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Better Radio Websites

Better Radio Websites

De: Jim Sherwood
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The podcast for radio professionals who want to see their website generate more traffic and revenue. Each week your host, Jim Sherwood, and his special guests give you time-tested tips and secret tricks to ensure your radio station dominates digital in your market.Jim Sherwood
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  • Single Focus: Clean Your Navigation Menu
    Apr 20 2026

    If your radio station website isn’t getting engagement, your navigation menu might be the problem.

    In this episode, we break down how to improve your radio station website by simplifying your navigation so listeners can quickly find what they need—like Listen Live, contests, and local content.

    This is a simple, high-impact fix that can help increase website traffic, boost listener engagement, and make your digital strategy easier to manage.

    We cover:

    - How to fix a cluttered website navigation menu

    - Why too many menu items hurt user experience and reduce clicks

    - The mistake radio stations make by over-branding menu items like “MYStation Contests”

    - How to structure your website navigation for better usability and engagement

    Plus, a step-by-step plan you can implement this week:

    1. Remove outdated or unused pages from your menu

    2. Rename menu items for clarity and simplicity

    3. Make “Listen Live” and “Contests” easy to find

    4. Reduce menu clutter to improve user experience

    If your audience can’t find it in five seconds, it might as well not exist—and that applies to every radio station website.Get the full show notes here: https://www.skyrocketradio.com/233.

    Need a better radio station website platform built for content, engagement, and easy-to-sell digital campaigns? Check out: https://www.skyrocketradio.com

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    14 m
  • Single Focus: Turn One Client Into a Digital Package
    Apr 6 2026

    If digital feels complicated or hard to sell, this episode simplifies everything.

    Instead of trying to overhaul your entire strategy, we focus on one thing you can do this week: take one existing client and turn them into a simple, effective digital package.

    In this episode, we break down a mindset shift that makes digital easier for your sales team to understand by comparing your website to another radio station in your cluster. When you look at banner ads like commercials and ad placements like stop sets, it all starts to click.

    We also walk through why most stations struggle with digital, and how to fix it by connecting your website directly to what’s happening on-air.

    You’ll learn a simple 6-step approach you can implement immediately:
    - Pick the right client who already trusts you
    - Build a simple package that mirrors what you already sell on-air
    - Tie the campaign to something real like a promotion or event
    - Use your signal to drive traffic to your website
    - Keep the message clear and focused
    -Measure one result and share it with your client

    This is not about doing more. It’s about doing one thing well, then repeating it.

    If you’ve ever seen your sales team hesitate when digital comes up, this approach will help build confidence and create momentum—one client at a time.

    Get the full show notes and follow along here:
    https://www.skyrocketradio.com/222

    And if your station needs a website platform built for content, engagement, and easy-to-sell digital campaigns, reach out to us at:
    https://www.skyrocketradio.com

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    14 m
  • Make Your Website a Place Listeners Go On Purpose
    Mar 23 2026

    Search traffic isn’t what it used to be, and that has big implications for radio station websites. As more listeners get answers from Google, social media, and AI without ever clicking through to a site, stations can’t rely on search the way they once did.

    In this episode, we talk about why your website needs to become a place listeners go on purpose, not just something they find by accident. That means building pages people expect to visit, creating features you talk about on the air, owning a few categories locally, and giving your audience real reasons to come back directly.

    Stations that stay strong online won’t be the ones with the most posts. They’ll be the ones that make their website part of the listener’s routine.

    Full show notes and links from this episode: https://www.skyrocketradio.com/221

    If your station is starting to think about a new website, learn more about what we do at https://www.skyrocketradio.com

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    13 m
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