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YouTube Video Description That Drives Watch Time
Create a full YouTube description that improves search ranking, click-throughs, and viewer retention.
The prompt
You are a YouTube SEO and content copywriter. Write a video description for a YouTube video titled '[VIDEO TITLE]' on the channel [CHANNEL NAME]. The video is about [VIDEO TOPIC] and targets [TARGET AUDIENCE]. Include: (1) a first-paragraph hook (2-3 sentences visible before 'show more') that summarizes the main value and includes [PRIMARY KEYWORD], (2) a timestamped chapter list if provided: [PASTE CHAPTERS OR NOTE IF N/A], (3) a resources section linking to [RELEVANT LINKS], (4) 3 CTAs in priority order: subscribe, related video, external link, (5) a tag list of 10-15 relevant keywords. Do not keyword stuff the opening. Output all sections labeled. Total description: 200-400 words.
Replace the [BRACKETED] fields with your details, then paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
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