YouTube Video Ideas for Beginners: Topics from Viewer Problems, Title Comparison, One Video Plan

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YouTube Video Ideas for Beginners: Topics from Viewer Problems, Title Comparison, One Video Plan

A beginner-friendly template for new YouTubers who want to plan their next video in one weekend, from viewer problems to topics, titles, and a filming plan. Four pages: on page 1, pick one viewer, note what three reference videos teach you, and branch out their problems. On page 2, match the problems to four video types - how-to, comparison, I tried it, and mistakes. On page 3, compare title ideas and rank the next three videos by demand and ease of filming. On page 4, outline video one, assign script, filming, editing, and publishing with deadlines, and decide what to review afterward. The task board has four columns, from topic ideas to published and reviewed, with four parent tasks and three subtasks each. Starting from viewer problems instead of what you feel like filming makes topics easier to find and titles easier to choose. Compare titles on whether they are clear at a glance and whether they make people want to click.

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① Start here: one viewer and your cha... ② What three reference videos teach you ④ How-to (show how to solve a problem... ⑤ Comparison (a problem with many cho... ⑥ I tried it (test it yourself and sh... ⑦ Mistakes (make your stumbles useful) ⑧ Pick four promising topics from ④ t... ⑨ Make three title ideas from the top... ⑩ Place the topics from ⑧ by how many... Many want it x Hard to film Many want it x Easy to film Few want it x Hard to film Few want it x Easy to film ⑪ Decide the order of the next three ... ⑫ Build video 1 in four steps (exampl... ⑬ Who does the script, filming, editi... ⑭ What to review after publishing (7 ... YouTube Video Pla... How to use (4 pag... What you want to ... Decisions and steps Problems and stum... Topics and insights 1/4 Know your viewer'... Ctrl+F / ⌘F : 2/4... → 2/4 2/4 Turn problems int... ↙ 3/4 The viewer you want to reach (just one)e.g. A first-year office worker who juststarted living alone. Gets home after 8 p.m. on weekdays Your channel themee.g. One-person home cooking in 15 minutes This round's deadlinee.g. Decide the next video this weekendand film it next Saturday Video title What worked What the comments... Reference video 1 e.g. Dinner from three ingredients e.g. Shows the finished dish in the first 10 seconds e.g. "Barely any dishes to wash, so helpful" Reference video 2 e.g. I tracked a week of home cooking costs e.g. The cost is big on screen and easy to follow e.g. "On which day did you want to quit?" Reference video 3 Write here Write here Write here ③ Branch out the ... e.g. What a first-year solo cook struggles with No time e.g. Gets home late and cannot face cooking Few tools e.g. Only one pan and one pot Fear of failing e.g. Cannot get the seasoning right Leftover food e.g. Cannot finish a whole cabbage No menu ideas e.g. Ends up eating the same thing daily It costs money e.g. Unsure it beats eating out e.g. A 15-minute dinner in one pan e.g. How to use a whole cabbage in a week Say first which branch of ③ it answers Pick a problem that steps can solve e.g. Three ways to reheat frozen rice e.g. A $1 pan versus a $20 pan Compare only two or three things Decide what to compare by (time, taste, price) e.g. I cooked for 15 minutes a day for a week e.g. I tried meal prep in 2 hours on Sunday Show the result viewers want to know before they try Set the number of days or tries first e.g. Why I quit cooking in 3 days, and what kept me going e.g. 3 seasoning mistakes I made Go on to say how you fixed it Help viewers avoid the same mistake Topic, and whose ... What viewers can ... Can you film it? ... Topic 1 e.g. ④ 15-minute dinner / for people too tired to cook e.g. Make one dinner dish in 15 minutes e.g. Yes. A kitchen and one phone are enough Topic 2 e.g. ④ Using up a cabbage / for people with leftovers e.g. Use a whole cabbage in 7 days e.g. Yes, but it needs 7 days of filming Topic 3 e.g. ⑦ Quitting in 3 days / for people who cannot keep going e.g. Learn how to keep cooking e.g. Yes. Only talking scenes are needed Topic 4 Write here Write here Write here 3/4 Pick topics by title → 4/4 4/4 Film and publish Title idea Which topic from ⑧ Clear at a glance? Makes you click? ... Title idea 1 e.g. [15 min] One-Pan Dinner for One e.g. Topic 1 e.g. Clear. It has the time and the gear e.g. ◎ Hits home for people who get home late Title idea 2 e.g. I Used a Whole Cabbage in 7 Days e.g. Topic 2 e.g. Clear. The number shows the result e.g. ○ A week of footage sounds long Title idea 3 e.g. 3 Tricks That Kept Me Cooking After I Quit in 3 Days e.g. Topic 3 e.g. Slightly vague. The tricks are hidden e.g. ○ Naming one trick would help 縦軸: How many want... It needs prep, so do it later. e.g. Using a whole cabbage in 7 days. Fix the filming dates first. Pick your next video from here. e.g. A 15-minute one-pan dinner. Skip it this time. Keep it in the table on ⑧ and revisit when viewers ask for more. Use it as a short video to fill gaps. e.g. A talk about your mistakes. Good filming practice too. Video 1 (choose from the top right of ⑩)e.g. [15 min] One-Pan Dinner for One Video 2e.g. 3 Tricks That Kept Me Cooking After I Quit in 3 Days Video 3 (a topic that needs prep)e.g. I Used a Whole Cabbage in 7 DaysStart filming on: __/__ Hook (first 30 seconds)Show the viewer's problem and how they will feel afterwarde.g. Show the finished dish and say "Even if you get home late, you can make this in 15 minutes" Main part (about 6 minutes)Show the steps in ordere.g. Ingredients, cut, fry, season, in that order. Show the time on screen Wrap-up (about 1 minute)Narrow it to three key points and say them againe.g. Three ingredients, one pan to wash, two seasonings Next video (last 30 seconds)Introduce just one video to watch nexte.g. Tease video 2 from ⑪ with "Next, three tricks that kept me cooking" What to do Owner Deadline Script e.g. List what to say in each of the four steps of ⑫ Owner: ____ e.g. By Wednesday Filming e.g. Film in the kitchen with the phone fixed sideways Owner: ____ e.g. Saturday morning Editing e.g. Cut the pauses and add time and ingredients as text Owner: ____ e.g. By Wednesday of next week Publishing e.g. Publish with the title from ⑪ and a thumbnail Owner: ____ e.g. Friday at 7 p.m. next week Click-through rate (CTR)Of the times the thumbnail was shown, how often it was clickede.g. If it is lower than your other videos, rework the title and thumbnail Where viewers stopped watchinge.g. Many left at 2 minutes into the main part.The explanation in the chopping step ran too long One thing to change next timee.g. Show the finished dish 5 seconds earlier in the hook → 2/4 Turn problems int... ↙ 3/4 Pick topics by title → 4/4 Film and publish
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Task board contents

Topic ideas 16 items

Know your viewer
Find topics
Choose by title
Film and publish
Pick one viewer
Study 3 videos
Map their problems
Ideas from 4 types
Pick 4 good topics
Check you can film
Draft 3 titles
Sort into 4 boxes
Rank the next 3
Outline video one
Set owners, dates
Review results

Preparing 0 items

Filming and editing 0 items

Published and reviewed 0 items

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