How to Find VIRAL Video Ideas for YouTube!

Summary

This video script offers four effective methods to generate viral video ideas, emphasizing that a compelling concept is paramount for attracting viewers. The first method, 'Stealing Ideas,' encourages viewers to draw inspiration from successful videos, adapting formats to fit their niche. 'YouTube Search' suggests mining search suggestions for high-volume topics with less competition. 'YouTube Comments' highlights the value of understanding audience desires through comment analysis. Lastly, 'Creating an Audience Profile' involves understanding the audience's interests and fears to craft targeted content. The script also touches on the importance of thumbnails in video success and hints at a masterclass for thumbnail creation.

Takeaways

• 🔑 The most important factor for a video to get views is the idea itself, not just the thumbnail or editing.
• 🌟 Even with average production quality, a compelling video idea can make a video go viral on YouTube.
• 🤔 Finding good video ideas is challenging and doesn't happen consistently.
• 🎨 Method 1: 'Stealing Ideas' involves taking inspiration from other successful videos to create your own.
• 💡 Use existing video topics as a springboard to generate new ideas tailored to your audience.
• 🎮 Method 2: Utilize YouTube search suggestions to find high-volume, low-competition topics.
• 🗣️ Method 3: The comment section on YouTube is a goldmine for understanding viewer interests and demands.
• 📝 Method 4: Creating an audience profile helps in generating video ideas that resonate with their desires and fears.
• 📈 Videos that address basic human emotions, like fear, have a higher chance of going viral.
• 🛠️ Thumbnail creation is crucial for a video's success, and there are resources like 'Thumbnail Masterclass' to improve this skill.
• ✍️ Consistently generating video ideas requires exploring different methods and adapting them to your channel's niche.

Q & A

What is the most important factor to attract views on a video according to the speaker?

The speaker emphasizes that the most important factor is the idea of the video itself. While a clickable title, thumbnail, and engaging editing are essential, a boring video idea can deter viewers regardless of these elements.

What are the speaker's top 4 favorite methods to generate viral video ideas?

The speaker's top 4 methods are: 1) Stealing Ideas by taking inspiration from other successful videos, 2) Using YouTube Search to find high search volume topics, 3) Exploring YouTube Comments for viewer requests and interests, and 4) Creating an Audience Profile to understand the audience's desires and fears.

Why does the speaker suggest 'Stealing Ideas' as the first method?

The speaker suggests 'Stealing Ideas' because it is a popular way to find amazing ideas by taking inspiration from existing viral videos or those created by favorite creators, adapting their formats or topics to one's own channel.

Can you provide an example of how to adapt a video idea from the transcript?

An example given is adapting the video 'Asking Millionaires how to make 1 million dollars' to 'Asking Big YouTubers how to Get 1M subscribers' or 'Asking Big YouTubers for their best YouTube advice'.

How does the YouTube Search method work according to the transcript?

The YouTube Search method involves using YouTube's search suggestions to find broad topics that people are searching for and then narrowing them down to more specific ideas that can be turned into video content.

What role do YouTube Comments play in generating video ideas?

YouTube Comments can reveal what viewers want to see or avoid, providing direct insights into viewer interests. Checking comments on one's own videos or those of larger channels in the same niche can yield ideas for videos that are in demand.

What is an Audience Profile and how can it help in creating video ideas?

An Audience Profile is a list of information about the target audience, including what excites them, their problems, dreams, goals, fears, and questions. This profile can inspire video ideas that directly address the audience's interests and concerns.

How can understanding the audience's fears contribute to video idea generation?

Understanding the audience's fears allows for the creation of video ideas that target those fears directly, such as addressing the fear of a channel dying out or the fear of running out of video ideas, which can potentially lead to viral content.

What is the purpose of the Thumbnail Masterclass mentioned in the transcript?

The Thumbnail Masterclass is intended to teach viewers how to create effective thumbnails for their videos, which is crucial for attracting viewers and ensuring the success of a video.

