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Optimize YouTube video descriptions, tags, timestamps, and hashtags for maximum search discoverability without keyword-stuffing. Descriptions are the single biggest metadata lever creators ignore -- most paste a link and forget about the 5,000-character field that YouTube indexes for search. A well-written description increases click-through from search results, activates video chapters, and drives traffic to CTAs.

  • Area: Marketing
  • Category: content
  • Level: beginner
  • Input: conversation
  • Output: code
  • Setup: none
  • Roles: Content Manager

Write and optimize YouTube video descriptions, metadata, tags, timestamps, and hashtags for search discoverability.

How you ask

  • “Write a description”
  • “Video description”
  • “YouTube SEO”

Inputs

  • video_title — The published or planned video title
  • topic — What the video covers in one sentence
  • sections — 3-8 main sections or key points with approximate timestamps
  • primary_cta — Primary call-to-action (subscribe, lead magnet, product link, next video)
  • keywords — Target keywords if known (skill will research if not provided)
  • links — Tools, resources, or URLs to include
  • transcript — Video script or transcript .md file
  • title — Video title (used in output header)
  • output — Output .md path (default: scratch output, output.scratch, promises_{slug}.md)

Outputs

  • Full description, tags, hashtags, and SEO notes
  • prefer a permanent directory)
  • promise-checklist (markdown)
  • {company.marketing.video}/metadata/{video-slug}description.md