast Headlines\" data-numeration=\"9\">AI-Generated Podcast Headlines<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-summary-podcast-episode-titles\" title=\"Summary: Podcast Episode Titles\" data-numeration=\"10\">Summary: Podcast Episode Titles<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                <a href=\"#h-need-more-help-with-your-podcast\" title=\"Need More Help With Your Podcast?\" data-numeration=\"11\">Need More Help With Your Podcast?<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol>            <\/nav>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Podcast Episode Titles: Podcast SEO 101 (+ 1 Top Podcaster Doing it Badly!)\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4kFpRFDyl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can pour time and energy into creating the best content humanly possible. But if you don&rsquo;t put a bit of thought into the naming of that content, you&rsquo;re going to limit its overall reach and impact severely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do you come up with good titles for your episodes? What considerations are there? And are there any &ldquo;rules&rdquo; to be aware of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-it-starts-with-your-episode-content\">It Starts With Your Episode Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to prevent the name of your episode from becoming an afterthought is to have a clear plan and aim behind your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, some of the most effective types of episode titles are things like &ldquo;how to&hellip;[do something]&rdquo; or &ldquo;7 tips for&hellip; [achieving something]&rdquo;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These kinds of episodes have their titles in place before they are recorded. It&rsquo;s all part of the planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you&rsquo;re doing things like <a data-lasso-id=\"25189\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/promotion\/how-to-create-shareable-content\/\">lists, comparisons, reviews, or case studies<\/a> in your episodes, then the titles are basically going to write themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it&rsquo;s an interview or a monologue, though, you might need to retrospectively decide what the most valuable part of the episode was, and create your title around that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-the-whisper-titles-framework\">The WHISPER TITLES Framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We created the WHISPER TITLES framework to help give examples of compelling episode titles, but it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RdzUfj_Lw64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quickly became a source of infinite content ideas<\/a><\/strong>, too. How many of these could you rework for your own topic or niche? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"w-what-or-why-titles\"><strong>W &ndash; &ldquo;What&rdquo; or &ldquo;Why&rdquo; Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spark curiosity or offer clear explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Why Some People Always Seem Lucky<\/em><br><em>What No One Tells You About Building Wealth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-how-to-titles\"><strong>H &ndash; &ldquo;How to&rdquo; Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Provide actionable, step-by-step advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>How to Launch a Business with No Money<\/em><br><em>How to Wake Up Early Without Feeling Tired<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"i-insider-titles\"><strong>I &ndash; Insider Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Offer exclusive, behind-the-scenes insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Inside the Mind of a Billionaire<\/em><br><em>Inside Apple&rsquo;s Product Design Process<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"s-secrets-titles\"><strong>S &ndash; Secrets Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reveal hidden truths or little-known strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The Secret to Lasting Happiness<\/em><br><em>The Hidden Truth About the Stock Market<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"p-problem-solution-titles\"><strong>P &ndash; Problem-Solution Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tackle a pain point and offer a fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Struggling with Anxiety? Try This<\/em><br><em>Feeling Stuck? Do This One Thing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"e-emotion-driven-titles\"><strong>E &ndash; Emotion-Driven Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tap into strong emotions or shared experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The Heartbreaking Truth About Burnout<\/em><br><em>Why No One Talks About the Dark Side of Success<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"r-results-oriented-titles\"><strong>R &ndash; Results-Oriented Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus on transformation or measurable outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Get Fit in 30 Days Without a Gym<\/em><br><em>Master Any Skill in 10 Hours or Less<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.alitu.com\/36905103\/8c532001-ee1e-44e1-97bb-55ad1dbd48c9\" width=\"100%\" height=\"184\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/podcraftpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe or follow Podcraft on your listening app of choice!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"t-trending-timely-titles\"><strong>T &ndash; Trending &amp; Timely Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Leverage current events, pop culture, or timely insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Why AI Will Replace 80% of Jobs<\/em><br><em>The Biggest Fashion Comeback of the Decade<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"i-intrigue-mystery-titles\"><strong>I &ndash; Intrigue &amp; Mystery Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create suspense and curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The One Thing That Will Make or Break Your Career<\/em><br><em>The Hidden Connection Between Wealth and Happiness<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"t-top-list-titles\"><strong>T &ndash; Top List Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use numbers for easy-to-digest tips or rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>7 Habits of Highly Successful People<\/em><br><em>10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Memory<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"l-life-changing-titles\"><strong>L &ndash; Life-Changing Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggest dramatic transformation or impactful advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Life-Changing Lessons from a Monk<\/em><br><em>The Power of Saying No<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"e-expert-or-contrarian-takes\"><strong>E &ndash; Expert or Contrarian Takes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenge the norm or present authority insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Everything You Know About Dieting Is Wrong<\/em><br><em>What If We&rsquo;ve Been Wrong About Success All Along?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"s-storytelling-titles\"><strong>S &ndash; Storytelling Titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Share relatable personal journeys or experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>How I Went From Broke to Millionaire<\/em><br><em>The Unexpected Journey That Changed My Life<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-target-audience-seo-amp-keywords\">Target Audience, SEO, &amp; Keywords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Search Engine Optimization (SEO) isn&rsquo;t simply about choosing a title for your episode. It&rsquo;s about deciding what your episode will be about, and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When planning your next batch of episodes, think about your potential audience &ndash; the podcast listeners who <em>haven&rsquo;t <\/em>discovered your show yet. Ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What sort of terms are they searching for?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What questions are they seeking answers to?