How does the speaker encourage interaction regarding the shared methods?

The speaker invites viewers to share their favorite method from the ones discussed and to contribute their own great video ideas, especially if they struggle with creating thumbnails.

Outlines

00:00

🎯 Unleashing Viral Video Ideas

This paragraph discusses the critical importance of a compelling video idea for attracting views, even more so than a catchy title or high production value. It introduces four methods to generate endless viral video ideas, emphasizing that a good idea can make a significant difference. The first method, 'Stealing Ideas,' involves taking inspiration from successful videos to create new content. Examples are provided to illustrate how this can be done effectively, such as adapting popular topics to fit one's own channel niche.

05:03

🔎 Mining YouTube for Video Gold

The second paragraph delves into the practical methods of discovering video ideas. It suggests using YouTube's search function to identify high-volume topics and narrow them down to specific, less competitive niches. Additionally, the paragraph highlights the value of the comment section on YouTube as a direct source of audience interests and requests. The method of creating an 'Audience Profile' is introduced, which involves understanding the target audience's desires, problems, and fears to craft videos that resonate with them. The paragraph concludes by inviting viewers to share their favorite method and suggesting a 'Thumbnail Masterclass' for those needing help with thumbnail creation.

Keywords

💡Click-through Rate (CTR)

Click-through Rate (CTR) is a metric used in online advertising and search engine optimization to measure the effectiveness of an advertisement or a search listing. It is the ratio of users who click on a specific link to the number of total users who view a page, email, or advertisement. In the context of the video, a high CTR is crucial for attracting viewers to a video, as it indicates that the title and thumbnail are compelling enough to make users want to click and watch the content.

💡Viewer Retention

Viewer retention refers to the measure of how long viewers watch a video before they stop or leave. It is an important metric for video content creators as it reflects the engagement level of the audience with the video. In the video script, engaging editing is mentioned as a way to achieve high viewer retention, suggesting that the content should be structured in a way that keeps viewers interested throughout its duration.

💡Video Idea

A video idea is the concept or theme around which a video is created. It is the core message or topic that the video aims to convey to its audience. The script emphasizes that a compelling video idea is the most crucial factor for attracting views, even more so than a catchy title or high production value. Examples from the script include 'Asking Millionaires how to make 1 million dollars' and '5 Common Mistakes beginners make in chess,' which are used to illustrate how to derive new video ideas from existing successful concepts.

💡Stealing Ideas

In the context of the video, 'stealing ideas' is not about plagiarism but rather about taking inspiration from successful videos to create new content. It involves observing popular formats or topics and adapting them to one's own channel or niche. The script uses this term to describe a method of generating video ideas by drawing inspiration from other creators' successful content, such as the example of creating a video about 'Asking Big YouTubers for their best YouTube advice' inspired by a video about asking millionaires.

💡YouTube Search

YouTube Search refers to the function on the platform that allows users to look for specific content using keywords or phrases. In the script, this method is used as a strategy for finding video ideas by identifying popular search queries related to a particular niche. For example, a gaming channel might search for 'Free Fire' to find related topics like 'Free Fire best settings' and use these as a starting point for creating new videos.

💡YouTube Comments

YouTube Comments are the public messages left by viewers under a video. They can provide valuable insights into what the audience is interested in or what they want to see more of. The script suggests using the comment section as a source for video ideas, as it can reveal topics that are in demand or questions that viewers have, which can then be addressed in new content.

💡Audience Profile

An audience profile is a detailed description of a typical member of a target audience, including their interests, needs, and behaviors. In the video, creating an audience profile is presented as a method for generating video ideas by understanding the audience's desires, problems, and fears. For instance, if the target audience is excited about growing quickly on YouTube, a video idea could be about achieving rapid subscriber growth.

💡Viral Video

A viral video is a video that spreads rapidly across the internet, attracting a large number of views in a short period. The script discusses the importance of a killer video idea for a video to go viral, even if it has ordinary thumbnails or average audio quality. The video's content and its ability to resonate with viewers are highlighted as key factors in achieving virality.

