youtube-packaging
Installation
SKILL.md
YouTube Packaging
Input: a topic plus any available footage, assets, audience, and proven data. Output: 5 title + thumbnail pairs, one image prompt per pair, and one recommended pick. Use these skill-specific defaults for package output; apply broader style heuristics only when they fit the actual video.
Steps
- State the viewer promise in one sentence. Note what the planned video can actually show.
- Draft 5 concise, front-loaded titles. Use varied angles supported by the footage; numbers, fear, and curiosity are optional, never filler. Make one of the 5 fit the Galloway formula: subject + quantified result + timeframe + mechanism promise ("How Beluga Gained 4M Subs in 3 Months (Genius Strategy)").
- Sketch distinct concepts for the same promise (for example, real proof, the workflow, or a consequence) before refining crops, colors, or text. Each thumbnail should add useful information; it may repeat a necessary name or unit.
- Apply the truth, legibility, feed-context, and comprehension checks in Visual checks and example. Truth and readable meaning are hard gates.
- Compare passing pairs on appeal, clarity, distinctiveness, and brand fit. These are subjective editorial judgments, not CTR predictions. Recommend the strongest fit; explain the choice briefly.
- Name the backup. Title and thumbnail are a critical component (MrBeast handbook): the pick ships, the runner-up is the swap if the first-day CTR disappoints. Upload up to 3 thumbnails to YouTube Test & Compare; it picks the winner on watch-time share, not clicks.
When metrics are available, do not diagnose packaging from a universal CTR cutoff. Read CTR alongside traffic source, impressions, audience, timing, and comparable channel history.