¿No estás seguro sobre qué hacer videos de YouTube o solo necesitas inspiración para ideas de videos instructivos?
Hicimos el trabajo preliminar y compilamos una lista de 105 ideas de videos de YouTube que puede usar para obtener resultados de su canal de YouTube.
¡Vamos a sumergirnos en ellos comenzando con cuál debería ser su primer video de YouTube!
Las mejores ideas de videos para principiantes
Si recién está comenzando en YouTube, es mejor ceñirse a lo básico.
No desea ir de frente con una gran cantidad de contenido educativo o informativo porque estos videos seguirán bajando en su canal a medida que cree más contenido. Por lo tanto, es mejor crear videos simples y de alta calidad para animar a su audiencia.
Aquí tienes algunas ideas.
Esta es una primera publicación esencial y fácil para cualquiera que se pregunte cuál debería ser su primer video de YouTube. Haz un video para presentarte:qué haces, qué tipo de contenido pueden esperar los espectadores de tu canal, cómo puedes ayudar y con qué frecuencia publicas.
La idea es crear un cálido video de bienvenida para su audiencia para darles una razón para suscribirse a su canal. Este es un excelente ejemplo de un alegre video "Preséntate a ti mismo".
¿No estás seguro de qué tipo de cosas hablar en YouTube pero también tienes una página de Instagram? Publique una etiqueta de pregunta en su historia de Instagram sobre su nicho o un tema específico. Elija las 3 preguntas principales y respóndalas en un video de YouTube con ejemplos y escenarios para que sea interactivo. Así es como lo hizo Grace y también obtuvo 161 000 vistas en el video.
Haz un video divertido y atractivo con una pregunta/respuesta interesante o una introducción de acción tras bambalinas de los miembros del equipo. Esto ayudará a tus espectadores a relacionarse con el lado más humano de tu canal y negocio, permitiéndoles conectarse mejor contigo. . Aquí hay un breve y dulce video de presentación del equipo:
Brinde a su audiencia un adelanto de su vida personal con un recorrido por el hogar. Puede grabar este video con una voz en off mientras muestra cada parte de su casa, o puede decirle a otra persona que haga el video, y puede llevar a su audiencia correctamente a través de un recorrido virtual por la casa.
5. Tour por tu ciudad
Grabe su recorrido por la ciudad y cubra sus lugares turísticos favoritos, lugares menos conocidos, lindos cafés y hermosas calles. Brinde a su audiencia la oportunidad de realizar un recorrido virtual de cómo es ponerse en su lugar y ver una ciudad que nunca antes habían visitado. Aquí hay un impresionante recorrido nocturno por la ciudad de París para usted.
Al igual que escribir una publicación de blog educativa o respaldada por la experiencia, también puede hacer un vlog. Puede ser una revisión del producto, un día en su vida o experiencias comerciales y educar o motivar a la audiencia.
Si tiene un producto o sabe cómo explicar temas técnicos complicados de una manera más sencilla, busque videos explicativos. Simplifican las cosas y les dicen a los usuarios cómo usar un producto o comprender mejor un concepto a través de presentaciones, pizarras y gráficos. Mira cómo Zendesk hizo esto.
Cree un tráiler de canal que muestre a su audiencia qué tipo de contenido pueden esperar de usted. Ofrece una vista previa del contenido que los usuarios encontrarán en tu canal para animarlos a suscribirse o ver más videos tuyos. Inspírate con el tráiler del canal de Will Smith aquí:
Cree videos de 30 segundos de contenido para picar de una manera fácil de digerir y publíquelos en la función más reciente de YouTube, Shorts. Funciona de manera similar a TikTok e Instagram Reels y es una excelente manera de mojarse los pies con videos de formato largo creando primero contenido de formato corto:
A la gente le encanta ver procesos, así que muestra a tus espectadores lo que hay detrás de la creación de tus videos, el funcionamiento interno de tu negocio o tu vida diaria como creador, padre, empresario o artista. Vea el video de la rutina matutina de esta trabajadora profesional que da un vistazo más allá de su trabajo de 9 a 5.
