{"podcast":{"title":"Sparkle on Substack","slug":"sparkle-on-substack-6621999","podcast_index_feed_id":6621999,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1827884.rss","website_url":"https://sparkleon.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1827884/265c46fb498e64a5080733b0706a9668.jpg","author":"Claire Venus","episode_count":127,"summary":"Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops). Weekly chats, podcasts. Bespoke membership to help you stay creative, build & grow in business & on Substack! 💫","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T04:17:31.317509+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sparkle-on-substack-6621999"},"episode":{"title":"(Live) Substack Navigation Bar Drop Down Tutorial...","slug":"live-substack-navigation-bar-drop-down-tutorial","published_at":"2026-04-22T11:30:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sparkle-on-substack-6621999/live-substack-navigation-bar-drop-down-tutorial","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sparkle-on-substack-6621999","url":"https://sparkleon.substack.com/p/live-substack-navigation-bar-drop","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195017703/9119aea129a67cc4d9c542ca91e6439b.mp3","summary":"On setting up a clear and good navigation bar for your Substack website - “Don’t use confusing language. Speak to the thing. Talk it out as if you were speaking to someone in real life. Write it down like I did, and you’ll get there in the end.” NB - the screen sticks in the first section so maybe scroll past as I get it working after that! Ai summary for Substack navigation bar thanks Claude Substack Expert Claire Venus runs a live Substack tutorial on the new navigation bar dropdown feature , but the real teaching is strategic — think carefully about who you’re designing your nav for before touching any settings. Two audiences, two priorities: * New visitors → keep it simple, guide them to subscribe * Existing paid members → give them easy access to what they’ve paid for She live-edits her own Substack nav bar, debates naming options out loud, wrestles with screen-sharing tech, and lands on the same advice she started with: write it out on paper first, use plain language, and don’t overwhelm people with too many choices. Key quote: “Think about your ideal reader, who you want to subscribe — speak to that person first.” SEO reminder: your nav bar label names double as search signals. “Substack tips,” “make money on Substack,” “Substack strategy” — the plain, specific language Claire kept reaching for is exactly what search engines reward too. Don’t get too creative with the labels! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sparkleon.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"On setting up a clear and good navigation bar for your Substack website - “Don’t use confusing language. Speak to the thing. Talk it out as if you were sp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sparkle-on-substack-6621999/episodes/live-substack-navigation-bar-drop-down-tutorial/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sparkle-on-substack-6621999/live-substack-navigation-bar-drop-down-tutorial.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}