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i found the method to get views in a "saturated" niche
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Here’s the truth:
Avoid competitive niches?
You avoid the biggest audiences.
You avoid proven monetization.
You avoid markets where advertisers pay top rates.
Yes, it’s harder.
But that’s the point.
These niches already work.
People are trained to click, watch, and buy.
What I found is one blueprint that works every time.
The key is finding the invisible openings.
First, I map the niche.
That means:
–> Direct competitors
(people targeting the exact same audience with similar topics)
–> Adjacent niches
(audiences with overlapping interests you can bridge into)
–> Crossovers
(formats or topics that pull viewers from multiple verticals).
Then I look for weaknesses.
1) Repetitive formats.
2) Overused thumbnails.
3) Pacing that hasn’t evolved in years.
4) Angles everyone assumes are “played out.”
Once those are mapped, I overlay the creator’s unique advantages.
This is where most strategists stop at “personality.”
It’s far bigger than that.
Advantages can be:
– Resources (production budget, in-house team, post-production capacity).
– Capital (ability to fund experiments, paid testing, or IP acquisition).
– Knowledge (deep expertise in a subject others only surface-skim).
– Personality (tone, charisma, style that differentiates instantly).
– Access (to locations, datasets, or stories competitors can’t reach).
– Contacts (collaboration network, high-profile guests, insider connections).
The opportunity lies where these advantages intersect with unmet viewer demand.
Example:
A creator in a hyper-saturated tech niche.
Hundreds of channels reviewing the same products.
But none had real-time access to prototypes before launch.
We leveraged that access.
Built a format where every video landed before the competition.
Viewers stayed because the storytelling was sharper.
CTR up 51%. Watch time up 40%. Within 90 days, views had tripled without increasing upload frequency.
Competitive niches aren’t about brute-forcing your way in.
They’re about finding the combination competitors can’t replicate.
Because when audience hunger meets an advantage they can’t match, you’re no longer competing.
You’re operating in your own lane.
Let’s chat 1-1 (no cost).
Daniel Faraday