Si es un mago de los teléfonos, descargue muchas aplicaciones menos conocidas en su teléfono de las que sus espectadores puedan beneficiarse o conozca configuraciones que lo ayuden a ser más eficiente:haga un video de "qué hay en su teléfono" y dígales a las personas cómo pueden administrar su trabajo, tiempo y jugar mejor como lo hizo Rowena Tsai aquí.
Brinde a su audiencia una idea de sus puntos de vista y opiniones respondiendo algunas preguntas para romper el hielo en un video; puede hacer un video de "50 preguntas para romper el hielo para conocerme mejor". Estos pueden incluir preguntas sobre lo que haces en tu tiempo libre, un hecho que muy pocas personas saben sobre ti, el mejor consejo que hayas recibido, etc.
Una de las razones más comunes por las que las personas ingresan a YouTube es que quieren aprender a hacer algo siguiendo un video. Esto puede ser tan simple como "cómo insertar una tabla en los documentos de Google" hasta uno elaborado como "cómo armar una cama IKEA".
La idea es sumergir los dedos de los pies en el agua creando videos más cortos de 2 a 3 minutos para ser bueno en la narración de historias antes de comenzar a hacer videos más largos.
Cada dos días hay un desafío que se vuelve viral en las redes sociales:piense en un desafío de maniquí, un desafío de moda o un desafío de baile regular. Participa en estos desafíos creando videos con un toque único para sacar provecho de estas tendencias.
Ideas de videos instructivos para contenido educativo y tutorial
Más del 86% de los espectadores de EE. UU. ven videos de YouTube para aprender cosas nuevas. Si tiene conocimiento o experiencia en un tema, puede crear videos educativos sobre él.
Estas son algunas ideas sencillas de videos instructivos que puede probar a continuación.
La gente siempre quiere saber la forma más rápida de hacer las cosas. Entonces, si eres bueno en algo, ya sea tecnología, estilo de vida, maquillaje, baile, canto, arte o atletismo, crea videos tutoriales de 30 segundos y publícalos en YouTube Shorts.
Asóciese con otro experto en su industria y aporte más valor a su audiencia a través de conversaciones, debates y conocimientos. Dichos videos también ayudan a aumentar el alcance de ambos colaboradores y brindan a su audiencia una razón para estar pegada a su canal.
Mira esta colaboración de YT que nuestra jefa de contenido, Diana, hizo con Michael Janda, expropietario de Riser Agency que ha trabajado con clientes como Disney, Google, NBC y ABC.
Si está buscando ideas creativas para videos, ¡entonces un video de bricolaje es perfecto! Haga un video que muestre paso a paso cómo hacer algo desde cero. Esto puede ser crear diseños de origami, decorar la oficina de su hogar, pintar macetas de plantas en casa, etc. Sea creativo y muestre a las personas cómo reutilizar artículos viejos o ahorrar dinero "haciéndolo usted mismo" en casa. He aquí un ejemplo.
Haga videos de cocina en casa con recetas prácticas detalladas de su cocina local o una cocina internacional ampliamente consumida. Si eres vegano, sigues una dieta cetogénica o eres un experto en recetas fáciles de preparar, los videos de cocina son para ti.
Si tiene un producto digital o físico, la mejor manera de obtener más atención, educar a las personas sobre lo que pueden hacer con su producto, atraer a las personas a su sitio web y obtener algunos registros es dando tutoriales de productos. Este es uno de nuestros videos recientes donde enseñamos a nuestros espectadores cómo editar videos de redes sociales en VEED.
Si eres un fanático del ejercicio físico y, a menudo, creas tus propias rutinas de ejercicios, compártelas con todos creando tutoriales al respecto. Puede ser una rutina de entrenamiento de fuerza muscular que los espectadores puedan seguir o un tutorial sobre cómo hacer ejercicios de la manera correcta. Así es como lo hace Chloe Ting.
