The 10 Word Rule to Successfully Describe Your Podcast and Attract Listeners

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I'm Danny Brown,

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And now, this week's episode.

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In an earlier episode of One Minute Podcast Tips,

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I spoke about the importance

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of having a really good elevator pitch for your podcast.

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And I'll leave a link to that in the show notes

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so you can check that out

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after you've listened to this episode.

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But more so than having a good elevator pitch,

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being able to describe your podcast

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in as few words as possible

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is a really effective skill to work on and improve.

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And this is what I call the 10 Word Rule.

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If you can describe your podcast in 10 words or less,

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it can really help you attract new listeners.

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So for example, a podcast I listen to

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is Piecing It Together by David Rosen.

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This is a movie podcast,

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but it's a movie podcast with a difference.

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And that comes across in David's own example of the 10 Word Rule.

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When asked to describe his podcast,

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David always says it's a podcast about movies and the movies that inspire them.

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And that's the perfect description for his podcast,

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which looks at the influences behind some of the most popular movies today.

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So take a look at your own podcast

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and try to narrow it down to 10 words or less how you would describe the podcast

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to someone who's asking for the very first time.

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Until the next time, happy podcasting.

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