Module 02Raw Material: Where Ideas Come From

How to Find What Took Off

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01Why is sorting a niche by raw views a trap?
02An author's median is 20,000 views. Which video is a strong signal by the lesson's rough guide?
03Which reference is the most valuable?

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Prompt: break down a video that took offtext

You are a short-form video analyst.
Here is a video that took off in my niche [niche]:
- Link: [link]
- Published: [date]
- Views: [views], author followers: [followers], author median views: [median]
- Transcript: [paste transcript]

1. Compute views / followers and views / median views.
2. Break it down into: hook (first 2 seconds, words and visuals), promise,
   structure (parts and the turn), length and pace, ending and call to action.
3. Explain in one sentence why it took off.
4. Say what is a reusable technique and what is this author's own content
   (which I must not copy).
5. Suggest 3 angles for my own video on the same technique. My experience: [what I know].

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You are a short-form video analyst.
Here is a video that took off in my niche [niche]:
- Link: [link]
- Published: [date]
- Views: [views], author followers: [followers], author median views: [median]
- Transcript: [paste transcript]

1. Compute views / followers and views / median views.
2. Break it down into: hook (first 2 seconds, words and visuals), promise,
   structure (parts and the turn), length and pace, ending and call to action.
3. Explain in one sentence why it took off.
4. Say what is a reusable technique and what is this author's own content
   (which I must not copy).
5. Suggest 3 angles for my own video on the same technique. My experience: [what I know].

How to Find What Took Off

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How to Find What Took Off

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