¿Eres bueno tocando un instrumento o explicando temas complejos de marketing o tecnología con palabras sencillas? Comparta su experiencia con videos basados en lecciones y enséñele a su audiencia en qué es mejor, todo mientras establece credibilidad. Así es como Chris Do enseña temas independientes complejos a través de un video simple.
Las infografías educan a los espectadores al presentar estadísticas y gráficos sobre un tema en particular en un formato fácil de entender como este en YouTube vs TikTok.
No hay nada más efectivo que la interacción uno a uno con tu audiencia. Realice seminarios web transmitidos en vivo o use una presentación de video para discutir un tema popular en su nicho. Educación + interacción en vivo es una receta para el éxito del video. Aquí hay un seminario web de Neil Patel.
¿Recuerdas aprender en una pizarra o pizarrón en la escuela? Es una forma popular de explicar temas y analogías a la antigua usanza. Por lo tanto, obtenga una pizarra y cree una serie de videos explicando un tema complejo con ejemplos y elementos relacionados como este.
Cree un video que le diga a la gente qué hacer y qué no hacer con respecto a algo en particular. Puede tratarse de una primera cita o mientras viaja a un destino específico. Cualquiera que sea su nicho, elija un tema de debate frecuente y cree un video de lo que se debe y lo que no se debe hacer.
Elija un comentario de pregunta de uno de sus videos anteriores de YouTube como lo hace Vanessa Lau o anime a los espectadores a publicar sus preguntas en los comentarios hacia el final de cada video.
Estas preguntas son un gran tema, y lo más probable es que si un espectador tiene esa pregunta, cientos de personas también querrán saber sobre ella, por lo que es una situación beneficiosa para todos.
Desacredite los conceptos erróneos de la industria haciendo un video sobre lo que la gente asume frente a lo que realmente es, con gráficos, estadísticas y analogías o ejemplos para facilitar la comprensión como este video.
Todos quieren estar en la cima de las tendencias de las redes sociales, ya sea un desafío de baile en Instagram Reels o un formato de tweet popular en Twitter que todos siguen. Cree un video de resumen de tendencias semanal o mensualmente combinando todas las tendencias para brindar a sus espectadores una idea de lo que está de moda:
TikTok tiene más de mil millones de usuarios mensuales y el número crece constantemente. Los desafíos de baile de TikTok son una receta para volverse viral y divertirse al presentarle su toque único. Si te gusta bailar y disfrutas desplazándote por TikTok, haz que estos desafíos sean más fáciles para tus espectadores con tutoriales. Aquí hay un gran ejemplo.
Las redes sociales son un laberinto para todos:empresarios, empresas, creadores e incluso especialistas en marketing porque están en constante evolución. Entonces, si eres bueno investigando y disfrutas de las plataformas de redes sociales, crea videos instructivos sobre cómo usar los carretes de Instagram para tu negocio o cómo encontrar música de moda en TikTok.
Si tiene interés en la cultura global, haga videos sobre uno que le interese más. Puedes hablar sobre origen cultural, tradiciones, prácticas, hechos sorprendentes, mitos, etc., para convertirse en una enciclopedia cultural para tus espectadores. Mira este interesante video sobre las diferencias culturales.
Si eres bueno en un idioma, ya sea el inglés o tu idioma nativo, crea tutoriales en video sobre el uso del idioma, los acentos, etc. Te sorprendería saber cuántas personas quieren aprender o mejorar en todos los idiomas que puedas imaginar. !
¿Conoce demasiado bien su país, cultura, idioma o la historia de una marca en particular? Haz videos al respecto y brinda a tus espectadores lecciones de historia con fechas y presentaciones visuales. Aquí hay un video sobre la historia de la lengua francesa.
