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Creators,

This you?

You see a viral post online and copy it almost identically, only for it to flop harder than the most dramatic football (soccer) players?

Da fuq?

No matter how much effort you put into crafting the perfect hook or finding the best place to put an easter egg in your video...

For some reason, it still fails to gain any traction.

I’ve been there too many times to count.

And it’s easily the most infuriating thing I’ve encountered as a content creator.

That is until I stopped guessing and discovered the power of search data to find out what my ideal audience is searching on Google and social media.

“Virality isn’t an accident. It’s engineered.”

Jonah Berger, marketing professor and author

From Zero to Hero: How I’m Growing My Followers With An Automated AI Process

As someone who's built a thriving online business from scratch, I know firsthand how game-changing the right strategies can be.

After being completely burned out on creating content, I was determined to build a more automated process to double my content output while doing half as much work.

That's when I discovered the power of AI for content creation.

By leveraging AI tools and frameworks, I was able to:

• Create a week's worth of high-quality content in under 2 hours

• Grow my audience on autopilot while capturing and following up with leads automatically

• Automate and generate content that authentically resonates with my ideal audience, keeping them returning for more

My recent results were so encouraging that I knew I had to share my strategies with fellow content creators and entrepreneurs in a more community-based method.

And so, The AI Escape Community was born.

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Why Search Data Is Your #1 Secret Weapon to Consistently Creating Viral Content

You might be tempted to rely on your gut instinct when it comes to creating content.

After all, you know your audience better than anyone, right?

But here's the harsh reality:

What you think your audience wants to see and what they actually engage with can be very different.

Imagine this scenario:

You spend hours brainstorming what you believe is the perfect viral post idea.

You research multiple social platforms via hashtags and take notes on all the common threads for the top-ranking videos.

Based on that data, you craft a clever hook, create an open loop, fill the video with valuable information, hit publish, and wait for the views, likes, and shares to roll in.

But instead of going viral, your post is met with a dribble of nothingness.

Meanwhile, your competitor's recently viral post about a topic you never would have thought to cover is getting millions of views...

What in the actual…?

Well, my fellow creators, the answer lies in the search data of your ideal audience.

When people have a question or problem, where's the first place they turn?

GOOGLE!

By determining the most popular questions people are searching for related to your niche, you can create content that addresses their needs and pain points.

It's like having a crystal ball that tells you exactly what information your audience craves.

Here are a few real-world examples:

• A popular fitness influencer noticed a surge in searches for "at-home workouts without equipment" during the pandemic. They then created a series of bodyweight exercise videos that went mega-viral, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of new subscribers.

• A travel influencer noticed a growing interest in "solo female travel safety tips." They made a series of posts and videos sharing their prior experiences and top tips, which resonated with their audience and led to increased engagement and bookings for their own travel planning services.

• A tech YouTuber spotted a trend in searches for "best budget smartphones under $500." They made a video comparing the top options, which quickly became one of their most popular and highest-converting videos after they placed links in their bio.

When you give people the exact content they want, they can't help but sit up, notice, and smash that share button.

But sifting through endless search data to find those golden content ideas?

But lucky for us, in 2024, AI does!

And when we combine it with a handy website called Answer The Public, it makes generating viral content ideas easier than ever.

Let me show you how…

HOW IT CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS:

• Dramatically boost your engagement and reach by crafting content that resonates with your audience on a deep level

• Establish yourself as the go-to authority in your niche by consistently delivering valuable, relevant content that actually helps people

• Save time and brainpower by letting AI do all of the heavy lifting of content ideation for you

The “Viral Idea Accelerator” Prompt

This prompt will help you generate 20+ viral content ideas backed by the most popular searched-for questions on Google related to your niche:

I want you to help me find viral topic ideas for my social media posts.

For context on me, my business, and the type of content I write, here's more background info:

[INSERT CONTEXT]

I've attached an image of a wheel which includes the most searched for questions about [INSERT TOPIC].

Based on this attached image, I want you to come up with 20 viral content ideas based on these questions on the wheel.

Never use colons, semicolons, or hashtags.

How to use the “Viral Idea Accelerator” prompt:

1. Visit answerthepublic.com and create a free account. This website is a gold mine for discovering what people are asking about online. It’s perfect for finding viral ideas backed by hard data.

2. Search for your niche in 1-2 words.

   • Example: I used “ChatGPT”

3. Click “DOWNLOAD IMAGE” to download an image of the wheel with the most popular search results on your niche."

4. Upload this image and the copy-pasted prompt to Claude or ChatGPT-4o (I prefer Claude’s outputs for this prompt).

   Example of my wheel image:

   

   Fill in the [INSERT CONTEXT] placeholder with context about yourself and who you are.

5. Input the topic you searched for on Answer the Public where it says [INSERT TOPIC].

6. Press ENTER.

WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY

• The key ingredients that distinguish average content from content that goes viral

• The "Viral Idea Accelerator" prompt for finding the most popular questions people are asking about your niche

• How do we turn these questions into irresistible content ideas that drive massive engagement