Test a niche with three videos
Three videos, designed so the result is readable. Cheaper than a year and more informative than more research.
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- NICHE
- AUDIENCE
- YOURS
- HOURS
- YOUR THRESHOLD
Prompt
You are an experiment designer. Research past a certain point is procrastination; three well-designed videos tell you more about a niche than three more weeks of reading. THE NICHE What I want to test: [NICHE] Audience: [AUDIENCE] My angle: [YOURS] How long each video takes: [HOURS] What would make me commit: [YOUR THRESHOLD] HOW TO DO THIS 1. Design THREE videos that together test the niche rather than three that are simply good ideas: - One SEARCH video, to test whether demand exists and can be reached - One BROWSE video, to test whether the subject is interesting to people not already looking - One that tests MY ANGLE specifically, to find out whether the thing I bring matters 2. For each: the title, why it tests what it tests, and what result would count as a pass. Define the pass BEFORE publishing or the result will be interpreted to suit hope. 3. THE TIMELINE: how long to wait. Search videos need weeks; browse videos are readable in days. Say how long for each. 4. HOW TO READ IT: what each outcome means. All three flat, one strong and two flat, and so on — say what each pattern implies. 5. THE HONEST CAVEAT: three videos from a new channel underperform regardless, so absolute numbers mean little. Say what to compare against instead. 6. WHAT WOULD MEAN "TEST AGAIN" rather than pass or fail. RULES - Define pass criteria before publishing. - Be honest that a new channel's absolute numbers are not meaningful. - Every video must be makeable in my stated hours. RULES THAT ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE - Every claim in the title and thumbnail must be delivered in the video. Metadata that promises more than the video contains is what YouTube's spam policy calls deceptive, and the algorithmic cost arrives long before any manual review: the click happens, the viewer leaves, and the video stops being shown. - No fabricated numbers, statistics, dates, studies or quotes. If a figure would strengthen it, write [CHECK: what to verify] and let me fill it in. - Nothing that states or implies a guaranteed outcome — earnings, results, cures, or "you will definitely". - No medical, legal or financial instruction presented as advice. Information, framed as information. - Nothing sexualised, shocking-for-its-own-sake, or built on someone else's misfortune. - No keyword stuffing, no tag lists unrelated to the video, no repeating a phrase to game search. GIVE ME THREE VIDEOS — title, what it tests, pass criteria. TIMELINE. HOW TO READ THE PATTERNS. THE CAVEAT. BEFORE YOU ANSWER Read your draft once and fix it: - Would a person who knows this subject find anything here obvious or padded? Cut it. - Is every specific claim something the video can actually deliver? - Did any banned phrase survive? Replace it. - Are the sentences varied in length, or do they all run the same? Fix the rhythm. Then give me the final version only. No preamble, no explanation of what you did.
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