🎯 Niche Selection and Idea Generation

Struggling to come up with the next hit cat character? The niche you choose — and how you spin it — determines whether people scroll past or stop to watch.

This guide walks you through practical, repeatable strategies to find niches, generate ideas, and validate them fast.

🧠 1. Start with Professions

People love cats in human roles — it’s instantly funny and shareable.

  • Barista cat
  • Delivery driver cat
  • Security guard cat

Think of jobs with uniforms, tools, or clear environments.

🔍 2. Observe Trends in Shorts & Memes

Scroll TikTok or YouTube Shorts and note what’s trending.

  • Sound-based trends (use the audio, but with cats)
  • Situational humor (translate it into cat logic)
  • Parody formats

Humans do it — you remix it with cats.

📚 3. Use Real-World Tools Like:

  • Google Trends (search “jobs people hate” or “underrated careers”)
  • Reddit (r/AskReddit, r/funny)
  • Comment sections (see what people say they love/hate)
  • News headlines (adapt stories with cats)

🧪 4. Idea Testing Framework

Before making a video:

  • Title: Is it clickable?
  • Visual Hook: Can you picture a scroll-stopping thumbnail?
  • Twist: Is there an unexpected moment?

If yes → it’s a solid concept. If not, refine.

♻️ 5. Build Reusable Formulas

Once something works, build variations:

  • Same profession, new twist (e.g., delivery cat delivers wrong item)
  • Same prop, different cat (e.g., hose used by chef cat, not firefighter)
  • Invert the role (e.g., human follows cat’s orders)

💡 6. Maintain a Swipe File

Keep a doc or folder with:

  • Great niches you’ve used
  • Half-baked ideas worth revisiting
  • Screenshots of fun visuals

It keeps inspiration flowing.

✅ What’s Next?

You’ve built a toolkit for consistent creativity. Return to these tips whenever you’re stuck, and keep evolving your catverse.

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