367. Avoid These Words in Your Podcast Title

Here are the words to avoid so you can have the best podcast title that will clearly communicate to potential audiences and stand out in searches.

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1. Ambiguous cuteness (01:39) 2. Easily misunderstood made-up words or mashups (03:53) 3. Starting with "the" (07:05) 4. "Podcast" or "show" (10:44)

• Podcast Index search: https://podcastindex.org/search

5. Publishing frequency ("daily," "weekly," "monthly," etc.) (19:38) 6. Obscenities (21:05)

• Why “It’s Not Hurting Their Podcast” Is Invalid Thinking: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/why-its-not-hurting-their-podcast-is-invalid-thinking/

7. "with [your name]" [24:21]

• 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/ • Should You Include Episode Numbers in Episode Titles? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-include-episode-numbers-in-episode-titles/ • Should You Include Seasons in Episode Titles? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-include-seasons-in-podcast-episode-titles/ • Hire Gordon Firemark, the Podcast Lawyer: https://firemark.com

8. "Pod" and "cast" (30:02)

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9. Emoji 😮 (31:15) 10. #Hashtags (33:33) 11. Words that aren't your actual podcast title (36:57)

• 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/

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