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Make Great Titles – But NEVER Do This

  1. Make Great Titles - But NEVER Do This Dave Jackson 5:21

The Key To Great Podcast Episode Titles

Episode titles can make or break your podcast’s appeal, but there’s one crucial mistake you must avoid: clickbait. In this episode, Dave Jackson explains what makes a great episode title.

Start with the listener’s benefit, including relevant keywords, and, above all, being truthful. He shares why misleading titles erode trust and waste your audience’s most valuable resource: their time. Join Dave as he explains how to craft honest, enticing titles that draw listeners in without deception and keep your audience coming back for more.

It Takes Years To Build Trust, and One Piece of Clickbait to Lost it

You might be enticed to exagerrate when it comes to your titles and thumbnails, but we’ve all been there when you realize someone just wasted your time, and you can’t get it back.

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Dave Jackson Podcast Consultant

Dave Jackson began podcasting in 2005 and launched the School of Podcasting (schoolofpodcasting.com). His School of Podcasting show has over 3 million downloads. He has helped hundreds of people plan, launch, and grow their podcasts. He is the author of the book Profit from your podcast and is a featured speaker at events.   In 2018 he was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. He served as the Head of Podcast at Libsyn for 8 years before moving to Podpage where he is the Head of Podcasting

Find all his shows at www.powerofpodcasting.com