How to Turn Your Podcast Description Into a Listener Magnet

Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Psychology for Business Growth

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

Episode Links:

• BONUS: PodLaunch® Before/After Show Descriptions with Examples

Other Episodes You’ll Enjoy:

• 3 Ways to Hook Your Listener Before They Ever Hit Play
• How to Stop Losing Listeners to Your Competition

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