YouTube Video Metadata Package for Search
Paste-ready YouTube titles, description, chapters, tags, and hashtags built around one keyword, plus audits of underperforming videos.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Optimizing your YouTube presence is smart. You'll want to pick a title that includes your target keyword but also sounds natural and clickable. The description should expand on what the video covers and include relevant keywords naturally, without overdoing it. You might want to link to related content or add timestamps if it's a longer video. Make sure your tags are relevant and specific to your content. You should also consider what search terms people actually use when looking for content like yours. The first line of your description is especially important since that's what shows before the "more" link. You might want to include a call-to-action, links to your channel, or social media. Would you like help with keyword research first, or do you already have your target keyword in mind?
YOUTUBE SEO OPTIMIZATION
TARGET KEYWORD ANALYSIS
→ Primary keyword: "advanced negotiation tactics"
→ Search volume: 8,200/month, competition: medium
→ Intent: how-to, instructional
→ Secondary keywords to include: "salary negotiation", "negotiation strategy", "business skills"
TITLE (BEFORE)
"Negotiation Secrets"
TITLE (AFTER - 54 chars)
"Advanced Negotiation Tactics That Actually Work"
→ Keyword in title (early position)
→ Emotional hook ("Actually Work" = credibility)
→ Searchable + clickable
DESCRIPTION (FIRST 150 CHARS - shown before "more")
"Learn 7 advanced negotiation tactics used by top deal-makers. Includes exact scripts you can use today to negotiate salary, contracts, and agreements."
→ Primary + secondary keywords early
→ Clear value promise
→ Specific number (7 tactics) = clickthrough boost
FULL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE
→ Intro: What viewers will learn (1 paragraph)
→ Timestamps: Each tactic labeled with timestamps
→ Resources: Link to downloadable scripts
→ Channel info: "Subscribe for more business skills"
→ Related videos: 2-3 related video links
TAGS
→ Broad: negotiation, business skills, career advice
→ Specific: salary negotiation, contract negotiation, negotiation tactics
→ Long-tail: advanced negotiation techniques, how to negotiate salary
VALUES CHECKED
→ Keyword placement optimized
→ Your brand voice maintained
→ Searchable but authenticAbout this skill
Your video is good, but nobody finds it in search. Or your title says one thing and your description says another, and you are pasting 40 tags hoping something sticks. This skill picks the keyword and the search intent first. Then it writes every metadata field for the job that field actually does, so the video can rank and still get clicked.
What it does
- Classifies search intent (tutorial, comparison, troubleshooting, list, review, entertainment) and decides whether the video should target search or browse before it writes anything
- Writes 3 title options with approximate character counts and a recommended pick, plus thumbnail text that adds to the title instead of repeating it
- Builds a paste-ready description: a keyword-led opening line, a natural paragraph of related terms, searchable chapter names, one session-extending call to action, and 2-3 hashtags
- Keeps tags short and within the character limit (exact keyword, variants, misspellings, broader terms) and refuses competitor names and keyword walls that risk policy trouble
- Diagnoses underperforming videos by sorting the problem into topic, title/thumbnail, or content mismatch, then changes one variable at a time
- Flags premise problems: a keyword the video does not actually satisfy, a keyword too broad for your channel size, or a promise the first minute does not deliver
What you get
A complete metadata package you can paste into YouTube Studio, with stated assumptions and placeholder timestamps where details are missing. If you paste in existing metadata, you get a ranked audit first and then the rewrite.
Best for
Small and mid-size YouTubers publishing evergreen tutorials, reviews, and explainers. Also editors and channel managers who handle uploads for several channels.
SKILL.md preview
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name: youtube-video-metadata-package
description: Builds a paste-ready YouTube metadata package (titles, description, chapters, tags, hashtags, thumbnail text) around one target keyword. It first classifies search intent and the likely traffic source, then fits each field to its real job and limit. It also audits existing metadata on underperforming videos. Use when the user says "optimize my video's title and description", "what tags should I use", "write my YouTube description for this keyword", "my video isn't showing up in search", "my views died after the first week", "SEO this video before I publish", or "fix the metadata on my old video".
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