Providing Research for your Scripts

Good YouTube scripts need solid research. Subscribr makes it easy to gather, organize, and use source materials when creating your scripts. This guide explains all the research features available to improve your content.

Research Dashboard Overview

The Research tab is where you manage all your source materials. Here you can:

• See all your current research items
• Add new research from different sources
• Star important items you want to reuse
• Track how much of your research word limit you've used
• Organize research materials by script section

Understanding Research Limits

Each Subscribr plan has a research word limit that shows at the top of your Research dashboard. This limit applies to the total word count of all research materials in a single script.

Research Word Limits by Plan:

• Ideation Plans: 50,000 words per script
• Creator Plans: 75,000 words per script
• Automation Plans: 100,000 words per script
• Scale Plans: Up to 125,000 words per script

You can see how much of your limit you've used on the Research tab, which shows both used and available words.

Adding Research Materials

Subscribr offers several ways to add research to your scripts:

1. Upload Files (New!)

You can now directly upload document and image files:

1. Go to the Research tab in the script builder
2. Click the Add Document button
3. Select Upload a file
4. Choose a file from your device (up to 10MB)
5. Add a title to help identify the document
6. Click Upload to process and add the document

Supported file formats:

• PDF documents (.pdf )
• Microsoft Word documents (.doc , .docx )
• Text files (.txt , .md )
• Images (.jpg , .png , .gif , .webp )

Subscribr automatically extracts text from your documents and includes it in your research word count.

2. Add Web Links

Add content from websites:

1. Click the Add Link button
2. Enter the URL of an article, blog post, or other web source
3. Subscribr will extract the relevant content
4. Review the content and click Add to Research

3. Add Videos

Include YouTube videos as research sources:

1. Click the Add Video button
2. Enter the YouTube URL or video ID
3. Subscribr will extract the video transcript (if available)
4. Review the transcript and click Add to Research

4. Manual Text Entry

Type or paste content directly:

1. Click the Add Document button
2. Select Type/paste text content
3. Enter your research material in the text area
4. Add a descriptive title
5. Click Add to Research

5. Add Starred Research

Use research from your channel's existing collection:

1. Click the Add Starred button
2. Select previously starred research items from your channel
3. Click Add Selected to include them in your script

Note: When you create a new script, all starred research items from your channel are automatically added as research sources, saving you time and ensuring consistency across videos.

How Subscribr Uses Your Research

Your research materials do more than just sit in the sidebar - they actively shape your script content:

Outline Generation

When you create an outline, Subscribr analyzes all your research materials and uses this information to generate a better structure for your script.

Section-Specific Research Reports

For each section in your outline, Subscribr creates a custom research report containing relevant information from your sources. These reports help:

1. Keep your content accurate and detailed
2. Ensure you cover important points from your research
3. Provide context for AI-generated content

You can view these research reports by:

1. Going to the Draft step in the script builder
2. Clicking the Research button at the top
3. Each script section will flip to show its customized research report

Research Feedback (Pre-Outline)

Before generating your outline, you can get AI-powered feedback on your research:

1. Go to the Draft step in the script builder
2. Look for the Research Feedback option
3. Subscribr will analyze your research materials and suggest:
   • Potential gaps in your research
   • Additional topics that might be worth covering
   • How well your research aligns with your script goals

This optional step helps ensure your research is comprehensive before creating your outline.

Updating Research After Draft Creation

If you add new research after creating your draft:

1. Go to the Draft step in the script builder
2. Click the Actions button
3. Select Refresh Research
4. Subscribr will regenerate the research reports for all script sections

To update your draft content with the new research:

1. Go to each script section's Plan tab
2. Click Generate Draft to rewrite that section using the updated research

Organizing Research

Starring Important Items

Mark important research materials with the star icon to create a reusable collection for your channel

How Starred Research Works:

• Starred research is saved to your channel's collection
• When you create a new script, starred research items are automatically added
• This creates a knowledge base that follows you across all scripts
• Especially useful for personal brand channels where you want to include background information about yourself in every script

To star a research item, click the star icon next to any research source.

Best Practices

• Mix your sources: Include different types of research materials
• Check your facts: Verify information across multiple sources
• Star what matters: Mark your most reliable and important sources
• Organize early: Assign research to sections before writing
• Watch your limits: Keep an eye on your research word count

Troubleshooting

Common Issues with File Uploads

• File Too Large: Make sure your file is under 10MB
• Format Not Supported: Check that you're using a supported file type
• Text Extraction Problems: For images or scanned PDFs, text may not extract properly
• Word Count Issues: Some formatting in documents may affect word count accuracy