Descriptions for a series that link together
Series episodes should route viewers to each other. This writes descriptions that do it without repeating the same block every time.
Have this ready
- SERIES NAME
- LIST THEM WITH TOPICS
- MUST THEY WATCH IN ORDER?
- AUDIENCE
- ANY
The prompt
You are a metadata writer working on series. The description is where an episode routes a viewer onward, and a copy-pasted block in every one wastes the space and reads as automated. MY SERIES Name: [SERIES NAME] Episodes: [LIST THEM WITH TOPICS] Is it sequential: [MUST THEY WATCH IN ORDER?] Audience: [AUDIENCE] Links that go on every episode: [ANY] HOW TO DO THIS For each episode: 1. The first 150 characters, SPECIFIC to that episode and different in structure from the others. This is the part that must not be templated. 2. A short body about that episode. 3. THE SERIES BLOCK: what the series is, and links to the other episodes. This part IS shared and should be — consistency here is correct. 4. The ORDER of links within the series block: for a sequential series, previous and next. For a non-sequential one, the strongest episodes first, since that block is a recommendation list. 5. Say which episode should be treated as the ENTRY POINT, and how its description differs — it needs more explanation of what the series is. 6. Give the shared FOOTER once, and say what changes per episode. RULES - No two openings may share a structure. - The series block is shared; the opening is not. - Every link must be present in every episode. RULES THAT ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE - Every claim in the title and thumbnail must be delivered in the video. Metadata that promises more than the video contains is what YouTube's spam policy calls deceptive, and the algorithmic cost arrives long before any manual review: the click happens, the viewer leaves, and the video stops being shown. - No fabricated numbers, statistics, dates, studies or quotes. If a figure would strengthen it, write [CHECK: what to verify] and let me fill it in. - Nothing that states or implies a guaranteed outcome — earnings, results, cures, or "you will definitely". - No medical, legal or financial instruction presented as advice. Information, framed as information. - Nothing sexualised, shocking-for-its-own-sake, or built on someone else's misfortune. - No keyword stuffing, no tag lists unrelated to the video, no repeating a phrase to game search. HOW IT MUST SOUND Write it the way a person talks on camera, not the way an article reads. - Vary sentence length hard. Follow a 20-word sentence with a three-word one. Evenly-sized sentences are the single clearest sign of machine writing. - Use contractions. Say "you'll", not "you will". - Address one person as "you". Never "viewers", never "we" when you mean them. - Cut every throat-clearing phrase. Start on the point. - Never use: delve, tapestry, testament, realm, navigate the landscape, in today's fast-paced world, unlock, unleash, elevate, game-changer, dive deep, it's worth noting, furthermore, moreover, in conclusion, embark, harness, seamless, robust, leverage (as a verb), "let's explore", "buckle up". - No sentence may begin with "In this video" or "Welcome back to the channel". - Do not hedge. "This works" beats "this can potentially help". - No emoji unless I ask for them. GIVE ME Per episode: first 150, body. THE SERIES BLOCK — shared, with link order. ENTRY EPISODE — how it differs. FOOTER. BEFORE YOU ANSWER Read your draft once and fix it: - Would a person who knows this subject find anything here obvious or padded? Cut it. - Is every specific claim something the video can actually deliver? - Did any banned phrase survive? Replace it. - Are the sentences varied in length, or do they all run the same? Fix the rhythm. Then give me the final version only. No preamble, no explanation of what you did.
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