YouTube Ideation Skill

Generates video ideas built for how YouTube actually surfaces content.

Research & Data / Ideation and Researchresearch-dataideation-and-research
by AgentVoltv1.0.0Published 1y ago1 install
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Before & after

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PromptGenerate YouTube video ideas for a productivity SaaS tool.
Beforegeneric AI agent
YouTube ideas are all about understanding what your audience is searching for and what the algorithm rewards. I can brainstorm some topics that might resonate with productivity SaaS buyers and users. You'd want to think about search intent — are people looking for how-to content, reviews, comparisons, or inspirational stories? Trending topics in productivity right now include time management, deep work, and automation. I can suggest some angles and help you refine them. What specific pain point does your tool solve, and who's the primary audience you're trying to reach?
Afterwith YouTube Ideation Skill
15 RANKED YOUTUBE IDEAS — PRODUCTIVITY SAAS

RANK 1 (Monthly search vol: 12k) — "Save 10 hours/week: The one automation most teams skip"
Search intent: how-to / problem-solving
Discovery reasoning: high intent, competitor gap
Hook angle: quantified ROI promise
Thumbnail: shocked face + "10 HRS"

RANK 2 (8.2k searches) — "Why your project management tool isn't working (and what is)"
Hook angle: contrarian take, implies existing frustration

RANK 3 (6.8k searches) — "Never miss a deadline again: system I use"
Hook angle: promise + personal credibility

RANK 4 (5.1k searches) — "Notion vs our tool vs Monday.com: honest comparison"
Search intent: comparison shopping
Hook angle: authority, transparency (admit tradeoffs)

RANK 5 (4.3k searches) — "CEO morning routine for focus"
Search intent: inspiration + actionable habit
Hook angle: aspirational lifestyle tie-in

Ranks 6-15: Specific feature deep-dives (sprint planning, Slack integration, time blocking automation, etc.)

SECOND-ORDER TACTICS:
• Thumbnail A/B test hook variations ("10 hrs" vs "90% faster")
• Series playlists: beginner (1-2 min), intermediate (5-10 min), advanced (15+ min)
• Repurpose rank 1-3 into YouTube Shorts (15-30 sec clips)

About this skill


name: youtube-ideation-gwa description: Use when Generates video ideas built for how YouTube actually surfaces content.

YouTube Ideation Skill

Returns YouTube ideas with search intent, discovery reasoning, and scroll-stopping angles; pairs well with Signal Mine.

What you get

  • Provided free in the original author's Vault (grow-with-alex.circle.so/gwavault)
  • uploaded to Claude via Customize > Skills. Not a public GitHub repo.

Customize your output

  • Tweak the skill file over time to match your voice, script style, formats, and platforms.

Example output

Triggered with one word inside any chat, and chains with the other GWA skills into a full content system.

Best for

Content creators, social media managers, and personal brands.

SKILL.md preview

SKILL.md
---
name: youtube-ideation-gwa
description: Use when generating YouTube video ideas that need grounding in real search intent and discovery reasoning rather than a bare list of topics.
version: 1.0.0
category: Research & Data / Ideation and Research
author: AgentVolt
license: proprietary
tags:
  - research-data
  - ideation-and-research
  - standard
---

# YouTube Ideation Skill

Generates video ideas built around how YouTube actually surfaces content, search intent and discovery reasoning behind each idea, not just a list of topics.

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