Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business Growth How Listeners Decide Whether Your Podcast Is Worth Listening To
Find out why some podcasts get chosen while others get overlooked, even when your content is great.
In this episode, you’ll learn the four signs that tell you if listeners are scrolling past your podcast, the signal listeners use to decide whether your show is worth their time, and why that signal needs to show up in the five places listeners encounter your podcast before they ever hit play.
If you want to understand how listeners decide whether your podcast is worth listening to (and what to fix if yours isn’t getting chosen), hit play and let’s dive in.
0:52 – How to Tell If Listeners Are Choosing Other Podcasts Over Yours
3:36 – Why “Just Keep Publishing” Isn’t Fixing Your Podcast Growth
4:16 – The Core Differentiator That Makes Listeners Choose Your Show
9:04 – The Five Content Gatekeepers That Decide Whether Listeners Hit Play
13:59 – The Moment Listeners Decide “This Podcast Gets Me”
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