My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
“the easiest way to get a viral video is to just copy the title”
What It Means
Adapting proven viral titles from other niches is more effective than creating original titles from scratch
Why It Matters
Removes guesswork from title creation by using titles with proven psychological appeal
When It's True
When you have expertise to deliver on the adapted promise and audience overlap exists
When It's Risky
When copying too directly, or when the original context doesn't translate to your niche
How to Apply
Find videos with high view-to-subscriber ratios
Analyze the title structure and psychological appeal
Adapt the structure to your expertise area
Test adapted titles before creating content
Example Scenario
“See 'How I use my iPad as an engineering student' with 2M views, adapt to 'How I take notes on my iPad in medical school' which gets 6M views.”
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