💡 Tip of the Day
Use text generators to brainstorm ideas quickly.
Strong podcast titles and notes do two jobs - they earn the first tap and they set the right expectations. A good title is short, specific, and promises an outcome or a concrete question. Good show notes help listeners decide quickly whether to dive in now or save it for later. They also make the episode easy to revisit because chapters and resources act like a mini table of contents. This tool speeds up that planning step so you can focus on recording and editing instead of staring at a blank text box.
Quick start - define angle, audience, and outcome
Write a topic as if you were explaining it to a friend. Add a guest if you have one and describe the audience in a few words - first-time founders, senior ICs, indie writers. List a handful of keywords that genuinely show up in the episode - pricing, churn, attribution, liftoff. Pick a tone: Practical, Curious, Inspiring, or Technical. Click generate. You will get a set of titles that mix hooks with your angle and a set of notes with a summary, chapters, and a short CTA. Use them as a first pass - the best titles usually get better with one small tweak.
Title rules that hold up across niches
Titles should make sense even if the cover art is small and the player crops the line. Put the outcome early: “Find your first 100 users.” Use simple language - “How we priced v1” beats “Pricing strategy in the modern market.” If a guest is well known to your audience, put their name in the title after the hook. Avoid brackets, long subtitles, or clever puns that lose meaning outside your circle. If you want evidence on reading patterns, the Nielsen Norman Group’s microcontent guide explains why plain titles with promise outperform clever but vague lines.
Show notes that serve listeners first
Listeners decide within seconds whether to play or save. The first two lines of notes should name the outcome, the guest, and the core tools or examples. Then list chapters by minute so someone can jump to the part they came for. Include two or three resource links at the end - the tools mentioned, a related article, or a checklist. Notes are not a transcript. They are a map. Keep them clean, avoid jargon, and make the CTA clear: subscribe, send a question, or try a related template.
Chapters and search - help people come back
Many podcasts get replayed for one section - the pricing breakdown, the hiring story, the mistakes list. Chapters make that easy. They also help search inside podcast apps that index notes. Use a consistent format - 00:00 intro, 05:00 origin, 15:00 deep dive - so scanning feels familiar. If you publish on YouTube as well, chapters double as video timestamps. A single set of notes can serve both feeds with tiny edits.
Comparison - one-shot recording vs guided session
| Aspect | No plan | Guided by notes |
|---|---|---|
| Recording time | Unpredictable | Steady |
| Editing | Heavy | Lighter - chapters align |
| Listener retention | Spiky | Smoother - clear map |
| Discovery | Random | Keywords and chapters help |
Bullet notes - titles and notes that age well
- Keep titles under ~60 characters when possible - readable on small screens.
- Lead notes with the outcome and name the guest once - avoid repetition.
- Use three to five chapters so the episode feels organized but not chopped.
- End with one CTA - questions, subscribe, or resource download.
Real example - saving edits with a tighter plan
A founder podcast often ran long and took hours to edit. We wrote notes before recording with five chapter beats: problem, early test, first sale, mistakes, next step. The episode stayed on track and the editor cut far less. Titles came from the beats: “How we found our first 100 users.” Downloads increased modestly, but completion rates jumped because listeners knew what was coming and could skip to the parts they cared about. Nothing fancy - just a small plan and a clear map.
Two quick questions before you upload
- Does the title make a promise the episode actually keeps - and can a new listener understand it without context?
- Do the first two lines of notes help someone decide now - and make it easy to return later for a specific section?
Podcast discovery is noisy. Clear titles and notes cut through because they respect time. Use this tool to draft a map. Tweak one word in the title, add a chapter link that names the real value, and your episode will be easier to start, easier to finish, and easier to share. For practical examples on content clarity, see Google’s helpful content guidance - it is written for web pages, but the principles fit podcasts too.