How to Turn 609 YouTube Videos into Blog Posts Using Automation

In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can take hundreds of YouTube videos and transform them into fully functioning blog posts using automation tools like Make.com and AI. This step-by-step guide walks through the process, from scraping video links to creating and publishing polished blog content—all without manual intervention.

Why Automate YouTube Video to Blog Conversion?

With 609 YouTube videos, manually creating blog posts would be overwhelming. By leveraging automation, you can streamline this process and produce high-quality blog posts from video content, including summaries, action steps, quotes, and transcripts.

Here’s a breakdown of the process:

Step 1: Scraping YouTube Video Links and Titles

The first step is to gather all the necessary video data: links and titles. You can achieve this using a tool like TaskMagic, which automates web scraping tasks.

• Setup: Start by identifying the YouTube channel from which you want to scrape videos. TaskMagic will automate the process of gathering video links and titles.
• Process:
  1. TaskMagic opens the YouTube page and begins scrolling to load more videos.
  2. The tool scrapes the video links and titles.
  3. This data is then stored in a Google Sheet with columns for video links and titles.

Tip: If you’re scraping hundreds of videos (in this case, 609), consider batching the process. Scroll for a set time and then scrape, repeating the cycle if necessary.

Step 2: Organizing Data in a Visual Database

Once you have the scraped data, you can transfer it into a visual database like Airtable or Google Sheets. This structure helps you manage and visualize the video data. In this setup:

• The database stores the link, title, author, and status (which tracks whether a video has been processed).
• The status field serves as a cue system, showing whether the video is queued, in process, or posted.

Step 3: Automating the Blog Creation Process with Make.com

Now comes the automation part where Make.com (formerly Integromat) takes over to create the blog posts based on the video data. Here’s how:

1. Throttle the Workflow:
   • To prevent overload, batch the workflow so that it processes about 100 videos at a time.
   • The workflow checks for video links that are in the “Queued” status and starts processing them.
2. Retrieve YouTube Transcript and Metadata:
   • Use DataForSEO, an API platform, to get the transcript of the video and metadata like the video’s thumbnail.
   • These calls are made separately—one for the transcript and another for metadata like video image links.
3. Compose Blog Content:
   • Summarize the Video: A concise summary is created using AI, providing the key takeaways from the video.
   • How to Implement: AI generates actionable insights on how to apply the video content to real-world scenarios.
   • Extract Quotes: Key quotes are pulled from the transcript.
   • Include Full Transcript: The entire transcript is added to the blog post for those who prefer to read through the video content.

Step 4: Formatting and Publishing Blog Posts

After gathering all the necessary data, it’s time to format and publish the blog post:

• Image Resizing and Upload: The video thumbnail is converted into a JPEG format and uploaded as the blog’s featured image.
• Markdown to HTML Conversion: All the AI-generated content is formatted using markdown and converted to HTML for easy upload.
• Embed the Video: The YouTube video is embedded directly into the blog post.

Step 5: Automating WordPress Publishing

• Post Scheduling: The video’s original publish date on YouTube is used as the blog post’s publish date for authenticity.
• Categorization: Based on the transcript, the blog is categorized using AI to ensure it is properly tagged.
• Author Assignment: Depending on the video, AI selects either “AI Alex” or “AI Leila” as the author.

Once all these tasks are completed, the status in your database is updated to “Posted,” signaling that the blog post is live.

Key Benefits of This Automation Process

1. Scalability: This system can handle hundreds of videos at a time, making it ideal for large-scale content projects.
2. Time Efficiency: Instead of manually writing hundreds of blog posts, the process is automated, freeing up valuable time.
3. Quality Content: The blog posts are enriched with video summaries, action steps, and key quotes, making them more valuable than simple video transcripts.

Summary of the Process

1. Scrape YouTube videos using TaskMagic to collect video links and titles.
2. Organize data in a visual database like Airtable or Google Sheets.
3. Create blog content using Make.com to automate the retrieval of transcripts, video metadata, and AI-generated summaries.
4. Format and publish the blog posts to WordPress, ensuring proper embedding, categorization, and image formatting.
5. Update status in the database to track which videos have been processed and published.

Bonus: Join the Automation Community

If you’re interested in accessing these scripts for free, you can join our community. We provide ready-to-use blog writing scripts, like the one in this example, that can generate outlines, blog posts, and more. Simply subscribe to the channel, and we’ll send you everything you need to automate your content creation!

With this workflow, you can transform hundreds of YouTube videos into blog posts, enriching your site’s content and saving countless hours. Happy automating!