¿Has estudiado psicología antes, o eres estudiante de una y quieres difundir información al respecto? You can make videos on the psychology behind love, marketing, or making money like this very popular video based on the book “Psychology of Money”.
35. Philosophy videos
If you often find yourself in the middle of debates about the purpose of our existence and why we live a certain way and want to start a conversation around the same—make philosophy videos. You can pick up a topic like existentialism and make videos on sub-topics or invite philosophy experts to talk about a subject and provide more insight to your audience.
36. Science videos
Talk about scientific experiments gone wrong, or the myths about scientific concepts. If you like experimenting, make videos of different tests with magnets, soda, mint, etc.—you can even start a series on “Science Experiments 101,” and make videos like this:
37. Math tutorials
Not everyone can understand math in school. And if you’re good at it, put it to use and talk about complex math problems to give simple solutions. You can also come up with innovative techniques to solve common math problems and help out students like this crazy video here.
38. Life skills
Create knowledge lessons on effective communication like Jay Shetty does here or making decisions in complex life situations like Mel Robbins here. Everyone needs these essential skills like communication, decision-making, critical thinking, empathy, and stress coping, irrespective of age.
39. Productivity hacks
Make videos on how to be more productive like Robin Sharma or share your best tools for productivity. There’s no better skill than knowing how to do something in less time, and making the most out of the 24 hours we have in a day.
40. Explain how certain tools work
Not everyone is familiar with the inner workings of a tool and how to squeeze efficiency to make your work simpler. If you know a tool like spreadsheets, Google docs, or Slack inside and out, make videos and tell people how to use it in the best way to maximize their output like this video here:
41. Video gaming walkthrough video
Are you a pro at a specific game like Valorant or Call of Duty? Create a walkthrough video, and show other gamers how to beat the final boss in the game or win that tricky level they’re stuck at like this video here.
Review Video Ideas
Reviews save people time and money, so they’re one of the most popular YouTube videos—be it for gadgets, beauty products, clothing brands, games, or even movies. Creating reviews requires some comparative and technical knowledge about the industry so you can give a complete examination and let the audience decide if it’s worth their time and money.
42. Tech reviews
Do you have a thing about Apple products? Create a review video where you go into detail about the latest Apple product and talk about camera specifications with demonstration, storage, navigation, functionality, and pros and cons. You can do tech reviews with laptops, mobile phones, headphones, smartwatches, ovens, and any tech gadget out there.
43. Beauty product reviews
Create videos comparing beauty products or give a full review of the latest product by a brand and tell people the pros and cons about it, which skin type it’s best for, and for which occasion. This video by influencer Ayesha Harun is a wonderful example.
44. Course Content Reviews
If you’ve taken any courses or are generally interested in the education sector, review course content on your YouTube channelThink of the questions you had about the course before signing up. Or look at what other people are asking and answer the most popular questions in your review.
45. Music Reviews
Review the latest songs and their music videos on your YouTube channel. You can break the song down and explain to people what it means, how it’s shot, and the meaning behind it like this video here. To make it even more interesting, you can review classics and take your viewers on a musical journey, but with critical reviews.
46. Game Reviews
Gaming is a fast-booming industry, given the number of games released every year.
If you often find yourself reading about or buying a lot of games, it’s a good idea to start doing game reviews and talk about the game's technicalities, the levels, strategies, and good and bad things about it.
47. Food Reviews
Visit a restaurant, order some exciting food and do a review about it.
People always seek the best places to have food in their city, country, or abroad when they’re traveling—so food review is an excellent topic. People also love finding hidden gems to avoid tourist traps or just to spice things up as a local.
48. Toy Reviews
Make toy review videos if your kid is passionate about toys and always has the craziest reactions unboxing them. Show unique toys, how they work, what’s so special about them, and why parents should buy them for their kids. It’s also crazy how kids have built massive audiences unboxing and reviewing toys. In fact, a YouTube channel called Kids Diana Show is the 6th most watched channel of all time as of August 2021.
