Write a YouTube description for my video that maximizes both SEO and click-to-watch retention.
VIDEO TITLE: {your_title}
WHAT VIEWERS WILL LEARN (3-5 bullets, plain): {bullets}
TIMESTAMPS (paste the chapters or moments): {chapters_with_times}
KEYWORDS to target (2-4): {keywords}
LINKS TO INCLUDE: {social, product, related videos}
MY CTAs (what should the viewer DO after watching): {subscribe? buy? read X?}
DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE:
1. **First 2 lines (above 'show more'):** A 1-sentence hook that mirrors the video's promise + 1 sentence with the main keyword phrase. This is what shows in search snippets — make it punchy.
2. **Body (~200 words):** Explain what's in the video using natural language. Front-load the keyword once more. Reference the timestamps narratively ('At 4:23, I show...').
3. **Chapters:** Standard YouTube format (00:00 - Intro, 01:23 - First topic, etc.)
4. **Links section:** Group as 🔗 Tools mentioned / 📺 Related videos / 💬 Connect.
5. **CTA:** 1 line, plain.
6. **Hashtags:** 3 only (more = YouTube ignores them).
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Sample output
TITLE: 'I cut my AWS bill 60% in one weekend. Here's how.'
Your AWS bill is probably 2-3x bigger than it needs to be — and the fix is mostly free. This is how I cut my SaaS infrastructure bill 60% over a weekend without sacrificing performance.
I'll walk you through the exact audit I ran — the 4 line items that always leak money, the AWS-native tools most people don't enable, and a free pricing analyzer I built that you can copy. No consultants, no enterprise plan needed.
At 02:14, I show the AWS Cost Explorer view that surfaced the biggest leak. At 06:38, I walk through the EC2 right-sizing exercise that saved $1,800/month alone. At 11:50, I share the script I use to find idle resources every Sunday night.
If you run a SaaS on AWS, this should pay for itself in your next billing cycle.
Chapters: 00:00 - The $30K mistake 02:14 - Where the money actually leaks 06:38 - EC2 right-sizing walkthrough 11:50 - My weekly idle-resource script 15:22 - 4 line items to audit first 18:45 - What I'd do differently next time
🔗 Tools mentioned
📺 Related videos
💬 Connect
If this saved you money, subscribe — I post one of these every other Tuesday.
#AWS #CloudCosts #SaaS
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FAQ
Don't stuff keywords. Use each main keyword 2-3x naturally. YouTube penalizes obvious keyword stuffing now. Timestamps in the description boost watch time because YouTube uses them for chapter markers and key-moments-in-search. The prompt targets ChatGPT (GPT-4) and lives in the Marketing & Sales category on mycopyprompt.
This prompt is written for ChatGPT (GPT-4). It's a text/chat prompt — paste it into ChatGPT (GPT-4) (or compatible LLMs like Claude or GPT-4) to get the expected output.
1. Click the Copy button on this page to copy the full prompt. 2. Open ChatGPT (GPT-4). 3. Paste the prompt into a new conversation. 4. Replace any {placeholders} with your specifics, then send. Most prompts produce the right output on the first try; complex ones may need 1-2 iterations.
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See the "Sample output" panel above — that's a real example of what ChatGPT (GPT-4) returns when this prompt runs. Your output will vary in wording but should follow the same structure and depth.
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