Making Earnings from Faceless YouTube Channels - Lecture Notes

Overview

• Research on faceless channels to replicate ideas
• Example: Faceless YouTube channel sharing adorable and hilarious animal clips
• Stats: 42 videos, 1.1 million subscribers, over $3,000 monthly earnings

Potential & Strategy

• Niche still has potential; focus on replicating success
• Monetizing without creating original videos
• Platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Finding Videos

• Use Chinese apps: Douyin (Chinese TikTok), Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu
• Installation: Download from Apple App Store/Google Play Store
• Registration: Use a VPN if needed
• Tips: Select “pets and animals” in interests to see more animal videos
• Criteria: Choose videos with over 100,000 views and good engagement

Downloading Videos

1. Find video on app (e.g., Xiaohongshu)
2. Copy link via share icon
3. Use online video downloader tools
4. Paste link and download video

Editing Videos

• Software: CapCut (free & beginner-friendly)
• *Steps:
  • Remove original sound
  • Add copyright-free new audio (from CapCut library)
  • Add funny captions using ChatGPT for uniqueness
  • Translate & remove Chinese captions (if any)

Adding Captions

1. Describe scene to ChatGPT for humorous captions
2. Add caption text in CapCut (text tool)
3. Adjust font, size, style, and colors
4. Add background to cover any original captions

Adding Voice Over

• Extract text from video (screenshot & extract tool)
• Translate text using Google Translate or ChatGPT
• Add translated text as a caption
• Use text-to-speech feature in CapCut for voice over

Finalizing & Uploading

• Export video from CapCut
• Ensure proper formatting (e.g., 9x16 for shorts)
• Stay consistent with uploads to avoid burnout

Encouragement

• Creating and uploading videos is a journey
• Consistent effort leads to growth
• Explore more resources on creating a faceless YouTube channel and AI influencers

Resources & Tools

• Chinese Apps: Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu
• Editing: CapCut
• Translation: Google Translate, ChatGPT
• Voice Over: CapCut text-to-speech, 11Labs, Clipchamp