Project · Your First Published Short, With Numbers

Take one idea through the full pipeline from this module and publish it: an AI-assisted 30-second script built on a scroll-stopping hook, recorded or assembled with no special gear, captioned so it reads on mute, and posted to the single platform you committed to with a real title, caption, and hashtags. After 24 hours, open your analytics and read what happened. Success means the short is public, fully watchable with the sound off, and you can point at your retention curve and name your single biggest takeaway from the data.

• The public link to your live short on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, or Reels.
• Your final 30-second script (the edited version, not the raw AI draft) pasted as text, with your chosen hook as the first line.
• A screenshot of the short's first-24-hours analytics showing views, watch time or retention, and at least one engagement signal.
• A screenshot or note confirming captions and an on-screen hook are present (or a one-line statement that you passed the mute test).
• Two sentences: what your retention curve tells you (where viewers dropped) and your single biggest takeaway for the next short.

• The short is publicly viewable at the submitted link (not private, unlisted, or deleted) and runs 45 seconds or less.
• The video is followable with the sound off — captions are present and the opening hook appears as on-screen text within the first ~2 seconds.
• The published post has a keyword-relevant title, a caption, and 3-5 hashtags — not left blank or auto-filled.
• The analytics screenshot shows real first-day data, and the written takeaway correctly reads the retention curve (identifies whether the hook or the middle is the weak point).
• The takeaway names one specific, concrete change for the next short rather than a vague 'do better' or a whole-strategy rewrite off one post.