49. Celebrity Looks
Galas and events are the epicenters of the most fashionable trends of the year. Make review videos about celebrity makeup, clothes accessories, and you’ll have a lot of people intrigued by them. Watch this Met Gala review video.
50. Netflix Show Reviews
The pandemic made Netflix everyone’s best friend, but the number of shows is overwhelming. Here’s where your Netflix review videos can help.
Review a movie or a new TV show in your YouTube video and talk about the plot, characters, good things, and frustration points—without revealing spoilers. Here’s a review video on the recent Netflix release, Squid Game.
51. Sports Highlights with Review/Commentary
Are you a fan of football or any other sport you regularly watch? Create sports review or highlight videos about that one crazy goal during an important match or the fight between two team players. You can even do a live review video like this.
52. Movie Reviews
The world doesn’t revolve around OTT—what about good old Hollywood movies?
Review classic, teen, horror, evergreen, or thriller movies, among other genres, and tell people why and why not they should consider watching the movie. Take this movie review video as an example.
53. Fashion Brand Reviews
Many things happen in fashion brands than what meets the eye, and if you’re a good researcher, you can create brand review videos giving an overview about a brand like Zara and if and why one should buy from them.
54. ‘TikTok Made Me Buy It’ Product Reviews
Buy popular or viral items used in TikTok videos and create a TikTok Made Me Buy It review video. Talk about what you ordered, what you got and what’s your verdict on buying the trending item.
55. What's In The News?
Not everyone watches what’s in the news every day, but you can summarize it together in a video and tell them what’s happening in the world and what you think about it. This can be a generic news round-up or niche-specific like celebrity and entertainment, sports, finance, etc. Here’s an example.
56. This VS That Product Reviews
Compare two tech gadgets together, or talk about two same makeup products but from different brands. Buying something is not just about investing in it, but investing in the best product according to the consumer’s budget. So, comparison product reviews like this work well.
Funny (and Entertaining) YouTube Video Ideas
Fun videos are the staple diet of YouTube users as they’re light, entertaining, and offer an escape from the daily happenings. Pro tip–look up trending topics on YouTube to get some ideas or try one of our ideas below!
57. Underrated or Overrated
This is a popular video series by Gary Vee, also an excellent idea for creating fun content. Do you often come across things some people think are overrated, while others feel are underrated? For example, the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S or McDonalds. You can create a video series debating about niche-specific things and if they’re underrated or overrated. This will also start a conversation with the audience and encourage them to comment on your video.
58. This or That
Interview an expert in your field or a friend, and talk about general life scenarios with this or that version. For example, would you rather be rich and sad or happy and broke? Ask such questions and have a small discussion around it. Take inspiration from this “Would you rather” snippet between Ellen and Jennifer Lopez.
59. Pranks
Prank videos are the holy grail of entertainment and get people laughing. But steer clear from the mean pranks where people get hurt.
60. Comedy Skits
If standup is your thing, and you’re generally the person who cracks many jokes or people around you are always laughing, make comedy skits like Lily Singh does.
61. Cute baby animal videos
Baby animal videos make people go “aww,” so if you have an adorable little pet, make funny or cute videos of them like this one here. Here’s a compilation for your dose of cuteness.
62. Funniest news bloopers
Everyone messes up, right? Reporters are only human, and if you’ve ever recorded videos you know that you don’t give a perfect one-take every time. Scrounge through newsreels, find funny bloopers and make a compilation video like this—while ensuring the compilation isn’t mean or hurtful to anybody.
63. Parody Videos
Liked a music video or an interview snippet of a celebrity? Turn it into a funny video by enacting the footage and make humor a part of your channel. Anyone remember “Weird Al” Yankovic? He’s the king of parody videos.
64. Guess What This Is?
Gather a bunch of friends and make a video trying to sense a food item by just smelling it or by shutting your eyes and nose shut to taste it. This will be weird yet fun for you to do and the viewers to watch. Look at this Pringles Tasting video.
