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Outdated trends and breaking down mental barriers for your audience.
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💡 2 content ideas for you
The Process:
🔎 Take a great headline from any niche.
🧠 Figure out the psychology behind why it works.
🔨 Turn the headline into a template.
🎨 Think of ways to use the template in your niche.
Here are two for you:
Idea 1: Outdated Trends In Your Niche
🔨 Your Headline Template:
"X Outdated [Items/Concepts In Your Niche] That Everyone Is Ready To See Go"
🔎 The Inspiration:
"14 Outdated Kitchen Trends That Everyone Is Ready To See Go"
🧠 Why The Headline Works:
Fear Of Getting Left Behind: Highlighting what's 'outdated' taps into our desire to stay current.
Social Validation: Saying that "everyone is ready" plays on the idea of social proof -- we all feel the need to go along with the crowd.
🔁 How To Adapt It For Your Niche:
Select A Relevant Topic: Start by picking a broad area within your niche that changes with trends.
Identify Outdated Items: Within your chosen topic, look for specific practices, strategies, techniques, or items that aren’t as popular as they used to be.
🎨 Examples Using The Template:
For Marketers: “5 Outdated SEO Strategies That Everyone Is Ready to See Go”
For Foodies: “7 Outdated Vegan Fads That Everyone Is Ready To See Go”
For Fashion: “7 Outdated Winter Accessories That Everyone Is Ready to See Go”
For Parents:” 6 Outdated Homeschooling Methods That Everyone Is Ready to See Go”
For HR Workers: “8 Outdated Recruitment Techniques That Everyone Is Ready To See Go”
Idea 2: Breaking Down A Mental Barrier For Your Audience
🔨 Your Headline Template:
"[Number] Easy Ways To [Action] And Still [Address Mental Barrier]"
🔎 The Inspiration:
"6 Easy Ways to Film Yourself AND Still Look Cinematic"
🧠 Why The Headline Works:
Addresses A Mental Barrier: It acknowledges the audience’s main concern (eg. looking cinematic) and promises solutions to overcome this specific, major concern.
Simplicity: It motivates the audience to take an action (eg. film themselves) by letting them know there are “easy” ways to do it without compromising.
🔁 How To Adapt It For Your Niche:
Right now, your audience wants to take a certain action.
But they’re concerned they won’t be able to take that action without compromising on something else.
Your goal is to write a piece of content that lets them know they can take that action without having to make that compromise.
Choose A Challenging Task: Pick one in your niche that people find daunting or challenging.
Address The Main Mental Barrier: Go through easy methods that break down a common and major mental barrier related to doing this task or taking this action.
🎨 Examples Using The Template:
For New Parents: "5 Easy Ways To Set Baby’s Sleep Routine And Still Enjoy Your Evenings”
For Food: “6 Easy Ways To Cook Healthier Meals And Still Keep Them Flavorful”
For Wellness: “4 Easy Ways To Practice Mindfulness And Still Stay Productive”
For Authors: “6 Easy Ways To Write Your Novel And Still Work A Day Job”
For Personal Finance: “7 Easy Ways To Save Money And Still Have An Active Social Life”
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