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Based on THIS Loom recording by Chris.–Create a new YouTube account so your homepage recommendations aren’t biased by your watch history.

[PART ONE]

Start by discovering what’s currently trending organically in your niche.

1. Search using a broad keyword in your niche (Example: “Learn Italian”)

Use YouTube Filters:

  • - Upload Date: This year
  • - Duration: 4–20 minutes
  • - Sort by: View count

Check which videos have significantly more views than others on the same channel.

Add them to your list.

2. Explore the channel further:

Go to “Videos” → “Sort by Popular”

Identify outlier videos that massively outperformed others.

What kinds of video ideas seem to be working?

Analyse common patterns:

  • Titles (e.g., “How to Learn X on Your Own”, “Master X in Y Days”)
  • Thumbnails (e.g., pointing, flags, bold adjectives like “amazing”, colors like yellow/red)

Add 20–30 strong video ideas to your list.

[PART TWO]

Now, discover what’s trending in adjacent niches.

- Explore adjacent niches. (Example: If you're in “Learn Italian”, look at “Learn English”)

- Use the same filtering process.

- Look for formats you can adapt to your niche (e.g., “Master English in 30 Days” → “Master Italian in 30 Days”)

[PART THREE]

With your idea list ready, it’s time to research individual videos more deeply.

Take a promising title (e.g., “If You Know These Words, Your Italian Is Excellent”)

Search the exact phrase on YouTube — no filters.

Identify how multiple creators executed that idea:

Who got high views — and why?

Who didn’t — and why?

Pay attention to thumbnails, intros, and overall execution.

[PART FOUR]

Use Your Fresh Homepage for More Ideas

- Refresh the homepage of your clean research account regularly.

- YouTube will start showing related successful videos.

- Look for formats that keep repeating — these are your content buckets.

Prioritize Buckets Based on Evidence

Buckets with repeated success → do those first

Buckets with only one example → maybe do those later

This method is like sharpening the axe before chopping the tree.It may feel like a lot of prep, but it's much better than spending 6 months posting videos that don’t land.

Credits to Chris.