A lot of creative people want to dive into content creation on YouTube, but it is not an easy journey, and only the very best manage to make a full time income from YouTube. There is a way to make the journey less painful though: Using ChatGPT to your advantage. But how? Let’s follow the usual steps needed to maintain a YouTube channel and explore the possibilities.
The prompt list will be at the bottom of the article.
1. Planning Everything Out Before Creating Content:
To ensure a solid foundation for your YouTube channel, it's essential to plan ahead. ChatGPT can assist you in drafting a comprehensive plan that aligns with your goals. Whether your aim is to make money, have fun, discuss serious topics, or extend your brand, ChatGPT can help you map out your content strategy. Additionally, it can fill any knowledge gaps you may have by providing insights on video editing, filmmaking tips, and generating keywords for researching your niche.
2. Getting Your Channel Ready:
ChatGPT can be an invaluable resource when it comes to getting your YouTube channel ready for launch. It can generate ideas for your channel name, profile picture, and banner picture. Once you've found satisfying results, you can even ask ChatGPT to generate a compelling description for your channel's "about" section.
Remember, your channel trailer is crucial for making a strong first impression, and ChatGPT can provide ideas for a quality 2-minute video. However, it's important to note that quality content and hard work are essential to make your channel trailer truly impactful.
3. Creating Content:
ChatGPT can be your creative companion when it comes to scriptwriting, generating alternative phrasing, additional information, or even dialogue for skits or interviews.
It can also assist in structuring video outlines and planning cohesive narratives. Brainstorming fresh ideas and conducting thorough research are essential for creating compelling content, and ChatGPT can be there to provide topic suggestions and assist with keyword research to ensure your content aligns with audience interests and current trends.
4. Video Editing and Post-production:
Editing videos requires precision and attention to detail. ChatGPT can lend a helping hand by suggesting edits, transitions, or visual effects that enhance the overall production quality. It can also provide guidance on video length, pacing, and audience retention, optimizing the viewer experience.
5. Thumbnail Creation:
Eye-catching thumbnails play a significant role in attracting viewers and increasing click-through rates. ChatGPT can offer design suggestions, recommend color schemes, or help generate thumbnail ideas that align with your content and brand identity. With ChatGPT's assistance, you can create visually appealing thumbnails that captivate potential viewers.
6. Titles, Tags, and Descriptions:
Crafting titles, descriptions, and tags is crucial for optimizing your videos' discoverability. ChatGPT can provide insights into SEO and copywriting techniques, and brainstorm relevant tags. By creating SEO-friendly and intriguing titles and descriptions, you can attract more viewers and increase engagement.
7. Marketing and Promotion:
Promoting your YouTube videos is vital to reaching a wider audience. ChatGPT can offer ideas and strategies for sharing your content on your blog or website, engaging with your audience, studying YouTube analytics, focusing on content quality, capitalizing on trends, and optimizing video sharing across various platforms. By leveraging ChatGPT's suggestions, you can enhance your marketing efforts and increase your channel's visibility.
8. Tracking Your Efforts:
Understanding your channel's performance is key to its growth. ChatGPT can help you interpret analytics data, identify trends, and gain insights into viewer preferences. By leveraging AI-driven analytics, you can adapt your content strategy, optimize engagement, and make data-informed decisions to enhance your channel's development.
9. Other Tips to Expand Your Channel:
In addition to the above strategies, consider implementing these tips to expand your YouTube channel:
- Comment on similar channels and actively engage in the community.
- Encourage viewers to subscribe and provide reasons for them to return.
- Upload videos regularly and consider live streaming to interact with your audience.
- Seek selective collaborations and network with other creators.
- Determine the best times to deliver content based on your audience.
- Maximize viewer interaction and respond selectively to comments.
- Stay consistent and make improvements when necessary.
- Use copyright-free music or keep music clips short to avoid copyright issues.
- Handle sponsorships and merchandising with authenticity and care.
- Create exclusivity and consider offering bonus features through platforms like Patreon.
- Prioritize the needs of your community and avoid being perceived as a sellout.
- Set short-term goals to stay motivated.
- Adapt video length to suit your audience and content.
For channels that incorporate live streaming, ChatGPT can assist in planning sessions, generating talking points, suggesting interactive elements like polls or Q&A sessions, and enhancing viewer participation.
Not sure how to use ChatGPT? Here’s everything YouTube-related that it can help you with:
Generate title ideas for various projects (video creation, blog articles, business names, taglines, etc)
Research ideas for various topics (blog articles, videos, business names, etc)
Write copy for social media
Research video ideas
Write video scripts
Generate YouTube tags
Write YouTube video descriptions
Write YouTube video titles
Analyze feedback and reviews
Identify areas of improvement for a product or service
Suggest photo ideas and captions
Assist with daily goals, tasks, and schedule improvements
Brainstorming sessions, generating new ideas, and providing inspiration.
All the prompts
Note: you can find my full prompt list here
- "Hey GPT, I'm planning to create a YouTube channel on [subject]. My goal is to [make money? Have fun? Discuss serious topics? Extend my brand?]. Please draft a plan to help me reach that goal and suggest steps on what I should do."
- "Hey GPT, I'm planning to create a YouTube channel on [subject] and I need to research the market first. Can you suggest relevant tags and keywords related to [subject]?"
“Can you rewrite this but make it xx words instead”
“Can you rewrite this but in (format)”
“Can you make it longer/shorter”
“Can you rephrase and add (keyword(s))”
“Can you rephrase in (author/theme/era) style”
“I’m (job) and I’m trying to (goal). I need help with (task). My goal is to generate high-quality and engaging content for (platform you post content on). I am seeking guidance on (your goal) In previous content creation attempts, I faced (difficulties/what didn’t work before). For instance, imagine we are creating content for a (your idea). Can you provide creative ideas for blog articles or social media posts related to (your idea). Additionally, are there any specific keywords or phrases that should be incorporated into the content to improve its search engine visibility? Please provide a content piece of (length). Feel free to ask any clarifying questions to better understand the specific requirements”
“What are some good copywriting-friendly title for (content) + (platform)”
“Can you improve (your content) and adapt it to (platform)”
“Can you turn (previous generated answer) into (other format: YouTube title, description, blog title, Instagram ad, etc)”
- "Hey GPT, I'm about to create a YouTube channel on [subject]. A little bit of context, I am creating this channel to [state your goals]. What kind of names can you suggest for this channel? What illustrations would you suggest for the profile picture and banner picture?"
- "Hey GPT, I'm about to create a YouTube channel on [subject]. A little bit of context, I am creating this channel to [state your goals]. Can you suggest a relevant script for a 2-minute trailer video for this channel? What types of videos/illustrations should I prepare for this video?"
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