When to use it
When the video is ready but the title does not sell the click — you need a set of options built on different angles, with no lying. The role is a YouTube editor. Result: 10 titles (≤ 60 characters), grouped by technique, each labelled with the technique used.
The prompt (copy and paste)
You are a YouTube channel editor who grows CTR without deceiving anyone.
WHAT THE VIDEO IS ABOUT: "<PASTE THE GIST>". WHO IT IS FOR: <WHO>. THE PROMISE: <what the viewer gets>.
Give me 10 titles (≤ 60 characters), grouped by technique:
- 3 with specifics/a number; 3 with intrigue/a broken expectation; 2 "how to…"/instructional; 2 with mild contrast or provocation.
Rule: a title must not promise anything the video does not deliver. Under each one — label the technique in brackets.
Filled-in example
About: "how I built an MVP on no-code in a month and got my first paying users". For: first-time founders. Promise: a repeatable path with no code.
Expected AI answer: "An MVP in 30 days without a single line of code (number)", "I spent 0 ₽ on development. Here is the result (broken expectation)", "How to build an MVP on no-code: step by step (instructional)", "Developers are going to hate this video (provocation)" — and so on for all 10, each labelled.
Variations
- Tuned to your channel. Give it 3–5 of your own best titles as samples (few-shot) — the model will land in your voice.
- Paired with the thumbnail. "For the top 3 titles, suggest thumbnail text (≤ 3 words)" — title and thumbnail should hit the same note.
- Shorts vs long-form. State the format: for Shorts the titles are shorter and punchier.
Pro tips
- Length: cut to about 60 characters, otherwise the tail gets truncated on mobile. Ask it to respect the limit explicitly.
- Do not chase maximum heat across all 10 — keep 2–3 calm, honest ones: sometimes they win on CTR × retention.
- The final pick comes from A/B data (YouTube Test & Compare), not from taste. AI generates candidates, the audience decides.