Rather than guess what to make next, ask. This template turns a 60-second poll into a content plan: members pick what they want more of, tell you why their top choice matters, flag the formats they will actually watch or read, and drop one concrete idea. It is kept light and fun on purpose, no scoring, no weighting, so it still reads like a community poll.
Run it whenever you are deciding what to make: a content calendar reset, a new series, a “we have room for one big thing” call, or a periodic pulse on what your audience wants.
From preference to plan
The member’s top pick is echoed back to dig into why, a format multi-select captures how they like to consume content, and an open box collects the specific idea you did not think to ask for. Structuring the what, the format, and the cadence gives you a prioritized brief while still feeling like a fun poll.
The example runs as a creator’s next-series poll. Swap the topics and formats to your world.
Variants
- Scored priority: add weights and pipe a score for a ranked “content appetite” read when you need to rank, not just poll.
- Series pitch: replace the topic list with concrete series ideas and let the community pick the winner.
- Format-first: if you are medium-constrained, drop the format question and go deeper on topics and cadence.
- Recurring pulse: run it monthly and trend how content demand shifts.