🧰 Before you start
- A Google account for YouTube
- ChatGPT or Claude for scripts
- ElevenLabs for the voice
- A free video editor (e.g. CapCut) and stock footage or images you have rights to
🪜 Step by step
- 1☐
Pick a niche
Choose a topic people watch for a long time, e.g. history, property explained, money tips.
- 2☐
Create the channel
On YouTube, click your profile picture > Create a channel. Add a name, logo and description.
- 3☐
Write a script
Use the script prompt below. Check every fact yourself.
- 4☐
Make the voiceover
In ElevenLabs, open Text to Speech, choose a voice, paste the script, click Generate and download the audio.
- 5☐
Add visuals
In your video editor, drop in the audio and add footage/images you're allowed to use, plus captions.
- 6☐
Upload with a good title and thumbnail
Use the title prompt below. Mark the video as containing AI-generated content if YouTube asks (realistic altered content must be disclosed).
- 7☐
Post on a schedule
Consistency matters: e.g. 2 videos a week for 3 months.
💬 Copy-paste prompts
Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.
Write a [8]-minute YouTube script for a faceless channel about [topic]. Audience: [who]. Tone: calm, curious storyteller. Structure: a hook in the first 15 seconds, 3-5 chapters with surprising facts, a short recap, and a call to subscribe. Only use facts you are confident about and list sources at the end so I can check them.
Give me 10 YouTube titles (under 60 characters) and 5 thumbnail text ideas (3-4 words) for a video about [topic]. Make them curious, not clickbait.⚠️ Tips & common mistakes
- YouTube can refuse to pay 'mass-produced' low-effort content; add real value and editing.
- Only use footage and music you have rights to.
- Big income figures you see online are from top channels; most earn little at first.