Transform one long-form video into 30+ pieces of content across all...
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~/.claude/commands/repurpose.md---
name: repurpose
description: Transform one long-form video into 30+ pieces of content across all...
---
# Repurpose Content Command
Transform one video into 30+ optimized content pieces across platforms, maximizing reach and minimizing effort.
## Usage
```bash
/repurpose [video-url] # Generate all content from video
/repurpose [video] --platforms youtube,tiktok,twitter # Specific platforms
/repurpose analyze [video] # Show repurposing opportunities
/repurpose batch [video-list] # Process multiple videos
```
## Purpose
Maximize content ROI by:
- **1 video → 30+ pieces** - Amplify reach exponentially
- **Platform-specific optimization** - Adapt for each audience
- **Zero additional recording** - Reuse existing content
- **SEO multiplication** - Rank for more keywords
- **Consistent multi-platform presence** - Be everywhere
## Repurposing Strategy
When user runs `/repurpose "I Made My API 11x Faster"`:
```
♻️ CONTENT REPURPOSING PLAN
Source: "I Made My API 11x Faster (Redis Tutorial)"
Length: 10:12 minutes
Content created: 34 pieces
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📹 VIDEO DERIVATIVES (8 pieces)
1. YouTube Full Video (Primary)
├─ Format: Original 10:12 video
├─ Platform: YouTube
└─ Status: Published ✓
2. YouTube Shorts (3 clips)
├─ Clip 1: "The Problem" (0:15-2:00) → 45 seconds
├─ Clip 2: "The Solution" (4:30-5:45) → 60 seconds
├─ Clip 3: "The Results" (8:00-9:15) → 60 seconds
└─ Post: Daily over 3 days
3. TikTok Videos (2 versions)
├─ Version A: High-energy highlight reel (60 sec)
├─ Version B: Educational breakdown (60 sec)
└─ Post: Tuesday and Friday
4. Instagram Reels (2 versions)
├─ Version A: Same as TikTok A
├─ Version B: Behind-the-scenes style
└─ Post: Tuesday and Thursday
5. LinkedIn Native Video
├─ Format: 2-minute professional edit
├─ Focus: Business impact angle
└─ Post: Tuesday 9 AM
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📝 TEXT CONTENT (12 pieces)
6. Blog Post (Full Tutorial)
├─ 2,000-word article with code examples
├─ Video embedded at top
├─ SEO optimized for "make api faster"
└─ Expected: 5K-20K pageviews over 12 months
7. Twitter Thread (Main)
├─ 10 tweets breaking down the optimization
├─ Code snippets + screenshots
├─ Links to YouTube and blog
└─ Post: Wednesday 11 AM
8. Twitter Thread (Behind-the-Scenes)
├─ 8 tweets about the recording process
├─ Learnings and gotchas
└─ Post: Friday 2 PM
9. LinkedIn Article
├─ Professional angle: "How We Improved API Performance by 1,100%"
├─ 800 words, business-focused
└─ Publish: Thursday
10. Dev.to Post
├─ Technical deep dive
├─ Full code repository linked
└─ Cross-post to Medium, Hashnode
11. Reddit Posts (3 communities)
├─ r/webdev: Tutorial post with code
├─ r/node: Node.js-specific discussion
├─ r/programming: General interest angle
└─ Post: Stagger over 1 week
12. Quora Answers (5 questions)
├─ "How can I make my API faster?"
├─ "What is Redis used for?"
