How to Grow a Podcast on YouTube
Full episodes, short clips and guests who share: how video podcasts grow.
Podcasts grow on YouTube through two formats working together: full episodes with chapters for people who search a topic or guest, and short clips that bring new viewers from Shorts. Guests sharing their episode and a channel that looks established do the rest.
Podcasts grow on YouTube through two formats working together: full episodes with chapters for people who search a topic or guest, and short clips that bring new viewers from Shorts. Guests sharing their episode and a channel that looks established do the rest.
Why put a podcast on YouTube?
Many listeners now find podcasts through video. YouTube also works as a search engine: someone looking for a guest or a topic can land on your episode years after it aired.
How should you publish full episodes?
- Titles that name the guest and the main topic.
- Chapters so viewers can jump to the part they want.
- A thumbnail with the guest's face and a short phrase.
How do clips help?
Cut three to five clips per episode, each with one idea, captions and a strong first line. Clips are how most new viewers discover the show.
How do you get guests to share?
Send them the clips and the episode link on release day. Guests share links that look good, so a new episode should not open at a handful of views; see views for podcast episodes.
Why does the channel need to look established?
Future guests and sponsors check the channel before saying yes. A few hundred subscribers and a list of episodes show a show that keeps going. See subscribers for podcasters and Instagram followers for podcasts.
What should you measure?
Average view duration on full episodes and how many viewers arrive from clips. Those two numbers tell you which topics and guests to repeat.
Ready to put this into practice?
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