A step-by-step workflow using Google NotebookLM, Claude, and LinkedIn Newsletter — built for maximum LLM citation visibility.
20% of citations in Google AI Overviews are YouTube videos. LinkedIn articles are public URLs that LLMs crawl heavily. This workflow takes a single blog post grounded in your proprietary knowledge — client calls, sales transcripts, your direct expertise — and distributes it across the two most LLM-crawled content platforms in one session.
Do not start with new content. Pull up your Google Search Console, find your highest-traffic existing blog posts, and repurpose those first. Proven topics, faster to execute.
Start here first — the video takes 15–20 minutes to generate in the background. Kick it off, then move to Phase 3 while it runs.
Navigate to notebooklm.google.com and sign in with your Google Workspace account.
Click "Add Sources" in the left panel. Select "Link", paste the full URL of your published blog post, and click Insert. NotebookLM will fetch the article and generate a summary in the center panel.
In the right-hand panel, click "Video Overview." A format selection modal appears. Choose "Cinematic" — it produces a rich, narrated video with engaging visuals. You'll also see Explainer and Brief options, but Cinematic is the highest quality output.
Use the "How would you like the video to be customized?" text field to add any specific framing. NotebookLM suggests examples like focusing on a specific aspect or visual style.
Click the blue Generate button. The video will take 15–20 minutes to process. You do not need to stay on this tab — switch to Phase 3 now and draft the LinkedIn article while it renders.
Once generation is complete, click the download button in NotebookLM. The file downloads as an MP4, approximately 5 minutes long with narration and cinematic graphics.
Go to studio.youtube.com and click the Create button (camera icon, top right) → Upload Videos. Select the MP4 you downloaded from NotebookLM.
YouTube pre-fills the title from the filename. For the description, go back to NotebookLM, copy the article summary from the center panel, and paste it directly into the description field.
Under audience, select "No, it's not made for kids." Skip the subtitle upload — YouTube auto-generates closed captions viewers can toggle on. Set visibility to Public and publish.
Run this phase while NotebookLM renders the video. One Claude skill call produces the full article, image prompt, and sharing post simultaneously.
Open Claude. Type / to open the skill menu, start typing the skill name, select it, then pass the article URL:
/geoforge-to-linkedin-article — run this for: [your article URL]
Claude first presents multiple headline options — ranging from direct to provocative. The headline is what appears in newsletter subscribers' email subject lines. It's your primary hook. Select one and Claude drafts the full article.
Claude produces three things in one response: the LinkedIn article draft (TLDR at top, body, tables, key takeaways, author bio, CTA, and sources), an image prompt, and the LinkedIn sharing post.
Copy the image prompt from Claude's output. Open ChatGPT's image generator (preferred) or Gemini (free). Paste the prompt, generate, and download — you'll upload it as the LinkedIn article header.
Two valid entry points — both open the same editor:
In the top-left of the article editor, confirm your newsletter is selected in the dropdown. Never deselect it. Publishing via the newsletter sends an email to every subscriber automatically — that's your distribution advantage.
Upload the AI-generated image from Step 13 as the article header. You cannot publish without a header image. Then paste the headline angle you selected in Step 11 into the title field.
Copy the full article draft from Claude and paste it into the LinkedIn article editor. Formatting carries over cleanly. For any tables — LinkedIn can't render copy-pasted tables — take a screenshot of the table in Claude and insert it as an inline image.
This is the step that captures views on both platforms simultaneously:
Scan the article and confirm:
LinkedIn requires a short post to accompany every article at publication. Return to Claude's output, copy the LinkedIn Sharing Post section, and paste it into the prompt LinkedIn shows when you click Publish.
Click Publish. The article goes live as a public URL immediately. All newsletter subscribers receive an email with your headline as the subject line. LLM crawlers can now discover and index the article.
Once the workflow is familiar, batch your sessions:
| Tool | Purpose | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Google NotebookLM | Convert article URL into a ~5-min cinematic narrated video | Google Workspace or NotebookLM Plus required for Cinematic video |
| YouTube Studio | Host and publish the video; captures AI Overview citations | Free |
| Claude (GEOforge-to-LinkedIn skill) | Repurpose article into LinkedIn draft, image prompt, and sharing post | Paid Claude subscription |
| ChatGPT Image Generator | Generate hero images from Claude's image prompts | Paid (Gemini is a free alternative) |
| LinkedIn Newsletter | Publish articles with guaranteed subscriber email delivery | Free |
One published blog post. One session. Three distribution assets that compound over time as LLM crawlers discover and cite your content.
Paris Childress is the CEO of Hop AI and creator of GEOforge, a platform that helps B2B brands get cited and recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. A former Google Country Manager and agency veteran with 20+ years in digital marketing, Paris is focused on helping brands win in the era of AI search.