💡Thumbnail Masterclass

A Thumbnail Masterclass, as mentioned in the script, is likely a course or tutorial series focused on creating effective thumbnails for video content. Thumbnails are crucial for attracting viewers, and the script suggests that learning how to make great thumbnails can significantly impact a video's success, even if the video idea itself is strong.

💡Engaging Editing

Engaging editing refers to the process of structuring and assembling video footage in a way that captivates the audience and keeps them interested. The script mentions engaging editing as a factor for high viewer retention, implying that the way a video is edited can influence how long viewers stay to watch the content.

Highlights

The most important factor for video views is the video's idea, not just the title, thumbnail, or editing.

A clickable title and thumbnail are essential for a high click-through rate (CTR) and viewer retention.

Engaging editing is crucial for keeping viewers interested in the video content.

Videos with ordinary thumbnails and average audio quality can go viral due to a compelling video idea.

Finding good video ideas is challenging and doesn't happen repeatedly.

The presenter shares their top 4 favorite methods for generating unlimited viral video ideas.

Method no.1 involves 'stealing ideas' by taking inspiration from other successful videos.

Example given: Taking inspiration from 'Asking Millionaires' to create a video about YouTube advice.

Method no.2 uses YouTube search to find high search volume topics with lower competition.

YouTube comments can be a goldmine for understanding viewer interests and generating video ideas.

Method no.3 suggests exploring comments on other creators' videos for untapped video idea topics.

Method no.4 involves creating an audience profile to understand their interests, dreams, and fears.

Using audience profiles can lead to video ideas that directly address basic human emotions like fear.

Thumbnails are crucial for video success, and a Thumbnail Masterclass is suggested for learning how to make them.

The presenter invites viewers to share their favorite method and any great video ideas they might have.

The video emphasizes the importance of exploring and adapting different brainstorming methods to suit one's own thinking process.

Transcripts

If I ask you, what is the most important factor to bring views on a video, what would your

answer be?

Perhaps you would say a clickable title and thumbnail to get a high click-through rate

(CTR), and engaging editing for high viewer retention.

Well, these things are essential, but there's something even more crucial than these, and

that is the idea of the video.

No matter how good a video's thumbnail, editing, or voiceover may be, if the video idea is

boring, then views won't come.

On the flip side, videos with ordinary thumbnails, beginner-level editing, and average audio

quality go viral on YouTube every day.

Why?

Because of a Killer Video Idea.

But the problem is that finding good video ideas is not an easy task.

Good ideas may come to mind once or twice, but not repeatedly!

What to do...

So in today's video, I'll tell you my top 4 favorite methods to come up with unlimited

viral video ideas.

Method no.1 & method no.4 are my favorites.

Starting with Method no.1: Stealing Ideas

Don't get misled by the name; this is actually one of the most popular ways to find amazing

ideas.

Basically, you need to go to YouTube and find some random videos that are either viral or

you have recently watched or just watch your favorite creator's videos.

Now all you have to do is take inspiration from these videos.

Get inspired by their format and take ideas.

For example, while scrolling on YouTube, I came across this video: "Asking Millionaires

how to make 1 million dollars."

It's a very simple topic but very powerful.

So, I can take inspiration from this topic and create a video idea for my channel like

"Asking Big Youtubers how to Get 1M subscribers" or "Asking Big Youtubers for their best YouTube

advice."

There you go, 2 video ideas came instantly.

Initially, it doesn't matter if that video is easy to make or not, just keep writing

ideas.

Later on, you might get 2-3 more ideas related to that initial one, which you might like

even more.

Another example is from Matt D'Avella: "6 things I wish I knew at 20."

This is also a great video idea from which I can take inspiration and create a video

idea for my channel like "6 things I wish I knew when starting a YouTube Channel."

Similarly, Ali Abdaal's video "how to manage your time as a student" can inspire me to

create a video on my channel like "How to manage your time as a YouTuber."