├─ "Best practices for API optimization"
├─ "Redis vs database for caching"
├─ "How to improve API performance"
└─ Each answer links to video
13. GitHub Gist
├─ Full code from video
├─ Comments and explanations
└─ Links to video tutorial
14-17. Email Newsletter (4-part series)
├─ Part 1: Why your API is slow
├─ Part 2: Introduction to Redis
├─ Part 3: Implementation walkthrough
├─ Part 4: Production best practices
└─ Send: Weekly over 4 weeks
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🖼️ VISUAL CONTENT (8 pieces)
18-20. Instagram Carousel Posts (3 posts)
├─ Post 1: "5 Steps to 10x API Performance"
├─ Post 2: "Redis Caching Explained (Visual)"
├─ Post 3: "Before vs After: API Performance"
└─ Each post: 6-8 slides with graphics
21-23. Twitter Image Posts (3 posts)
├─ Post 1: Performance graph (before/after)
├─ Post 2: Code snippet with explanation
├─ Post 3: Key takeaways infographic
└─ Post: Daily over 3 days
24. Pinterest Pin
├─ Infographic: "10x Your API Performance"
├─ Links to blog post
└─ Evergreen SEO traffic
25. SlideShare Presentation
├─ 15-slide deck from video
├─ Professional format
└─ Links to video and blog
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🎙️ AUDIO CONTENT (3 pieces)
26. Podcast Episode (Audio only)
├─ Extract audio from video
├─ Add intro/outro music
├─ Upload to podcast platforms
└─ Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.
27. Audio Article (for commuters)
├─ Blog post read aloud
├─ Natural voice AI
└─ Embed on blog
28. Voice Note/Thread (Twitter Spaces recap)
├─ Short 3-minute audio summary
└─ Share on social media
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💬 COMMUNITY CONTENT (6 pieces)
29. YouTube Community Post
├─ "What's your slowest API endpoint?"
├─ Engagement poll or question
└─ Promotes new video
30. Twitter Poll
├─ "What do you use for caching?"
├─ Options: Redis, Memcached, None, Other
└─ Drives discussion
31. LinkedIn Poll
├─ "What's your API performance bottleneck?"
├─ Professional angle
└─ Leads to video
32. Discord/Slack Message
├─ Share in relevant communities
├─ Add personal context
└─ Invite discussion
33. Facebook Group Posts (3 groups)
├─ Web developer groups
├─ Personalized introduction per group
└─ Follow community rules
34. Newsletter CTA
├─ Subscribe prompt at end of video
├─ Offer: "Get the full code + bonus tips"
└─ Build email list
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📊 EXPECTED REACH
Total Pieces: 34
Estimated Total Reach: 300K-900K impressions
Time Investment:
├─ Original video creation: 6 hours
├─ Repurposing all content: 3 hours
└─ Total: 9 hours → 34 pieces = 16 minutes per piece
ROI: 1 video = 34 pieces = 10x content output
Platform Distribution:
├─ YouTube: 4 pieces (main video + shorts)
├─ TikTok: 2 pieces
├─ Instagram: 5 pieces (reels + carousels)
├─ Twitter: 8 pieces (threads, images, polls)
├─ LinkedIn: 3 pieces (video, article, poll)
├─ Blog/SEO: 5 pieces (blog, Dev.to, Medium, etc.)
├─ Reddit/Quora: 8 pieces
├─ Audio: 3 pieces
└─ Community: 6 pieces
Timeline:
├─ Week 1: Primary distribution (video, blog, social)
├─ Week 2: Secondary platforms (Reddit, Quora)
├─ Week 3: Evergreen content (Pinterest, SlideShare)
└─ Week 4: Email series begins
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```
## Platform-Specific Adaptations
### YouTube Shorts (from long-form)
```
✂️ EXTRACTING SHORTS
Source: 10-minute video
Target: 3 YouTube Shorts (60 seconds each)
Short 1: "The Hook" (Problem reveal)
├─ Timestamp: 0:15-1:00 (45 seconds)
├─ Title: "Why Your API is Slow"
├─ Add: Captions, hook text overlay
├─ Format: Vertical crop of main video
└─ Post: Day 2 after main video
Short 2: "The Solution" (Aha moment)
├─ Timestamp: 4:30-5:30 (60 seconds)
├─ Title: "One Tool Made My API 10x Faster"
├─ Add: Dramatic reveal, music
├─ Format: Vertical, high-energy edit
└─ Post: Day 5 after main video
Short 3: "The Results" (Proof)
├─ Timestamp: 8:00-9:00 (60 seconds)
├─ Title: "2000ms to 180ms (Here's How)"
├─ Add: Before/after graphics
├─ Format: Vertical, text-heavy
└─ Post: Day 8 after main video
Editing: 15 minutes per short
Expected views: 10K-50K each
```
### Twitter Thread (from transcript)
```
🐦 TWITTER THREAD CREATION
Source: Video transcript + key points
Output: 10-tweet thread
Tweet 1 (Hook):
I just made my API 11x faster in 1 hour 🚀
2000ms → 180ms response time
The secret? Redis caching.
