Thread by @jackcoder0

🚨BREAKING: You can now feed any YouTube channel into NotebookLM and extract the entire content strategy automatically.

Zero guessing. Zero months of research. Done in 10 minutes.

Here are the 7 prompts 👇👇

1. How to Set Up NotebookLM for This

Go to notebooklm.google.com and create a free account.

Create a new notebook and call it the name of the channel you want to analyze.

Now collect your sources. Go to the YouTube channel you want to reverse engineer. Copy the URLs of their 10 to 20 most viewed videos. Paste each one as a source into NotebookLM.

Also add any public interviews, podcast appearances or blog posts from the creator if available.

NotebookLM now has everything it needs to understand exactly why this channel works.

2. Prompt 1: The Channel DNA Prompt

Paste this into NotebookLM after uploading your sources:

"Analyze everything I have uploaded and give me the complete DNA of this YouTube channel.

Tell me:
The core topic and the specific angle they own that nobody else does
The exact type of person watching this channel and what problem they are trying to solve
The tone, energy and presentation style that makes this channel feel unique
The content format they use most and why it works for their audience
The one thing this channel does consistently that explains most of their growth

Give me the complete picture before I create anything."

3. Prompt 2: The Viral Video Formula Prompt

"Look at the top performing videos from this channel and find the pattern.

Tell me:
The exact hook structure they use in their most viewed videos
The thumbnail formula they repeat across their biggest hits
The title structure that gets the most clicks
The video length that performs best for their audience
The one topic angle that consistently outperforms everything else

Give me the repeatable formula I can apply to my own channel immediately."v

4. Prompt 3: The Content Gap Prompt

"Based on everything you know about this channel and its audience tell me:

What topics is their audience desperate to learn about that this channel has never covered?
What questions are their viewers asking in the comments that never get answered?
What is the one content angle their audience needs that this channel is completely ignoring?
If I started a channel targeting the same audience what would I cover that they are missing completely?

Give me 10 specific video ideas that fill the gaps this channel has left open."

5. Prompt 4: The 90 Day Content Calendar Prompt

"Using everything you know about this channel's audience, their content formula and the gaps we identified build me a complete 90 day YouTube content calendar for my channel targeting the same audience.

For every single video give me:
The exact title written in the same style as the top performing videos from this channel
The hook for the first 30 seconds that stops people from clicking away
The thumbnail concept that matches what works for this audience
The core structure of the video from opening to closing
The call to action that fits naturally at the end

Give me all 12 videos for the first month written out completely."

6. Prompt 5: The Thumbnail and Title System Prompt

"Analyze the thumbnails and titles of the top 20 videos from this channel and build me a repeatable system I can use for every video I make.

Give me:
The exact thumbnail formula including colors, faces, text placement and emotion
The title formula broken down word by word showing me exactly how they structure every high performing title
5 ready to use title templates I can fill in for any video topic
5 thumbnail concepts I can recreate immediately for my first 5 videos
The one psychological trigger this channel uses in every title and thumbnail that makes people click"

7. Prompt 6 and 7: The Full System

Prompt 6: The Script Formula

"Write me a complete script template based on the structure of the top performing videos from this channel.

Include:
The exact hook structure for the first 30 seconds
How they transition from the hook to the main content
How they maintain attention throughout the middle of the video
How they close the video in a way that drives subscribers and comments
The specific language patterns and phrases this audience responds to

Then write me a complete first video script using this template on the topic: [YOUR FIRST VIDEO TOPIC]"

Prompt 7: The Growth Strategy

"Based on everything you know about this channel tell me:

How did this channel grow from zero to where it is now
What was their strategy in the first 90 days based on their earliest content
What is the single most important thing I should focus on in my first 30 videos before worrying about anything else
What mistakes do new channels make in this niche that I should avoid completely
Give me a week by week growth plan for my first 90 days that mirrors what worked for this channel at the beginning"

I hope you've found this thread helpful.

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