About this journal
YouTube Planner — Give Your Next Video a Plan
You have video ideas. Now, what will it take to get them filmed and published?
The YouTube Planner gives you a place to work through your ideas, organize your content schedule, and keep track of your channel's progress. From figuring out what makes your channel special to deciding what to film next week, it brings the details together on paper.
Use it when you're starting a channel, planning a new series, or bringing more structure to your uploads.
- Channel overview: Define your channel's personality, description, video categories, playlists, and what makes it your own.
- Competitor analysis: Take notes on other channels, what they offer, and your own strengths and areas to improve.
- Goals with a plan: Write down what you want to achieve, why it matters, how you'll work toward it, and when.
- Video ideas and content strategy: Explore who each idea is for, the problem it addresses, and relevant keywords and hashtags.
- Individual video planning: Prepare your title, description, key points, call to action, intended duration, and publishing date.
- Filming and publishing tracker: Give your ideas a schedule and check off filming and publishing as you go.
- Monthly and weekly content planners: See upcoming content at a glance and break the work into daily to-do lists.
- Channel analytics: Record monthly subscribers, views, watch time, revenue, and notes so you can review changes over time.
- Subscriber milestones: Remember the dates you reached the numbers worth celebrating.
Keep it beside you while brainstorming, refer to your key points before recording, and come back to it when it's time to plan the next upload.
A practical gift for an aspiring YouTuber, a vlogger, or a creator who loves making videos and wants a clearer plan for getting them out into the world.