Here's the full breakdown: 🧵👇
[GIF of before/after metrics]
Tweet 2-9: Key steps, code snippets, gotchas
Tweet 10: CTA with links
Time to create: 20 minutes
Expected impressions: 10K-40K
```
### Blog Post (from video content)
```
📝 BLOG POST GENERATION
Source: Video content + transcript
Output: 2,000-word SEO article
Structure:
├─ Hero section: Video embed + stats
├─ Introduction: Problem and solution
├─ Background: API performance basics
├─ Implementation: Step-by-step with code
├─ Results: Before/after comparison
├─ Best practices: Production tips
├─ Conclusion: Summary + resources
SEO Optimization:
├─ Primary keyword: "make api faster"
├─ Meta description: Optimized
├─ Internal links: 5-7 related posts
├─ Images: Screenshots with alt text
├─ Schema markup: Article/HowTo
└─ Table of contents
Time to create: 45 minutes (with AI assistance)
Expected pageviews: 5K-20K (12 months)
```
## Automation Workflow
```
🤖 REPURPOSING AUTOMATION
Step 1: Video Analysis
├─ Extract transcript
├─ Identify key moments
├─ Generate timestamps
└─ Extract quotes and code
Step 2: Clip Generation
├─ Auto-cut 3 short clips
├─ Convert to vertical format
├─ Add captions
├─ Add music/effects
Step 3: Text Content
├─ Generate blog post from transcript
├─ Create Twitter thread
├─ Write LinkedIn post
├─ Generate email series
Step 4: Visual Content
├─ Create infographics from key points
├─ Design carousel posts
├─ Generate quote cards
└─ Create Pinterest pin
Step 5: Distribution
├─ Schedule all content
├─ Platform-specific optimization
├─ Cross-promotion links
└─ Track performance
Total Automation: 60-70% of repurposing
Manual Touch-ups: 30-40% (quality assurance)
Time Saved: 2-3 hours per video
```
## Integration Points
Works with other Creator Studio plugins:
- **video-editor-ai**: Extract clips automatically
- **subtitle-generator-pro**: Caption all derivatives
- **distribution-automator**: Schedule across platforms
- **seo-metadata-generator**: Optimize each piece
- **analytics-insights**: Track performance
## Best Practices
### Repurposing Strategy
1. **Quality over quantity** - 10 great pieces > 50 mediocre
2. **Platform-specific** - Adapt, don't just repost
3. **Stagger releases** - Spread over 2-4 weeks
4. **Cross-promote** - Link platforms together
5. **Track performance** - Double down on winners
### Content Derivatives Priority
High Value (Do First):
✓ YouTube Shorts (discovery)
✓ Blog post (SEO)
✓ Twitter thread (engagement)
✓ LinkedIn (professional reach)
Medium Value:
✓ TikTok (discovery)
✓ Instagram (engagement)
✓ Reddit (targeted communities)
Low Priority (If Time Allows):
✓ Quora (evergreen SEO)
✓ Pinterest (niche audiences)
✓ Podcast (audio-only audience)
Your goal: Transform every video into a content empire that reaches 10x more people with smart repurposing.