AI "How-To" & DIY Tutorial Video Generator
Inspiration: DIY and tutorial videos pull huge YouTube traffic. Yet creating clear instructional videos is hard for ordinary makers.
Target Customers: Craft sellers (Etsy), DIY kit vendors, repair experts, anyone sharing skills.
Pain Points:
- Filming Difficulty: Both hands occupied; hard to get good angles.
- Tough Narration: Explaining clearly while operating.
- Heavy Post-production: Need annotations, zoom-ins, arrows.
Solution (Micro-SaaS): Upload materials, generate professional tutorial videos.
MVP Core Features:
- Step-wise Upload: Structured interface; upload clips per step.
- Text-to-Speech Narration: AI voices in various styles.
- AI Visual Annotations:
- Auto Zoom: Detect focal area and zoom.
- Smart Arrows & Highlights: Track selected objects.
- Template Structure: Built-in instructional templates—tool list, next step cards.
- One-Click Synthesis: Combine clips, narration, annotations, music.
Development Investment (Technical Implementation): Medium-High—AI vision and annotation.
- Tech Stack:
- Remotion or FFmpeg.
- OpenCV object tracking.
- LLM API Calls:
- TTS: OpenAI TTS or ElevenLabs.
Traffic Acquisition & Validation Strategy (SEO Enhanced):
- Step 1: Market Validation
- "Make Everyone a Teacher" Landing Page: "Create Clear, Professional How-To Videos. Without Any Editing Skills."
- Outreach to Etsy/Pinterest sellers with PDF manuals.
- Step 2: SEO-Driven Growth
- Keyword Strategy: "how-to video maker", "tutorial video generator", etc.
- Growth Flywheel: Blog → free trial → subscription for HD export.
Potential Competitors & Analysis:
- Key Competitors:
Camtasia
,Descript
, generic editors. - Competitors' Strengths:
- Powerful Features.
- Competitors' Weaknesses:
- Manual Labor: All annotations & edits done by hand.
- Unstructured Workflow.
- Our Opportunity:
- Structured Workflow: Tailor-made for step-by-step tutorials.
- AI Visual Assistance: Auto zoom & tracking.
- Physical Product Focus: Beyond screen recording.