425. When Clever Titles Are Okay for Podcasts and Episodes

About this episode

This episode discusses when it is appropriate to use clever titles for podcasts and episodes while maintaining SEO integrity.

Discover when it makes sense to use clever podcast titles instead of descriptive ones, and learn how to protect your podcast SEO while doing it. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/clevertitles Introduction [00:00] 1. When clever podcast titles have clarifying subtitles [01:41] Kicked from Apple Podcasts? What Happens When You Keyword-Stuff Podcast Tags: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/kicked-from-apple-podcasts-what-happens-when-you-keyword-stuff-podcast-tags-tap334/?utm_source=tap&utm_medium=chapter&utm_campaign=tap425 2. When clever episode titles are for entertainment-based podcasts [08:02] 3. When uniqueness is more important than podcast SEO [11:58] PodChapters: https://podchapters.com/?utm_source=tap&utm_medium=chapter&utm_campaign=tap425 4. When clever-titled podcasts have amazing marketing [16:52] Debunking the Myth: “It’s Not Hurting Their Podcast”: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/debunking-the-myth-its-not-hurting-their-podcast/?utm_source=tap&utm_medium=chapter&utm_campaign=tap425 ——— Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at…

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Host: Daniel J. Lewis

Topics covered

• podcast titles
• SEO
• marketing
• entertainment
• audience engagement

Keywords

• clever titles
• podcast SEO
• descriptive titles
• entertainment podcasts
• marketing strategies

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Organizations: Apple Podcasts, PodChapters, The Audacity to Podcast

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