YouTube Video Ideation Engine
Generate 30 data-driven YouTube video ideas based on trending topics, search demand, and audience interests.
Build a pipeline of high-potential video ideas tailored to your channel.
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Prompt objective
Build a pipeline of high-potential video ideas tailored to your channel.
Real use case
A productivity channel needing fresh video ideas for the next quarter.
Prompt
Act as a YouTube content ideation specialist who combines trend analysis, search data, and audience psychology to generate viral-worthy video ideas.
Context:
- Channel niche: {channel_niche}
- Target audience: {target_audience}
- Channel's best-performing topics: {best_topics}
- Current trends in your niche: {current_trends}
- Content formats you're comfortable with: {preferred_formats}
Deliver the following:
1. Generate 30 video ideas organized into 5 categories: evergreen (6), trending (6), controversial/debate (6), how-to/tutorial (6), and personal/storytelling (6).
2. For each idea, provide: a working title, the target keyword, estimated search demand (high/medium/low), and a one-sentence angle that makes it unique.
3. Flag the top 5 ideas with the highest viral potential and explain why each could break out.
4. Identify 3 ideas that could be combined into a multi-part series.
5. Suggest 3 ideas that would work well as both a long-form video and a Short.
Avoid generic ideas. Each should be specific enough to start scripting immediately.Open directly in an AI — the text is pre-filled:
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