Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business Growth Fix My Pod | Not Getting Listens? It Could Be Your Episode Titles
You’ve done everything the podcasting experts say to do: publish weekly, stay consistent, share on social. Maybe you’ve even changed your cover art, rewritten your description, or tested a new format. But the listens STILL aren’t coming (and you’re low-key resenting how much time you’ve spent talking to an empty room.)
Most podcasters think it’s a marketing problem. But more often, it’s messaging — starting with your episode titles. And the longer you misdiagnose it, the longer your podcast stays invisible while someone with half your expertise gets the clicks. In this Fix My Pod session, I help Jennifer Avila, host of Wholesome TV Picks, spot why her dream listeners weren’t hitting play — and how a few small title tweaks can help your podcast get discovered, opened, and actually listened to.
So if you don’t want to spend another hour crafting episodes no one hears or talks about, hit play and let’s dive in.
6:25 – The Episode Title Mistake That Separates Boring Titles From Bingeworthy Ones
7:10 – Short or Long? How to Choose a Title That Stops the Scroll
8:40 – The One Element That Makes Titles Instantly Clickable
14:08 – What Search-Friendly Podcast Titles Actually Look Like
15:22 – The No-BS Test That Tells You If Your Episode Title Will Get Clicks
16:20 – Why Colons and Numbers in Your Titles Might Be Costing You Listens
Episode Links:
- Grab the exact Bingeworthy Episode Title Cheat Sheet we use to write titles that rank and convert.
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