65. Cute and funny baby videos
If you’re a parent, shoot cute videos of your kid and create a compilation like this. This can be a video of every time they threw a tantrum, or when they started laughing for no reason or did something very funny.
66. React to trending videos
React to a unique video with funny or shocking expressions or gestures as you see it in real-time like this mom reaction video.
You can ask your audience to comment video recommendations for you to watch, and that you’ll record your reaction for videos with the maximum comment upvotes. This will enhance your engagement and retain the audience as they’ll wait for you to post the next reaction video.
67. Crowdsource ideas from your audience and then build the video content
Ask your audience what topics they want you to create videos on, collect the suggestions from the comments and start making the context. It’s a great way to get an idea of what the audience wants to see and is much better than hit-and-trial. You can also do a compilation video answering all comments like in this video.
68. Try-on haul
Just received your package from Zara where you got a lot of clothes? Or came back from a trip in another city and shopped a lot? Show off your clothing, and accessories to create a spectacular video. Brownie points if you can make it theme-based with music, background and filters. Look at this haul video.
Listicle (Top X) Type of Content
Listicles are listed content in video format and offer a quick way to share information with your audience, and often have higher retention rates. The crisper it is, the better. Let’s look at some ideas:
69. Favorite Apps
Have a list of apps you use daily? Make a video on the top 10 apps you use daily to run your YouTube channel. You can do the same for apps entrepreneurs or students should use, or apps for specific activities like editing your videos or managing your work.
70. Favorite TikTok Videos
Make a compilation video of a few of your favorite TikToks every week. People like to see what’s trending for inspiration, and to make something like that for their own channel. Look at this TikTok compilation video, for example, with over 18 million views:
71. Best Restaurants
Do you go out to eat a lot, or travel often? Make cuisine-wise or region-wise lists of the best restaurants to visit with videos, images, reviews, etc., to make it engaging.like this one here.
72. Best Cities to Live In
Create a video on the best cities to live in your country—as a couple, student, or a family with elderly parents. You can also make one based on cities where health costs are lower, the crime rate is less, or education is comparatively cheaper. Talk about the cities, their relation to your core topic, and what’s unique about them.
73. Best Countries to Live In
Like the best cities, you can also make a listicle video on the best countries to live in, based on different factors like family size, amenities, preferences, scenic views, etc. Here’s a stunning example of the 10 happiest countries in the world to live in.
74. Favorite Movies
Are you a binge-watcher? Put that skill into use, and create a video on your favorite movies in different genres or specific occasions. For example, top feel-good movies or best of family movies to watch in 2021.
75. Favorite Books
If you’re someone who reads a lot, be it fiction, non-fiction, or any language at all—start creating videos about the books you read and would recommend. This video on the books you should read in your 20s is a great example.
76. Best Youtube Videos
Do you use YouTube a lot for learning? Make a video on your top recommendations for the best YouTube videos your audience should watch for a specific topic, like marketing, startups, psychology, art, makeup etc.
77. Most Viewed Youtube Videos
People want to know which videos are performing best on YouTube—either because they want to replicate those metrics or because they’re intrigued to spend their time only watching the best. So, create a listicle on the most viewed YouTube videos on marketing, fashion styling, or video editing—any topic related to your channel.
78. Most liked YouTube videos
Just like most viewed, making a listicle video of the most liked YouTube videos would also serve the same purpose. People want to watch what others are watching, so give it to them.
79. Most Epic Fails
Failure is a part of life. But it can be funny and entertaining at the same time, right?
"Most epic fails" is an evergreen video format on most social media platforms, including YouTube. Make a video on the most epic fails in science, marketing, technology, or simply funny attempt videos doing things in daily life.
80. Video Games
Top video games kids can play or someone who’s a fan of Valorant will like to play—are great ideas for video game listicles. You can also create a monthly roundup, like the top video games released in October 2021.
