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Content Repurposing
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Turn Your Blog Archive into a Video Library

Convert your best existing blog posts into a video library using Lumen5 — producing a week of LinkedIn and YouTube content from articles you've already written.

Time Required

30–45 min per video

Expected Result

10 publish-ready videos from your existing blog content, formatted for LinkedIn and YouTube, scheduled for the next 2 weeks.

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1

Select Your Best 10 Posts

Pull your top 10 blog posts by traffic or engagement. These should have clear structure, strong conclusions, and a definitive takeaway — they translate best to video.

2

Generate Videos in Lumen5

Paste each blog post URL into Lumen5. The AI extracts key sentences, matches them to stock footage, and generates a formatted video. Review and swap any footage that doesn't match the content context.

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3

Add Branded Styling

Apply your brand colors, font, and logo to all 10 videos using Lumen5's brand kit. This ensures all videos look consistent even though they were produced from different articles.

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4

Write Platform-Specific Captions

Use ChatGPT to write LinkedIn-optimized captions for each video — lead with the key insight, add 3 bullet points from the video, close with a question to drive comments.

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5

Schedule the Release

Upload and schedule all 10 videos in Buffer AI — one per working day for 2 weeks. Use Buffer's best-time recommendations for your audience's timezone.

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