Have you ever wondered about how faceless YouTube channels use AI to generate income?
Yes, they are recording their videos without showing their face, or voice, or doing an editor job manually!
Interesting isn’t it?
AI YouTube channels were growing rapidly with the new trend. From creating scripts to video narrations and image generation.
Creators are leveraging AI tools to earn real and recurring income.
Let’s dive into how you can earn from creating the AI YouTube Channels.
What are AI YouTube Channels?
Before diving into how you can earn money from the AI YouTube channel, it is important to understand what exactly an AI YouTube channel is:
The usage of AI in creating and publishing content with minimal involvement in creating the YouTube channel is nothing but called an “AI YouTube Channel”.
The channels mainly depend on the complete AI stack to handle all the things involved in the video content production for YouTube channels such as the voice-over scripts, video creation, script creation, title, thumbnail generation, and even the scheduling of videos as well.
Do they make money?
Yes, but we cannot say that everyone is making money with AI videos but there is a strong potential to earn money from YouTube if you know what to do and what not to do. Success always depends on the strategy, quality of the content, niche, and consistent efforts.
Some of the AI-powered channels are indeed earning decent income per month through ad revenue, digital product sales, and affiliate marketing.
Say, you are running an AI channel by posting videos consistently on some motivational content. Your content might have generated millions of views per month. If such a channel gets monetized through the YouTube Partner Program, it will help you earn some $3000 to $8000 monthly which depends directly on the CPM.
So creators on YouTube are also earning income from the outside of YouTube ads using digital products, and sponsorships.
How to generate revenue from my AI YouTube channel?
Firstly, you should have a better understanding that AI YouTube channels are not just about uploading videos consistently and waiting for success to happen. The successful creators utilize a variety of income streams to earn.
AdSense (YouTube Partner Program)
Once your channels meet the requirements like crossing 1,000 subscribers and more than 4000 watch hours in the past 12 months, you can start monetizing YouTube. The platform pays per 1,000 views which is known as CPM which is different from industry to industry.
AI channels in productivity, technology, and finance are receiving high CPMs even above $10+. Make sure your AI content is published frequently which generates more income and views.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing with AI YouTube Channels can make far more money than any other ads. Say a faceless AI YouTube channel in the tech domain can do videos on AI tools and include affiliate links to encourage the purchase or try the particular tools. This will earn money from that AI Tool Company or product as a commission.
Sponsored Content
AI YouTube channels are attracting crypto firms, SaaS platforms, and technology companies and they are sponsoring the faceless channels to reach their target audience. Basing the channel size and the overall engagement rate, the sponsored videos can earn from $100 to 4 figured income and beyond.
Digital products and Merchandise
You can also gain good engagement and money without having a personal brand. You can create interesting e-books with valuable GPT prompts, or notion templates. You can also create some soothing meditation soundtracks and arts too.
Flipping and automation
As an AI YouTube Channel creator, you can even build and sell a successful channel or offer consulting services to clients. These businesses generate recurring revenue that can bring one-time payouts. AI content has become mainstream and there is a great demand for automated channels that have been on the rise.
What is the investment needed for the AI YouTube channel, is it worth it?
Let’s talk about the investment for the AI YouTube channel creation and maintenance.
Investment needed:
If you are starting an AI YouTube channel, YouTube creators invest in the following. (The costs mentioned below are approximate value)
- Text-to-speech tools – tools like Speechelo, and ElevenLabs which may cost around $30 to $99 per month
- AI Script Generator – You can use the ChatGPT Plus which costs around $20 per month.
- Royalty-free assets like music and stock footage may be optional but if you are going to premium it may cost you around $10 to $30 per month.
Overall, you can estimate the startup channel costs around $50 to $200 basing the tool stack you choose for the YouTube channel.
Final Thoughts: What is the profit potential?
If you can get over 100,000 monthly views, you can gain an Ad Revenue of around $500 to $1,500 and affiliate commissions may range above $100 based on the industry you choose. So, when you are thinking about the approximate value, it may range from $1000 to $4800 per month after the smart monetization.