YouTube Video Ideas For Kids
YouTube Kids is a separate segment of the platform, where only censored content is shown, and kids can watch freely. If you’re interested in making kid-friendly videos by yourself or with your kids, here are some great ideas:
81. Unboxing toys
Unboxing videos are a delight for people—adults or kids. Make a video of your kid unboxing a toy by focusing on the contents, how the toy works, and your kid’s reaction to the same.
82. Slime videos
Kids playing with slime is gooey, but it’s also fun and interesting for child viewers. Buy slimes of different colors, set an interactive background and let your kid play with the slime while you make a video. They can also do tricks with the slime to make the video more intriguing. Look at this slime video with over 89 million views:
83. Educational Games
YouTube is a form of learning for many kids. So, you can ideate and make videos of educational games for children like a unique way of remembering numbers, colors, alphabets, homophones etc,. You can also make them into a song and encourage viewers to sing along.
84. Cooking for Kids
Make videos cooking simple meals for kids, decorating and plating them beautifully, or creating a healthy yet delicious snack in minutes. If you have a kid who likes helping out in the kitchen, let them make some fire-less food like Kobe here.
85. Painting tutorials
Shoot a video doing simple painting—easy strokes, using water paints properly, or finger painting. These make for fun, and educational videos, especially if you feature your kid in them.
86. Recreate a trending dance
There’s nothing cuter than kids dancing, especially on trending songs. Make a video of your kid dancing to family-friendly trending songs from TikTok and post it on YouTube. Not only is this cute, but also heartwarming and interesting for the child viewers too.
87. Magic tricks for kids
You see it in front of you, but suddenly it disappears. Where did it go?
Magic tricks are fun as they have an element of surprise and wonder. Make videos showing magic or teaching kids how to do it like this video so they keep coming back for more videos.
88. Karaoke for kids
Sing-along videos of popular kids' songs or rhymes are a great video idea to get repeat views and more subscribers to your channel. Create an animated video of a rhyme with lyrics, so kids can do karaoke.
89. Vlogging kid-friendly activities (going to the zoo)
Going to the zoo or an amusement park with your kids? Make a video vlogging your experience and giving details about your visit, what you did, and what you saw.
90. Pranking Mom and Dad
Does your kid often play harmless, funny pranks on you? Record a video of them doing it the next time, or if they’re a bit older, teach them how to record themselves and start a prank series on your YT channel. Here’s a funny video:
91. Acts of Kindness
Kindness goes a long way, and kids do what they see. Create videos of your kids or doing nice things for other people like donating food and clothing to the homeless to encourage such behavior in viewers too.
92. DIY home activities
Teach children how to fill water balloons at home, play chalk games with friends or create a fort with cardboard boxes . These Do-It-Yourself activities will encourage movement and creativity.
Other Popular YouTube Video Ideas
Apart from the categories mentioned above, there are many videos you can make that don’t fall in any specific category but invite engagement and views. Let’s look at a few of such popular video ideas for your next YouTube video:
93. Reaction videos
React to another video or an event and show an unaltered version of your reaction. You can also make a video for what celebrities and influencers wore on occasions like the Met Gala and encourage viewers to leave their reactions in the comments. Here’s a video reacting to science experiment fails:
94. Couple videos
If you and your partner like showing up on camera, YouTube is your place to be—record your daily life, talk about your relationship, or vlog your daily routine like Jay and Radhi here.
95. Family-oriented videos
Think Keeping Up With The Kardashians but on a YouTube channel. Shoot family vlogs where everyone talks about one aspect of their life daily. This can be your morning routine as a family, the diet everyone follows, their opinions about social media, their most cherished family memory, etc.
96. Live streams
YouTube live streaming is a wonderful way to interact with your audience, and show a more unfiltered and human version of yourself. You can simply talk about a popular topic, answer questions in the comments, play an instrument stream yourself while playing a video game.
