505. Your Episode Title Decides If Anyone Listens

If your episode isn’t getting clicks, there’s a good chance it starts with the title, and in today’s episode, we meet you right in that moment where you’re putting in the work but still wondering why people scroll past, and the PMC cast and crew walk through what actually makes someone stop, from how we all scan titles like headlines to the quiet habits shaping what gets played and what gets ignored , you know the one where you scroll your own feed and skip half the episodes without thinking, and here’s the thing, we don’t just talk about what works, we wrestle with real choices like using names versus value, short versus detailed titles, even whether numbers belong at all, and by the end you’re left sitting with a simple question that sticks, if your title is the first impression, what is it really saying before anyone hears your voice.Episode Highlights:[02:19] Show Time and Name Change[03:37] Back Catalog and Episode Numbers[04:47] AI Theme Song Debut[06:40] Do Titles Drive Clicks?[10:48] Numbers and Listicle Fatigue[15:04] Guest Names vs. Value Hook[25:25] Searchability and Q&A SEO[27:04] Titles Drive Clicks [27:38] SEO Real Estate Tips[28:20] AI Q&A for Discovery[29:42] SEO vs. Listener Ease[33:31] Tools for Better Titles[37:02] Negative Hooks Debate[38:34] How Listeners Search[41:21] Podcast vs. YouTube Titles[45:04] Testing Question Searches[48:12] Short, Scannable Titles[49:51] No Clickbait Promise[50:40] Wrap-Up and Next ShowsLinks & Resources: Marc's Podcast Title Generator:podcastingmorningchat.com/titlegenBC Fell Asleep During the Show:https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpM_V5jmUf/The Podcasting Morning Chat: ⁠⁠www.podcastingmorningchat.com⁠⁠Ways to Watch or Listen:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podcastingmorningchat.com/joinus/Meet the PMC Cast and Crew:⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningchat.com/people⁠⁠Join The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠⁠⁠Book A Free Call With Marc: https://calendly.com/ironickmedia/freestrategycallApplication To Submit Your Show For Evaluation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningchat.com/eval⁠⁠Join us every other Monday at 7 AM ET for the Obsession Worthy Podcasts:⁠⁠⁠http://podcastingmorningchat.com/owp/⁠⁠Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 7 am ET (US) on ⁠Clubhouse⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningchat.com/clubhouse⁠⁠EPC3 Speaker Application:⁠⁠ ⁠https://empoweredpodcasting.com/speakersPowered by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iRonickMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠ContentCreatorsAccountant.com⁠⁠Send in your mailbag questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.podcastingmorningchat.contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠[email protected]⁠Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Chat? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b