Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we’re talking about how to name your podcast *episodes.* We spent a bit of time earlier on talking about what to call your podcast as a whole. But how you title your episodes can be just as - or maybe even more - important! The biggest mistake when it comes to naming your episodes is to pop in meaningless details. Like Episode 1: This time I talk with... blah blah blah. You’ve already lost them by the time they hit the 5th word. Instead, you need to front-load the title with value, really give them a reason to listen What’s the meat of the episode? What problem are you solving? What solution are you offering? This is a big clue as to what your episode title should be. That’s what draws people in. We find a lot of good *and* bad examples of episode titles with interview shows. If you have a guest on, don’t just call the episode “A chat with Jane Smith”. If your listener has never heard of Jane, why would they care? But as it happens, Jane could be an expert on something they’re really struggling with, so this would be the perfect episode for them. It’s your duty as a host to signpost the value to them as much as possible. Without meaning to blow our own trumpet, take a look at the episode titles for this very podcast. I’d like to think they’re clear and deliver on what we promise here. The added benefit of descriptive episode titles is that they’ll show up in search in most listening apps. So if someone types in a “how to” question on your own topic, and you have an episode on it, then there’s a much better chance of them finding your show. Everyone wins! For a more detailed look at naming your podcast episodes, go to http://ThePodcastHost.com/episodetitles