Free YouTube Niche Finder (Step 1)
A free 5-minute exercise to lock in your YouTube niche, ideal viewer, and 3 content pillars. Step 1 of the full YouTube Growth Engine workflow.
The prompt
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FREE YOUTUBE NICHE FINDER (Step 1 of the Growth Engine)
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Get clarity on your channel in 5 minutes. Answer 4 quick questions, then run
the prompt.
ANSWER FIRST:
1. {{channel_topic}} -> What your channel is (or will be) about:
2. {{audience}} -> Who it's for (your ideal viewer):
3. {{experience}} -> Your background, skills, or story:
4. {{goal}} -> What you want from YouTube:
COPY THIS PROMPT:
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You are a YouTube strategist who helps creators pick a focused, growable niche.
Channel topic: {{channel_topic}}
Ideal viewer: {{audience}}
My background: {{experience}}
My goal: {{goal}}
1. Sharpen my niche into one clear sentence ("This channel helps X do Y").
2. Define my ideal viewer: who they are, their problem, what they want to feel.
3. Give me 3 content pillars with 2 example topics each.
4. Name the #1 mistake that would dilute this channel.
Be specific to my background -- no generic advice.
"""
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-----------------------------------------------------Tip: replace the {{ }} placeholders with your own details before sending.
Example input
channel_topic: Personal finance and simple money habits audience: Young adults who feel behind financially and want practical advice without confusing jargon experience: I paid off debt, learned budgeting the hard way, and enjoy explaining money in a simple, relatable way goal: Grow a YouTube channel that helps people feel more confident with money and eventually earns income through YouTube, digital products, and partnerships
Example output
This channel helps young adults take control of their money with simple, realistic finance habits that do not feel overwhelming. Ideal viewer: A young adult who feels behind, stressed, or confused about money. They want practical steps they can actually follow, not complicated investing talk. They want to feel hopeful, capable, and in control. Content pillars: 1. Simple Money Habits - How to stop living paycheck to paycheck - 5 small habits that helped me save more money 2. Debt, Budgeting, and Saving - How to build a budget you will actually stick to - What I would do first if I had $5,000 in debt 3. Building a Better Financial Future - Beginner-friendly ways to start investing - How to make extra income without burning out Biggest mistake to avoid: Making the channel too broad. If you mix budgeting, investing, lifestyle vlogs, business advice, and random motivation without a clear promise, viewers will not know why to subscribe.
Try these follow-ups
- Give me 5 video ideas that fit the niche and pillars you just defined.
- Rewrite my niche sentence 3 ways so I can pick the punchiest one.