PostEaseLook at your own retention data first
The video with the strongest retention in your own channel history is a better source of ideas than a generic trending-topics list. It is direct evidence of what your audience stays for. A follow-up, a longer treatment, or a related angle on that exact video is a reasonable bet.
Answer a real question from your comments
A specific question that keeps coming up in comments or messages is a strong, low-risk video idea. It has proven demand before a single frame is filmed.
Other formats worth keeping in rotation
A short list to pull from on a slow week:
- A behind-the-scenes look at how something you make or do gets done
- A response to a common misconception in your field
- A shorter Short version of an idea too small for a full video on its own