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title: 'How to Use ChatGPT for YouTube | Full Tutorial with Prompts'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=LCU3tjJHOaY'
video_id: 'LCU3tjJHOaY'
date: 2026-08-04
duration_sec: 844
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# How to Use ChatGPT for YouTube | Full Tutorial with Prompts

> Source: [How to Use ChatGPT for YouTube | Full Tutorial with Prompts](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LCU3tjJHOaY)

## Summary

This video provides a comprehensive tutorial on using ChatGPT to enhance various aspects of a YouTube channel, including set design, thumbnails, content strategy, value propositions, monetization, titles, hooks, comments, script feedback, and audience retention analysis. The creator shares specific prompts and instructions for each use case, emphasizing how ChatGPT can help creators optimize their content and grow their channel.

### Key Points

- **Introduction to ChatGPT for YouTube** [00:00] — The video introduces how ChatGPT can assist with various YouTube tasks, starting with set design.
- **Set Design Feedback** [00:27] — Upload a photo of your studio and use a prompt asking ChatGPT to act as a YouTube studio design expert, analyzing framing, composition, depth, background, color contrast, and suggesting improvements like adding props or LED lighting.
- **Thumbnail Optimization** [01:36] — Upload a thumbnail and use a prompt to get feedback on main focus, title-thumbnail alignment, color, and improvements based on YouTube best practices.
- **Content Strategy Development** [02:33] — Use a prompt to generate a 3-month content strategy, including content pillars, growth, engagement, and retention strategies, tailored to your goals and posting frequency.
- **Value Proposition Creation** [03:42] — Create a value proposition that tells new viewers what they'll get, using a prompt that asks ChatGPT to ask questions to gather necessary information.
- **Monetization Ideas** [04:50] — Act as a YouTube monetization expert to generate ideas for memberships, affiliates, products, sponsorships, and other creative monetization methods, with actionable steps and price points.
- **Title Writing** [07:14] — Use a prompt to generate 10 clickable titles under 60 characters, considering traffic source and search optimization, with explanations for each.
- **Hook Writing** [08:43] — Paste your title and ask ChatGPT to rewrite your hook to be more attention-grabbing, considering tone and target viewer expectations.
- **Comment Generation** [09:48] — Generate comments that encourage viewer interaction, including preference-based questions and prompts to subscribe.
- **Script Feedback** [10:28] — Paste your script and ask ChatGPT to review it as a scriptwriter, editor, and retention strategist, focusing on curiosity, pacing, retention psychology, and natural calls to action.
- **Audience Retention Analysis** [11:52] — Copy your audience retention report and transcript into ChatGPT to get insights on which segments retain viewers, where dips occur, and how to improve using psychological techniques.

### Conclusion

ChatGPT can be a powerful ally for YouTube creators, offering actionable feedback and ideas across many aspects of content creation. By using these prompts, you can improve your videos and channel strategy effectively.