Considering that most young YouTubers find it challenging to manage YouTube along with

school or college, if I can make such a video, chances are I'll get a lot of views.

Iman Gadzhi's video "5 Traits of the top 1% man" can inspire me to create "5 Traits of

the top 1% YouTuber," simple!

These are just some examples that I have used for my channel, but I'm sure that you might

also be coming up with 1-2 ideas for your channel along with me.

Let's take one more example: "5 Common Mistakes beginners make in chess."

This is a very common video format that can be applied to various niches like "5 mistakes

new YouTubers make," "5 mistakes to avoid when dribbling," "5 mistakes that make you

a noob in free fire," "5 big mistakes all self-taught guitarists make," and so on...

And yes, it's not always necessary to just take inspiration; you can go to other channels

in your niche and look for videos where you can provide extra information or improvise

in your own style, and you'll have even more ideas.

Moving on to Method no.2: YouTube Search

Let's take gaming channels as an example since they receive a lot of comments.

If you have a Free Fire gaming channel, you can go to YouTube search and type "Free Fire."

If you have a particular topic in mind related to the game on which you want to create a

video, you can search for that specific topic.

Otherwise, just type a random letter like "B" and see the suggestions that come up,

such as "Free Fire best settings," "Free Fire best character," "Free Fire best sensitivity,"

etc.

These are broad topics that people are searching for, so we need to narrow it down further.

Let's say I select "Free Fire best settings," and then I find more related suggestions like

"Free Fire best settings for headshots," "Free Fire best settings for 2 finger, 3 finger,

control, custom HUD," and more.

You can add all these suggestions to your video idea list.

This method is helpful because we are targeting topics with high search volume and comparatively

lower competition.

You can do the same for any niche.

For example, a cooking channel can search for "Cold coffee recipe" and find more video

ideas from related suggestions.

But if this method doesn't work for you, you can try Method no.3: YouTube Comments.

The comment section on YouTube is one of the best places to know what people want to see

or don't want to see.

It's a straightforward way to know what viewers

are interested in.

If your channel has a decent audience, you can check your video comments for suggestions.

Otherwise, you can explore the comment section of bigger channels in your niche.

You'll often find viewers requesting videos on specific topics that the channel's creator

hasn't covered yet or hasn't been able to do for some reason.

For example, on my channel, viewers often request voiceover and voice editing topics,

which means it's a topic in demand.

If any other YouTuber in my niche creates a video on that topic and it's genuinely good,

it's likely to get a lot of views.

So explore the comment section of other creators to find some treasure and get ideas for viral

videos.

If this method doesn't work for your niche, you can try Method no.4: Creating an Audience

Profile.

For this, take a pen and paper and create a list where you jot down information about

your target audience.

Write down what excites them, the problems they face, their dreams, goals, fears, and

the questions they have.

When you have this information, you'll have many video ideas coming to you.

For instance, when I created my audience profile, I wrote down that my target audience is excited

about growing quickly on YouTube.

So, I knew that if I make a video about getting 10K subscribers with only 7 videos, it would

have potential as it addresses their excitement.

Similarly, when you create a list of fears your audience has, you can generate video

ideas that target those fears directly.

For example, a fear of a channel dying out, fear of choosing the wrong settings while

uploading a video, fear of running out of video ideas, or even just the fear of starting

a YouTube channel.

You can see how easily you can create video ideas from these points.

In fact, these videos have a higher chance of going viral since they directly target

a basic human emotion like fear.

These are the methods I use to brainstorm ideas, but your thinking process might be

different, so go ahead and explore.

Now that I have shared all four methods with you, I want to know which one is your favorite.

Also, if you have a

great video idea, but you struggle to create a good thumbnail, it might hinder the video's

success.

Thumbnails are crucial, so if you want to learn how to make great thumbnails, check

out the Thumbnail Masterclass for a detailed explanation.

So yeah, I'll meet you there, bye!