How to Create Your First Video to Get More Leads From ChatGPT, Google, and YouTube

One of the most impactful things I have ever done for my business is create videos like this.

Whether it is on camera, whether it is just creating them with my phone, horizontal, vertical, videos are one of the best ways to get more leads, more visitors, and more trust.

But I know what you are saying.

I do not know what to say on video.

I am not comfortable on camera.

I am nervous.

Well, it took me six months to make my first video because I was so nervous. Now we are able to rank our YouTube videos to be searched and found on Google and ChatGPT. They are one of the most trusted sources of information to help answer common questions.

If you want more leads, more visitors from ChatGPT and Google and even YouTube, videos are the way to go.

If you want to learn more about who we are, you can learn more about Automation Links here. If you want to try the main offer, start here: Automation Links Start. And if you want the exact marketing system we use to generate 3,000 leads a month, check out Famous Follow-Up.

Why This Matters Right Now

Your ideal customers are typing questions into ChatGPT, Google, and YouTube.

Are you going to show up as the answer?

That is the game now.

Instead of just selling yourself and selling your business, you need to be the educator, the business helping and answering that question your ideal customer has. That is how you start showing up in search results. That is how you start getting visitors and leads from not only Google, but also ChatGPT.

This is the same play we use across our content, our blog, our videos, and our follow-up system. You can see more of that here on our blog, on our about page, and inside Famous Follow-Up.

There Are Two Types of Videos You Should Make

The first one is an authority video.

That is a long form YouTube video like this where you educate your ideal customers. We call this a pillar piece.

The second one is shorts.

Those are helpful tips that you can post on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Those help you stay top of mind.

Do not overthink this.

If you are just getting started, make one long form pillar piece for the week. Then later you can turn that into shorts.

Step 1: Find What Your Ideal Customers Are Searching For

Before you make the video, you need to know what to make the video about.

You need to identify exactly what your customers are searching as the answer.

Go ask ChatGPT or other search engines what exactly your ideal customer may be typing in. Then go type it in and start with different variations.

Go over to Google and do the same thing.

On Google, you are going to see a dropdown of multiple suggestions. ChatGPT is even starting to include this. This gives you suggestions on exactly what other topics and other questions people are asking.

This is key because now you start seeing all of these search terms that your potential leads may be searching.

You can use AI, you can go ask your customers, or you can use our tools at Automation Links Start to help find what your ideal customers are searching for.

That part matters because most business owners do this backwards. They make the video first, then hope it works. That is like making dinner and then asking who is coming over. Funny, but not a great plan.

Step 2: Pick One Question and Make It Your Pillar Piece

Once you identify just one of these questions, you can make this your pillar piece.

A pillar piece is where you send all of your other content underneath.

If you say this is the number one question my ideal customers search for, you want to make your own version of it and answer it.

Do not go too generic at first.

If the search is too short, too generic, and too competitive, it is going to be hard to compete. So go find something a little bit longer. Change one or two words around. Make it your own. Add a niche. Add your location. Add your type of customer.

That is where the magic comes in.

You might not get hundreds and thousands of searches for it right away, but the people that do search for it can find you as the recommended answer.

This is also how you build social signals around one trusted topic. We break more of that down here: Do Social Signals Help SEO and ChatGPT Rankings in 2026.

Step 3: Use a Prompt to Help Script the Video

Now that you know the topic, grab a prompt.

You can use an AI prompt to help script the video. You do not need to memorize everything. You just need help planning it out.

That is the big difference.

You are not using AI to fake the video. You are using AI to help you plan the video.

You want it to be authentic.

You want it to sound like you.

You want it to answer the question.

You can get started here if you want the tools and prompts in one place: Automation Links Start.

Step 4: Plan the Video With Bullet Points

What I like to do is talk through multiple bullet points in my head and have them up on the screen.

You can have them on your computer.

You can have them on a piece of paper.

You can have them in your phone.

You just want to make sure you hit those bullet points and create the video.

Here is the simple structure:

First three seconds, make a hook.

Then talk about their pain points.

Then promise them something.

Then tell them a story.

Then teach them the solution.

Then recap.

Then make the call to action.

That is it.

You do not need a Hollywood production. You need a hook, a story, education, and a call to action.

Step 5: Use Your Story

This is where most people freeze up.

They think they need to sound perfect.

You do not.

You need to be real.