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How are you positioned to help them?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Make it clear in your episode titles that this is precisely what they&rsquo;re looking for.&nbsp;Remember, it&rsquo;s not &ldquo;clickbait&rdquo; if you deliver on your promise in the episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast directories are essentially just search engines, so make sure your titles are the sort of things that&rsquo;ll appear in a search on that topic. It helps to add the odd relevant keyword or two, but don&rsquo;t go overboard into the &ldquo;keyword stuffing&rdquo; realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, your podcast episodes aren&rsquo;t limited to being found in listening apps, either. If you run a website or <a data-lasso-id=\"40857\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/publishing\/how-to-put-a-podcast-on-youtube\/\">publish your episodes on YouTube<\/a>, then that&rsquo;ll go a long way to helping your show&rsquo;s discoverability, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-test-your-titles-what-do-listeners-love\">Test Your Titles: What Do Listeners Love?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There&rsquo;s no need to guess how effective your titles are in the long run. By looking at what existing listeners are already hitting play on, you&rsquo;ll know how compelling they&rsquo;ll be to potential listeners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking over your stats will show you at a glance how many people are hitting play on or downloading each episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can compare individual episodes with others released in the same period and look for patterns. Check to see if certain types of titles perform better than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an even deeper dive, you can look at your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/promotion\/apple-podcast-connect\/\">Apple Podcast Connect data<\/a> to get a sample of listener completion rates for your episodes.<\/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\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-445x250.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/When-listening-to-a-new-show-how-long-do-you-do-you-give-it-to-hook-you-in-before-you-give-up-on-it-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If your compelling titles are doing a great job enticing people to hit play, but nobody is listening for very long, it&rsquo;s possible you aren&rsquo;t delivering on what listeners feel you&rsquo;re promising them. If that&rsquo;s the case, you might need to <a data-lasso-id=\"40859\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/presenting-your-podcast\/podcast-intro-and-outro-tips\/\">rethink how you introduce each episode<\/a> and get to the main topic quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-should-i-put-guest-names-in-my-episode-titles\">Should I Put Guest Names in My Episode Titles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding a descriptive title to any non-fiction podcast episode is good practice. But what about interview shows? Should you add the name of the guest to your title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your guest is &ldquo;famous&rdquo; (even within your niche), this is beneficial as folks might search their name for the content they&rsquo;ve been involved in. You can still get a bit of description in there, too. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taking aaaaages to finish a book series, with George R. R. Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meghan Markle on how to monetise your podcast on Spotify<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, after publishing these two episodes, you&rsquo;ll face a dilemma next time you have a guest nobody has ever heard of. John from next door might have an interesting topic, but will he get offended if his name doesn&rsquo;t make it into the title? These are the tricky &ldquo;no right answer&rdquo; decisions you sometimes have to navigate in podcasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-what-about-non-industry-podcasts\">What About Non-Industry Podcasts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This advice so far is definitely geared towards &ldquo;industry&rdquo; podcasts. But there are a lot of other types of shows out there, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you run a <a data-lasso-id=\"40861\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/fiction-podcasts\/how-to-make-a-fiction-podcast\/\">fiction podcast<\/a> or a more experimental type of human interest series, for example, then these literal titles won&rsquo;t necessarily work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this branch of podcasting, most listeners discover their favourite shows through means other than search. Word of mouth, audience relationship, and community building will be more important than episode titles here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it&rsquo;s still a good idea to get certain keywords related to your content in there over time. 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These apps vary with how many characters in your title they&rsquo;ll show before cutting it short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your title exceeds around 60 characters, then you&rsquo;ll start to find it cut short on certain apps, so that&rsquo;s a good ballpark length to shoot for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"3-podcast-title-best-practices\">3 Podcast Title Best Practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#9989; <strong>60-70 characters<\/strong> (avoids cutting off in apps)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#9989; <strong>6-10 words<\/strong> (sweet spot)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#9989; <strong>Front-load value<\/strong> (important words first)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-laying-out-your-podcast-episode-titles\">Laying Out Your Podcast Episode Titles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some things are worth avoiding when typing out your title in your podcast hosting account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up &ndash; leave your podcast&rsquo;s name out of your episode titles. 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But, Katie observed there, that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What&rsquo;s really interesting about ChatGPT&rsquo;s response to this prompt is that it didn&rsquo;t just produce title ideas, but also gave me some inspiration about the direction I&rsquo;d want to take the episode in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-summary-podcast-episode-titles\">Summary: Podcast Episode Titles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So naming your episodes really shouldn&rsquo;t be complicated. Here are the key takeaways to keep in mind: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create content your target audience will find valuable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title it so it shows up clearly in search.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&rsquo;t waste space &ndash; be as succinct as possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid putting episode numbers, your podcast series name, or the word &ldquo;Episode&rdquo; in there. Unless it&rsquo;s at the end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor your stats over time to see how various titles are performing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And if you&rsquo;re a non-industry podcast, you can be much more creative with your titles. If your show is good, people will discover it in other ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading \" id=\"h-need-more-help-with-your-podcast\">Need More Help With Your Podcast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re looking for more direct support or guidance, remember to check out&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcraft Academy<\/a>, where you&rsquo;ll find courses, podcast feedback tools, and a bunch of downloadable checklists and resources to keep you moving forward. We&rsquo;d love to work with you in there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your podcast episode titles are vital to the success of your show. 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