## Transcript

If you're not using ChatGPT From making better thumbnails, anything that you need to do for your YouTube channel,
So I'm gonna give you instructions for what you need to do. in order to get the most out of ChatGPT (whooshing) (static crackling)
can help you with is your set design. that you can make it better. For this, all you have to do is upload a photo
"You are a YouTube studio design expert framing, set aesthetics, and viewer perception. Please analyze the image and give me detailed feedback
visually appealing, and on-brand the type of videos that you make. framing and composition, depth and background elements,
color contrast and mood, "Suggest improvements using things adding depth with props for LED lighting,
"And note any high-impact upgrades worth considering. who talks to the camera." But that'll give you the meat of that particular one,
based on the type of content that you make. upload your thumbnail into ChatGPT. and tell me how I can make this thumbnail
"And the target viewer is," add your target viewer. "And it's a," add the format video. based on YouTube best practices for making thumbnails,
Tell me what the main focus of the image is. how well the thumbnail and title do or do not work together, the color of the thumbnail,
and any additional things you think could be improved." about when it comes to making thumbnails. is going to help you get more clicks on your videos.
of this in my app that I made for creators Next is developing a content strategy. they don't really think that much about the videos
They just think about the next video so that you can increase the likelihood and just becoming a part of what it is that you're doing.
so that you can make sure that as a part of something that you're trying to achieve. I need a content strategy for the next three months.
"And I can post X videos per week, My goals are," here, you would add your goals. the type of viewer that's watching your content,
broken down into content pillars, including a strategy for growth, engagement, and retention." on whatever type of content that you upload.
then in that case, you wouldn't include that in that list. on whatever it is that you are doing with your channel The next thing Chad CPT can help you with is creating
So if you're publishing videos, what type of videos do you make for your YouTube channel," The prompt is, "I want to create a value proposition
"And I want to attract," whatever the audience you can pick from this or add something else. that tells new viewers what they'll get,
And this part right here is really important. to give you all of the information you need to make this as accurate and impactful as possible."
When it asks you questions, And it will help you put together they can easily understand what it is that you're doing.
what you're doing in one sentence. and unique monetization ideas for your channel. "Act as a YouTube monetization expert.
"I get around X views per video, and my audience is mostly," "Help me come up with proven, new, Ask me questions to learn about my niche, audience,
suggest specific monetization ideas for channel memberships affiliate products or services that would personal products or digital items I could sell,
sponsorship opportunities and possible and any other creative or less common ways After giving suggestions, provide actionable
monetization idea you recommend." ask yourself, okay, is this something that I know how to do? what do I need in order to be able to do this?
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Okay, so the next thing that ChatGPT because we all know how important writing a good title is. and professional copywriter.
Here, you can specify the traffic source if you want. Then say, "My video is about," and put the video topic. "And give me 10 clickable under 60 character titles
This part right here is really important. unless absolutely necessary. if you are not worried about search at all
then you wanna make sure that you don't put "Please make them appeal And, "With each recommendation,
design to ensure my video is easily identifiable With this, of course, you can adjust But if you wanted to make it longer
And when it comes to the different pages sometimes titles get cut off. is kind of where you want to be,
so they're easy to read and easy to understand the hooks or beginning of your videos. your intro or hook written out,
for what it is you're trying to say. and that you go ahead and insert then here's the prompt that you want to use.
and help me write a better hook for my YouTube video. and then you wanna paste your title here. "Rewrite it to be more attention-grabbing,
My tone is," and then here, you can put your tone "And my target viewer is," "When rewriting the hook,
and my title, and the expectation they might their expectations as they start watching the video." from the beginning of your videos
overlooking when it comes to the beginning Okay, so for those of you that are always trying things like that, this prompt is for you.
I want viewers to comment more. "And my audience is," describe the type in the video or comments that are easy to answer,
Include some that are preference-based And then you wanna add, "So I have options, and some to encourage viewers to subscribe,
Now, this next one is script feedback. and that you drop it into ChatGPT. this is going to help look through your script
that I'm getting ready to share with you in this prompt. scriptwriter, editor, and retention strategist Please review this script and give me detailed feedback
Does it create curiosity, open loops, Pacing and flow, are there any slow or repetitive Retention, psychology, identify opportunities
emotional triggers, and internal cliffhangers. And do they keep the momentum going between sections? and conversational and tone?
And do they feel natural and valuable to the viewer? comments or interaction without sounding forced. Personally, I found this really insightful in videos
And just getting that feedback on everything Because like I've mentioned and some things that you might not have been thinking about.
and for your YouTube channel in general, to the people that are watching your videos This one is about audience retention.
of your audience retention report, And then you also want to copy Take both of those and put 'em into ChatGPT,
and audience retention expert. and summary of the video's audience retention report. what parts of the video led to audience
Which segments retain viewers well? Where psychological retention techniques like open loops, emotional triggers, or viewer anticipation
or could have been used or used better. pacing, clarity or engagement in sections If there are any confusing, off-topic,
explain dips in retention, let me know about those. or storing telling could have helped the video." "Look for general story structures.
or how I could have applied them. overview of the retention patterns, include transcript snippets and possible psychological
what's working well, including retention techniques used, brief, high-impact insights to apply to future videos." is gonna teach you a ton about making videos.
It's gonna teach you a lot of the foundational principles that you make to help you do better on YouTube. click into this video right here.
about the proper way to do things when it comes to YouTube. Thank you so much for watching.