I got tired of having to go to YouTube to look for competitor videos and get new ideas. Most of the time, when I was supposed to look for a new video, I would end up watching other YouTube videos… sigh. So I decided to build my own tool that keeps track of my competitors in real time and gives me an overview of their videos, so I know what’s working and what isn’t. It’s just the start, but it helps save time, and I can even download their YouTube script and save the hook and full script in my content library.

The goal is simple: I create one video for youtube(whiteboard animation with educational content). A.I explore every frame rate of this video to detect my text (curently in French). And A.I modify it to re-create the same video, in English and dutch. That way I do not have to create 3 videos for my 3 channels. But only one, and A.I recreate the 2 others translated at every frame rate? Are we there with A.I yet?

How do you guys find video ideas on YT? I suck at this and not having good ideas is tanking my YT right now. Mostly because I'm coming up with them myself and they all suck.

For the past 8 months, I’ve been creating YouTube videos. For the first time, I didn’t struggle being on camera. The subscribers aren’t there yet but , I’ve seen some benefits from doing this consistently: - I know how to use the Osmo Pocket 3 - I can speak confidently on camera - I can make decent thumbnails - I can edit videos - I started making daily Shorts - I built a system to consistently pump out videos - Someone even booked a call with me over the weekend to ask for YouTube help I just want to say. The time wasn’t wasted. Because now, when I do things, I can see how far I’ve come.

But after creating 161 videos(all bad) and watched a ton of YT videos. I can finally say that I understand why people watch what they watch. But before even dropping the why. Here are some of the mistakes I’ve made so far... - Just talk to the camera about anything - Over focused on the editing - Dropped $500+ on thumbnails alone None of these are bad per say, but if I were to break them down one by one. /// This video from a South Korean man called: I'm a Failed Korean Man at 36 It worked because people are curious about South Korea. It’s also the fact that many millennials feel like they’ve failed in life. Him pouring his heart out has a high likelihood of getting views. And connecting with the audience on a deeper level. /// Sam Sulek < the gym guy. He’s buff and a lot of guys want to look like him. So when he records videos of him working out. People are already interested in his life. The same way people are curious in what X celebrity ate yesterday. /// LET THEM - JUST LET THEM from Looking at life with Dee. We’re all naturally drawn to older people talking about life. So when somebody that’s over 70 years old is talking about their own life and sharing wisdom. You want to watch that. /// Who you are has a lot to say if you can simply talk and connect with people. Or if you have a skill or personality that draws people in.. Then go ahead and talk on the camera. Which brings me to the second point. Over editing and putting too much emphasis on thumbnails. They work, don't get me wrong. But they only work if the idea is sound. /// I only learned this when I made a video about my Osmo Pocket 3. Same bad editing, slight okayish thumbnail. But I got the highest amount of views. Because it’s a hot topic that attracts a lot of attention. The idea was enough to pull views. Talking about how to use AI? Crypto. Living abroad. Those are interesting topics that will pull views.. /// So here’s my final thoughts after doing this for 6 months, being consistent helps.