Issue #37: 🎬 Zinho Automate's Viral YouTube Shorts from long-form

Workflow of the Week 🚀

Who Built It: Zinho

What It Does: This workflow automatically converts long-form YouTube videos into viral-ready Shorts: it uses Klap AI to analyze footage and pick the best moments, applies captions/effects, then hands off the clips to BLOTATO for scheduling and posting — all orchestrated inside n8n. The result is a repeatable pipeline that turns archive content into a steady stream of short-form posts without manual clipping, editing, or scheduling.

Where to Find It: 👉 Access Zinho’s automated Shorts workflow

Why It’s Incredible: This automation removes the main friction creators face: finding, clipping, formatting, and scheduling short clips from long video libraries. By combining Klap (for AI clip selection and captioning) with BLOTATO (for platform publishing) and n8n (for orchestration and tracking), the workflow converts passive long-form assets into active, monetizable short-form pipelines. It’s built with practical scale in mind — Google Sheets tracking, status flags, and easy template imports make it accessible for creators and agencies alike.

Key advantages:

• Automates the full clip lifecycle: discovery → clipping → captioning → scheduling.

• Scales archival content into a constant publishing stream without extra editors.

• Simple setup with ready-to-import n8n templates and Sheets-based tracking.

📊 Difficulty Rating:
🌊🌊 (2/5 — Beginner-friendly if you follow the template; needs API keys and basic n8n setup)

💰 Get The Bag – Monetize This Workflow

1) Launch a “Shorts Repackaging” Service for Creators
Offer to convert creators’ long YouTube videos into regular Shorts packages (e.g., 20 clips/month). Use Zinho’s workflow to import videos, auto-generate clips. Charge an onboarding/setup fee ($200–$500) plus a monthly management fee ($300–$1,000) depending on volume and delivery cadence.  💡Pro Tip: upsell caption optimization, thumbnail variants, or A/B testing packages to increase client lifetime value.

2) White-label Clips-as-a-Service for Agencies
Package the full pipeline as a white-label solution for agencies managing multiple creators or brands. Implement a single n8n instance per client or a multi-tenant design that writes outputs to client-specific Google Drive/Airtable folders. Price per-client licenses (e.g., $750–$2,500/month) depending on clip volume, and offer priority scheduling or creative review for higher tiers.  💡 Pro Tip: include a “viral hook” template library (top-performing clip patterns) to speed approvals and improve success rates.

3) Productize a “Shorts Growth Kit” for DIY Creators
Create and sell a downloadable starter kit: the editted n8n template, Klap prompt recipes, a BLOTATO scheduling template, a ready-to-use Google Sheets tracker, and a short onboarding video. Sell the kit on Gumroad or your community for $49–$199 and offer paid setup support ($99–$299) as an add-on.💡 Pro Tip: bundle case-study examples (before/after performance) to make the value obvious and drive conversions.

🔥 Weekend Hustle - Build and Ship by Monday

Turn Zinho’s automation into income this weekend by launching a simple “3-demo clip” offer — create 3 high-quality Shorts from a creator’s recent long-form video, show the results, and close the client for full automation.

Step-by-step Action (do this over a weekend):

1. Import & Test: Import Zinho’s n8n template, connect your Klap and BLOTATO (or trial accounts), and run a single test video to confirm clip outputs.

2. Create a Demo Offer: Build a one-page landing page pitch titled “3 Viral Shorts Demo — Free/Discounted” with examples and delivery timeframe. If you want to move even faster just get some samples into a Google Drive folder.

3. Outreach: DM 10 creators a day on X/Instagram or reach out via YouTube comments offering to show them 3 demo clips. Use the workflow to produce the 3 clips, upload them to a shared Drive folder, and send the demo.

4. Convert: . Follow up with a free trail for case studies or pricing option for the ongoing package.

Resources

• Landing page builders: Carrd or Notion templates.

• Quick pitch script (copy/paste): “Hey [Name], “I turned one of your videos into 3 Shorts optimized for views — check them out? [LINK}”

• Tracking template: Use a Google Sheet to log outreach, video links, demo status, and follow-up date. Get ChatGPT to design it for you.

• If you want to get found you could also set up a profile on https://ytjobs.co/

If you want to go it alone then shorts videos or clipping can be a way to make money on YouTube if you are patient. Here is a new channel of mine that I started 5 weeks ago that is currently running on autopilot:

📈 By The Bootstraps - Featured reader projects and workflows

If you’re serious about improving your videos, this is the one AI tool build by a subscriber that you might want to test first. The tool is called TikAlyzer.AI, and honestly, it’s kind of brilliant if you make short-form videos.

It basically watches your TikToks, Reels, or Shorts the way an expert content coach would — frame by frame — and breaks down what’s working (and what’s not).

It tells you stuff like,

So instead of guessing why a video didn’t perform, you actually get clear, practical feedback you can use right away. Basically, it’s like having an AI content coach who doesn’t sleep and a perfect tool to use alongside today’s workflow.

Thanks for reading.

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Have a great weekend and remember - Code Less, Create More!

Kate

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