11 Tips for Sharing URLs in Your Podcast

Published: April 24, 2024, 10 a.m.

There comes a point in every podcast when it's necessary to say a URL. If for nothing else, at least your podcast's own home on the Internet. (And you should have a domain for your podcast!)
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\nPlease share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/sharingurls
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\n## 1. Speak as few URLs as possible (per episode)
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\n- Pretty Links Pro: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/go/prettylinkpro
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\n## 2. Defer to your chapters or episode notes
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\n- Check out Knick Knack News for a great example of actionable episode notes: https://knickknacknews.com/
\n- Captivate: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/captivate
\n- Buzzsprout: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/buzzsprout
\n- Blubrry: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/blubrry
\n- I'm pushing hard for Podcasting 2.0 to turn our current podcast chapters into \u201csuper chapters\u201d: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/discussions/469
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\n## 3. Never say "https://" or "www."
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\n## 4. Simplify your URLs
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\n- Remove the third-party brand name completely and make it a generic URL: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/stop-saying-brand-names-in-your-podcast-do-these-5-things-instead/
\n- Patreon: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/patreon
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\n## 5. Make friendly URLs that make sense
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\n- Episode numbers didn't actually matter: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/are-podcast-episode-numbers-really-necessary-in-podcasting-show-notes-tap175/
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\n## 6. Say "slash" not "forward slash" or "backslash"
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\n## 7. Slow down and speak clearly
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\n- Podcast transcripts: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/how-to-use-podcast-transcripts/
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\n## 8. Clarify or avoid ambiguity
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\n## 9. Be careful with top-level domains that aren't .com
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\n- That Story Show: http://thatstoryshow.com/
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\n## 10. Beware case-sensitivity
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\n## 11. Always test your URLs before you share them
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