📘 YouTube Content Planner — User Guide

This system is built to help you stay consistent on YouTube without overthinking your workflow. Use it to go from raw idea to scheduled upload — and know exactly what’s done, what’s not, and what’s coming up.

You only need to manage two databases:

• Video Ideas – your idea vault
• Content Calendar – your production and publishing schedule

Let’s walk through how to use each part.

💡 Video Ideas

This is where every video begins. You’ll use this database to brainstorm, store, and prioritize every video concept.

How to use it:

1. Click New to add a new idea
2. Fill out the key fields:
   • Title – Write your working title or placeholder name
   • Status – Choose where it’s at (Idea, Scripted, Filming, etc.)
   • Category – Select the type (Tutorial, Vlog, Review, etc.)
   • Target Audience – Add a short description of who this video is for
   • Hook – Write the key idea or angle that makes it compelling
   • Thumbnail Concept – Jot down what the thumbnail could show
   • Priority – Choose High, Medium, or Low so you know what to focus on
   • Notes – Add any rough outlines, examples, or references

Pro tip: Group your view by Status to visualize your pipeline from idea to published.

📅 Content Calendar

Once you’re ready to commit to an idea, schedule it here.

This database tracks:

• What video is being worked on
• When it's publishing
• Whether key parts (thumbnail, script, edit) are done