Part of my story is that it took me six months to make my first video. I was nervous. I did not know what to say. That is part of the story. That is what you can touch on.

Your story builds trust.

Your story helps people see your personality.

Your story helps people feel like they can learn from you.

And that is a big deal because people do not just buy the answer. They buy trust.

Step 6: Record the Video

You can start with your iPhone.

That is how I started.

Most of my videos were made with my iPhone.

Make sure it is horizontal.

Get a tripod.

Get a good mic.

Make sure your audio is good.

Audio matters.

You can also record on your computer. You can use screen share. You can talk through your bullet points. Pause. Look at your notes. Make eye contact with the camera again. Then keep going.

You do not have to memorize the whole thing. Go section by section.

That is one of the easiest ways to make your first video without feeling like your brain just left the room.

Step 7: Keep the Video Between 5 and 15 Minutes

A lot of people ask how long the video should be.

Really, these videos should be anywhere between five to 15 minutes.

That is long enough to educate.

That is long enough to build trust.

That is long enough to actually answer the question.

For your first one, do not try to make the perfect 47 minute masterpiece.

That is usually code for “I am going to avoid filming this until next year.”

Keep it simple. Five to 15 minutes. One question. One answer.

Step 8: Cover the Right Parts From Start to Finish

What you really want to do is cover from start to finish:

The hook.

The story.

Education bullet point one.

Education bullet point two.

Education bullet point three.

Then recap.

Then the call to action at the end.

That is the framework.

That is the system.

That is also why our Famous Follow-Up system works so well. Helpful content, helpful follow-up, and staying top of mind.

Step 9: Post It on YouTube First

I recommend YouTube.

There are three different ways you can create content. You can write a blog. You can record audio. But the most beneficial and the best is making a YouTube video just like this.

Why?

Because YouTube is one of the most trusted sources.

Because it can show up on Google.

Because it can show up in ChatGPT.

Because one video can turn into your blog post, your FAQs, your shorts, your social posts, and your follow-up content.

That is leverage.

Step 10: Do Proper SEO on the Video

Once the video is recorded and uploaded, do proper SEO.

Add the title.

Add the description.

Add the chapters.

Add the questions and answers.

That is what helps the video rank on the top of search engines.

You can use the transcription from your video and plug it into AI to create the description. That way the description uses the words from your video.

That matters because it keeps the content helpful and authentic.

You can learn more about that process and the main system here: Automation Links Start.

Step 11: Turn the Video Into a Blog Post

Do not stop at the video.

Take the transcription from the video and turn it into a blog post.

Create FAQs answering questions.

Embed your YouTube video on the blog.

Create the whole blog post on the words you said in the video.

This is how you start ranking in AI searches.

Because now Google, Bing, ChatGPT, and other channels can see a really great blog on your website with a video backing it up, with FAQs backing it up, and with really good helpful content backing it up that was not generated by AI.

Why?

Because you used the words from your video to create all of it.

You can see more examples on our blog.

Step 12: Be Consistent

You want to be consistent.

Post on the same day, same time every week.

That way everyone knows they can come tune in and learn something from you.

One pillar piece a week is enough to get started.

That one pillar piece can turn into more content, more social signals, more trust, and more follow-up.

And yes, that is how you stay top of mind without feeling like you need to post 97 random things just because the internet said so.

What This Looks Like Over Time

Once the video is published and you do it right, you can actually start showing up in search results.

People can find your video on Google.

People can find your video in ChatGPT.

People can watch your video and trust you.

People can get on a call with you and say they watched your video and learned a lot from you.

That is what you want.

You want to show your video at the top of Google and ChatGPT and other searches to answer that question for your ideal leads.

You want one question, one video, one pillar piece, and one system that keeps working.

The Simple Recap

Here is the play.

Find what your ideal customers are searching for.

Pick one question.

Use a prompt to plan the video.

Create bullet points.

Start with a hook.

Talk about pain points.

Tell a story.

Teach the solution.

Recap.

Give a call to action.

Upload it to YouTube.

Do proper SEO.

Turn it into a blog post.

Stay consistent.

That is how you create your first video.

That is how you stop guessing.

That is how you start getting found.

If you want the main offer and the tools that help with this, go here: Automation Links Start.

If you want the exact marketing system we use to generate 3,000 leads a month, go here: Famous Follow-Up.

If you want more helpful content like this, check out the Automation Links blog.

And if you have been putting off your first video for six months, welcome to the club. Now go make the video.