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The YouTuber week
A weekly schedule for a YouTuber publishing one long video a week: research Monday, script Tuesday, film Wednesday, edit Thursday and Friday, thumbnail and upload Saturday, and comments daily.
Mon
- Research video10:00–12:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Tue
- Write script10:00–12:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Wed
- Film10:00–13:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Thu
- Edit video10:00–13:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Fri
- Edit video10:00–13:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Sat
- Upload video11:00–12:00
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
Sun
- Reply to comments19:00–19:30
The week, day by day
- Monday: 10:00 Research video (2 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Tuesday: 10:00 Write script (2 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Wednesday: 10:00 Film (3 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Thursday: 10:00 Edit video (3 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Friday: 10:00 Edit video (3 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Saturday: 11:00 Upload video (1 h), 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
- Sunday: 19:00 Reply to comments (30 min)
Why it works
- One stage per day stops a video from being half-written, half-filmed for a week.
- Editing gets two days because it always takes longest.
- Comments daily build the community the algorithm rewards.
Make it yours
- Two videos a week? Run two pipelines offset by a day.
- Shorts too? Add a 30-minute daily block to cut clips from the long video.
Use it
Open the week builder, paste the line below and adjust the times to your life:
Questions
How long does one YouTube video take?
For many creators, 10 to 20 hours from idea to upload; track yours for a few weeks and plan from the real number.
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