Youtube Topic Selection

YouTube Topic Selection

Inputs

Collect or infer:

• Channel niche and audience.
• Viewer pain point, curiosity, or aspiration.
• Video format: long-form, Shorts, tutorial, review, commentary, story, list, documentary.
• Target length and language.
• Any existing ideas, competitors, or keywords.

Process

1. Generate 10-20 candidate topics.
2. Score each candidate on audience demand, novelty, clarity, production effort, monetization fit, and thumbnail/title potential.
3. Remove topics that are too broad, too generic, impossible to verify, or likely to need unavailable assets.
4. Pick the top 1-3 topics.
5. Convert the winning topic into a production brief.

Output Format

Create topic-brief.md:

# Topic Brief

## Selected Topic

## Target Audience

## Viewer Promise

## Why This Topic Now

## Search / Discovery Keywords

## Angle

## Suggested Title Options

## Thumbnail Direction

## Risks / Claims To Verify

## Production Notes

Quality Check

The selected topic must answer:

• Who will click this?
• What specific question or desire does it satisfy?
• Why is this angle better than a generic version?
• Can it become a clear title and thumbnail?