youtube-devrel
Video content skill — Create technical YouTube content and screencasts.
What It Does
Guides you through developer YouTube: tutorial structure, screen recording setup, live coding, shorts vs long-form, thumbnails, and SEO for technical content.
When to Use
- Creating technical video tutorials
- Setting up screen recording workflow
- Planning YouTube content strategy
- When you say "YouTube," "screencast," "video tutorial," or "live coding"
Quick Start
/youtube-devrel
I want to create a tutorial video showing how to
build a CLI tool in Go. Help me plan the structure,
what equipment I need, and how to optimize for search.Key Sections
- Understanding Developer YouTube — Audiences, content types
- Tutorial Structure — Opening hook, pacing, chapters
- Screen Recording Setup — Equipment, settings, workflow
- Live Coding Content — Formats, best practices
- Shorts vs Long-Form — When to use each
- Thumbnails — Design principles for devs
- YouTube SEO — Keywords, titles, descriptions
Tutorial Structure
0:00 - Hook (show end result)
0:30 - Prerequisites & setup
2:00 - Concept explanation (why)
4:00 - Step 1: [First major step]
...
XX:00 - Final result demo
XX:30 - Recap & CTAEquipment Essentials
| Priority | Budget | Better |
|---|---|---|
| Microphone | Blue Snowball ($50) | Shure SM7B ($400) |
| Recording | OBS (free) | ScreenFlow ($170) |
| Editor | DaVinci Resolve (free) | Premiere Pro |
Shorts vs Long-Form
| Long-form | Shorts |
|---|---|
| Search traffic | Discovery traffic |
| Watch time revenue | Low revenue |
| Depth | Breadth |
| 15-45 min | < 60 seconds |
Tools
- Octolens — Find what devs are asking about
- OBS Studio — Free recording/streaming
- Canva — Thumbnail creation
- TubeBuddy — YouTube SEO
Related Skills
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