97. Response videos
Like or completely disagree with another YouTube video? Create a response video and talk about your opinions and thoughts around the same. It doesn’t have to be hurtful, but if you strongly feel about something, creating a response video is a great idea and can help you ride on the original video’s reach and gain more visibility.
98. Recap videos
People love revisiting things. You can make a recap video of a series of movies like the most iconic scenes from Game of Thrones or a recap of your favorite trip a few years back.
99. Contests
Challenge your viewers in a contest with an exciting prize like a gift hamper or a 1:1 video call. This can be a fitness contest, makeup contest, or dance contest, among other things. Such contests also drive engagement as they practically generate User-Generated Content (UGC) for you. Here’s the challenge Chloe Ting gave her viewers who also made videos about theri experience and results.
100. Opinion Videos
Have an opinion about a recent political decision or the latest trend in your industry? Make an opinion video, and talk freely about what you think. Make it interesting by using a whiteboard or graphic elements to explain to your audience better.
101. Promotional
Not always, but sometimes you can also promote your products or services by talking about what you offer and how you can help your audience. If you regularly partner with brands, you can also promote their products to your audience and earn an affiliate income. While it may not be appreciated frequently, promotional videos do work well if you post in intervals.
102. Compilation Videos
Create compilation videos of the best of TikTok videos or the best of old-school tracks. Such videos bring everything in one place and give the viewer a reason to save your video or come back for more.
103. Try not to laugh challenges
Watch hilarious videos, or ask your friends to act weird and funny—try not to laugh, and record this experience. You can also make a video like this where you tell people to make you laugh, and if they do then they win money. This will be both funny and interactive!
104. Experimental Videos
Experiment with products and put them under extreme conditions like too hot, cold, moisture-based, or humid to see how they turn out. Here’s an example.
105. New products and updates in tech
Everyone wants to get their hands on the new cool tech in town. Make a tech update video telling them what’s new in the tech world weekly or monthly by showing what it is, why it’s cool and what all they can do with the product.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should your first YouTube video be?
Your first YouTube video should be an introduction video to present yourself to your audience. You can also use this as a channel trailer to welcome new subscribers.
How do you come up with YouTube video ideas?
The best place to start is taking some time to understand your target audience and what they need help solving. Other places you can go are:
- Look at what course creators are teaching in your space
- Observe what competitors talk about
- Online communities and forums
- Comments sections
- Run a poll or survey
- YouTube search
What are the most popular YouTube channel ideas?
- Comedy Channels
- Photography and Videography Channels
- Educational Channels
- Gaming Channels
- Makeup Channels
- Experiment Channels
- Toy Reviews Channels
- Vlogging Channels
- Tech Channels
- Fitness Channels
- Political Satire/News Channels
How do YouTube videos go viral?
Our YouTube channel drives over 40,000-50,000 new website visitors and 175+ conversions every month with just 31,000 subscribers. From VEED's own experience of growing a successful channel, it's a combination of factors such as:
- Finding the right keywords (topics) to create videos about
- Using analytics from YouTube studio and Google to find clues for what makes a video successful
- Producing high quality content always that does the best job at solving a problem
- Finding and understanding who your target audience is plus what they need from your content
Now that you have YouTube video ideas to draw inspiration from, you can use this guide to create your next video!
Oh and before we forget, there’s one more thing that can get people hooked to your content and that’s video editing .
Use an intuitive and easy-to-use online video editor like VEED to edit your videos. You can resize your videos, add captions, music, or text and collaborate with your team for faster approvals and discussions.
Read and watch more YouTube guides below to help you master YouTube!
- The Best YouTube Video Formats in 2021 (Ultimate Guide)
- 13 Best Video Editing Software for YouTube:The No-Nonsense Guide To Help You Find The Best Tool For You.
- YouTube Banner Size [Best Practices for 2021]
- How to edit a YouTube video for Beginners
- How to Add Subtitles to a YouTube Video