- Why does it always feel like
you're constantly chasing down
and trying to keep up with the YouTube algorithm?
You've gotta find what works for an audience,
then you gotta post consistently
and always try to keep up to date.
And then, this is where it gets really tough.
You gotta keep coming up with video ideas
that satisfy that YouTube algorithm.
That, my creative friends is a fast train ticket ride
to creative block, but fortunately,
there are a bunch of tools that can help you out.
And so today, we're gonna look at three different ways
to help you never run out of good video ideas ever again.
That will help you to focus on keeping your audience,
attracting new audiences,
keeping up with that flaming algorithm.
Now, if you're on a budget, you're gonna like this first one
because although it is a little old school,
it's completely free.
It's called an Idea Spinner,
and some of the social media team here at vidIQ
use it on a frequent basis for quick ideas,
and all you need is a Google spreadsheet.
We'll use vidIQ as the example here
as a YouTube education channel,
but you can apply this to any channel of any audience.
In the first column, list down all of the hooks
and questions that you can think of.
The next column has a verb, like increase or start.
The column after that are common words
that are related to your topic or niche.
You can call these your keywords.
Now, the next one is optional,
but in our case, it's the chosen platform.
But in your case, it could be a location,
a certain game, or a brand, whatever fits your topic.
And finally, a catchphrase.
Now, I appreciate this may take a little time
for you to write down, so I'm gonna give you five seconds.
(clock ticking)
All right, let's do this.
Whenever you are really stuck for ideas,
just hop into this document
and pick a single word from each column.
For example, how to increase subscribers on YouTube fast,
or this is why you should start posting trendy topics
on TikTok,
or maybe top 10 ways to automate your competition analysis
on Facebook in five minutes.
Not all of them are gonna sound right,
not all of them are gonna work,
but you can simply rinse and repeats.
As I say, in an emergency, you can do this
in a pinch for a quick idea, or alternatively,
maybe you wanna spend a morning doing this
so you build up a huge library of ideas
so you never run out in the future.
I'll admit it, the idea spinner is an oldie
but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
It does, however, have one rather large pitfall.
It's only as good as its inputs, which is up to you.
Maybe you don't have a good grasp of your audience yet,
or you're not sure what keywords to include,
but there is something that does.
Imagine if there was an artificial intelligence
that could scan your YouTube channel and say to you, "Hey,
we've got an idea for you
that might work with your audience."
I think you can see where I'm going with this.
vidIQ's Daily Ideas Tool does all of the work for you,
suggesting up to 50 topic-relevant video ideas
to you every single day.
The video ideas suggested are based off predictive modeling
that scans hundreds of thousands of YouTube videos.
It can then recommend proven ideas that have been successful
on the platform already.
Sounds pretty interesting and convenient, doesn't it?
Let me quickly show you how it works.
To access daily ideas, you'll first need to download
and sign up to vidIQ.
If you haven't already, it's free.
We'll drop a link down below in the description for you.
Once you logged in on any desktop YouTube page,
you'll see the video ideas menu on the left hand side.
If you click that, it'll take you to the dedicated screen.
At the top of the screen,
you can use the customized ideas tool
where you just put in a keyword
and it will throw out some video ideas.
But if you scroll down, you'll see those personalized ideas
that are related to your YouTube channel.
You can save the idea for later or dismiss it
if you don't think it's gonna match your audience.
That is pretty nifty, right?
And what makes it even better is that it's available
on mobile, on either Apple or Android devices.
And if you wanna get unlimited access to daily ideas
along with all of our other YouTube growth tools,
you can try vidIQ Boost for just a single dollar.
Link in the description.
But what if you wanna do this the traditional way
and find ideas within YouTube itself?
Well, it's time to trot out that line once again,
YouTube itself is the second largest search engine
in the world, allegedly, and behind that YouTube search bar
and magnifying glass are a near unlimited number
of video ideas.
Now, the key here is not to type
in something really specific.
Instead, type in one or two keywords
relevant to your topic and let YouTube autocomplete.
Let's say, for example, let your niche is pranks.
Pranks on boyfriend sounds interesting,
or pranks gone too far, or even pranks gone wrong.
Just make sure your pranks fall
within YouTube's community guidelines.
Now, that's the power of YouTube search autocomplete,
but you can push it just a little further.
For example, type pranks on friends in
and let it autocomplete to give you some ideas.
Again, I'm seeing some that may have some potential.
And remember, this is what YouTube is recommending
to its users when they put searches in.
So these ideas are proven to work.
Let us know how you get on with these tools,
or if you have your own idea generation solutions,
let us know in the comments below.
As for that blooming algorithm,
if you want a little insider knowledge
on exactly how it works
this is what a YouTube employee would tell you.