YouTube Channel & Video Audit

Paste any YouTube URL - video or channel - get a scored report card across thumbnail, title, hook, pacing, tags, and CTA.

Tip Audit your last 5 uploads. The dimension that scores lowest every time is the one to fix first.

YouTube URL - video or channel

Free: 3 audits per day. Sign in for unlimited.

Rubric - video

  • Thumbnail25%

    Face presence, contrast, text density, focal point.

  • Title15%

    Length, front-loaded keyword, curiosity gap, CAPS abuse.

  • Description15%

    Above-the-fold density, chapters, link health, length.

  • Hook (first 30s)15%

    How fast you get to the promise - and to "you".

  • Tags5%

    Count, distribution, channel keyword, long-tails.

  • Pacing10%

    Words-per-minute, sentence variety, pattern interrupts.

  • Chapters5%

    Count, length spread, keyword echo from the title.

  • CTA5%

    Clear ask - subscribe, link, next video pointer.

  • SEO / metadata5%

    Schema, hashtag count, description top, structure.

Rubric - channel

  • Channel art15%

    Banner presence, info density, visual identity.

  • Channel trailer10%

    Present, under 90s, pitches the promise in first 10s.

  • Thumbnail consistency25%

    Do the last 30 read as a series? Palette + layout.

  • Title pattern15%

    Formulaic (good for retention) or scattered (bad).

  • Description template10%

    Shared scaffolding across uploads - links, CTA, branding.

  • Upload cadence10%

    Last-7 / 30 / 90 counts and gap consistency.

  • About section10%

    Bio length, contact, links, custom URL.

  • Playlist hygiene5%

    Count, naming, ordering, public visibility.