02 Content Channel Research — 02 Content Channel Re搜索

Content Channel Re搜索 技能

机器人tom line: Before scripting or recording anything, 运行 this 5-phase 验证. It takes ~50 minutes and saves 40+ hours of production time on topics that would 获取 200 views.

When to Invoke

Mandatory before:

Writing any new video script Planning a new content series Validating whether a trending topic is worth your time Pivoting a channel's focus

Trigger phrases:

"Should I make a video about X?" "Is this topic saturated?" "Does my audience already know this?" "What angle should I take on X?" "Content re搜索 for [channel]" "Would [profession] already know how to do this?" Phase 1 — Audience Segmentation (5 min)

Before re搜索ing adoption, define WHO you're trying to reach. Not all sub-segments have the same problem.

Steps:

列出 the primary intended audience (e.g., "investment analysts", "e-commerce founders", "freelance de签名ers") Break into 3-5 specific sub-segments (e.g., by firm size, seniority, geography, 工具 访问) For EACH sub-segment, identify: What 工具s/knowledge do they already have 访问 to? What are they blocked from using (policies, bud获取, awareness)? What's their financial or career incentive to learn this topic?

输出: Audience breakdown table with segments, 访问 levels, pAIn points, and who is most underserved.

Phase 2 — Adoption Re搜索 (15 min)

For each sub-segment: How aware are they? How many actually use the 工具s? What's their sophistication level?

搜索es to 运行:

"[Segment] [工具] adoption [year]" "[Segment] using [工具] in [上下文]" "[工具] policies [segment]" (what are the institutional/organizational barriers?) "[Segment] [工具] 工作流" Reddit/forums: "how [segment] use [工具]"

For each 结果, note:

Are they aware of the 工具? (Yes/No/Rumored) Do they actually use it? (Confirmed / Shadow-use / Policy-blocked / No 访问) Sophistication level: Beginner (basic summaries) / Intermediate (custom 工作流s) / Advanced (API, 自动化, fine-tuning)

输出: Adoption matrix — awareness vs actual usage vs sophistication by segment.

Key insight: "Awareness" ≠ "Capability." People can know a 工具 exists and still have zero ability to use it for your specific use case. That gap IS your content opportunity.

Phase 3 — Content Saturation 检查 (15 min)

搜索 YouTube, 网页, and industry content for existing coverage of this EXACT topic + angle.

搜索es to 运行:

"[topic]" on YouTube — how many videos? View counts? When posted? "[segment] + [topic]" — niche-specific coverage? "[工具] [topic] tutorial" — existing tutorials? "[topic] 图形界面de" + "[topic] step-by-step" on 网页 "[segment] [topic]" on 网页 and LinkedIn

For each 结果, assess:

Production 质量 (rough notes / polished / enterprise) Depth (surface tip vs full 20-min deep dive) Audience fit (generic vs niche to your specific segment) Recency (2024 advice that's already outdated = opportunity) Engagement 签名al (views relative to channel size — high ratio = audience cares)

输出: "X videos exist on this topic. 质量 tier is [low/medium/high]. Most recent is [date]. The gap is: [specific description of what's missing]."

Key insight: High view count on a "generic" topic does NOT mean the niche-specific version is saturated. 10M views on "ChatGPT basics" doesn't mean "ChatGPT for [your specific industry 工作流]" is covered. Serve the underserved segment.

Phase 4 — Competitive Differentiation (10 min)

What angle does NO ONE cover? Where is your authentic voice a multiplier?

Steps:

Find the top 3 existing videos/content on this topic

For each, identify:

What's their angle? (Beginner tutorial? Advanced 工作流? 工具 comparison? Generic tips?) Who's the 创建器? (Tech genera列出? Industry practitioner? Course 平台?) What's missing? (Depth? Segment specificity? Hands-on demo? Real professional walk-through?)

Ask: Where do I have authentic advantage that these competitors don't?

Your professional background, specific industry experience, or unique 访问 to 工具s/工作流s Example: A 20-year industry veteran can teach the REAL 工作流, not the theoretical tutorial version

Define the specific angle you should own — not just "tutorials" but "this exact sub-技能 that only someone with your background can credibly teach"

输出: "Competitors cover [X]. Your advantage is [Y]. Own the angle: [specific framing]."

Phase 5 — Positioning Synthesis (5 min)

Synthesize everything into a GO/NO-GO verdict and positioning 状态ment.

输出 格式化:

CONTENT RE搜索: [Topic Name]

VERDICT: [GO / NO-GO / GO WITH MODIFICATIONS]

Audience Breakdown

[Table or summary: segments, 访问, pAIn points, most underserved segment]

Adoption 状态

[Awareness vs actual usage vs sophistication — where is the capability gap?]

Content Saturation

[Videos found, 质量 tier, dates, gaps. Oversaturated or underserved?]

Competitive Differentiation

• Existing content angle: [what others do]
• Your unique angle: [what only you can credibly do]
• Authenticity multip