Your podcast description isn’t just a box to check — it’s the moment that makes or breaks whether someone scrolls past or hits play.
In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a real client audit to show you why her podcast description was causing listeners to overlook her show, the exact tweaks we made to fix it, and how to put listener psychology to work to create a description that grabs attention, communicates your show’s value, and gets your show found in search results.
Ready to get more listeners tuning into your show over the competition? Hit play and let’s make your business bingeworthy.
0:05 - Why Most Podcast Descriptions Don’t Work (and How to Fix Yours)
1:03 - What’s Really Stopping Listeners from Hitting Play on Your Show
6:18 - What Bestselling Books Can Teach You About Your Podcast
12:56 - How We Turned a Bland Podcast Description Into a Bingeworthy Hook
18:34 - How to Tell if Your Podcast Description Is Doing Its Job
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