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Faceless YouTube channels are rapidly becoming a huge opportunity to make money online with creators earning anywhere from $600 to over $10 000 per month in recent times, as highlighted in our previous articles. These channels are created by their owners using various software, with the most interesting and accessible method currently being the use of AI technology which makes the entire process faster, easier, and cheaper.
In this article, we will guide you through the process of creating a complete faceless YouTube channel using free AI software. Our insights are based on the expertise of MonsGuide, a successful YouTuber who manages multiple faceless channels.
By harnessing the power of free AI tools, we will demonstrate how to automate the entire process, from generating ideas and scripts to producing voiceovers and handling every other aspect. So make sure you read this article in its entirety to discover all the valuable information.
Generating the Youtube Channel Idea
When it comes to getting channel ideas, just ask ChatGPT for 50 YouTube channel niches, and it will provide a list for you to choose from. In this article, we are going to demonstrate a channel that is based on philosophy.
Creating the Youtube Channel
Once you have the channel idea, it's time to create a new channel on Youtube. Start by giving your channel a name, adding a banner, logo, and an about section.
To get channel name ideas, go back to ChatGPT and ask it to provide 10 names for a YouTube channel that explains philosophy. Choose a name that suits your preference, then head back to your channel. On Youtube, click on "Customize Channel," make sure you are in the Customizations tab, and click on "Basic Info." Add the name from ChatGPT as your channel name.
Next, you need a channel description. Return to ChatGPT and prompt it to write a YouTube channel description for a channel called "The Philosophical Owl" that explains philosophy in a story format. Copy the description it provides and paste it into your channel's description section.
Adding the Youtube Profile Photo and Banner
To upload your channel’s logo and banner, on Youtube, you need to click on the section named “Branding”. Next, you need to generate the actual logo and banner and for this, you are going to use a site called Canva.
Go to Canva and search for "YouTube Banner" and choose "Create a blank YouTube Banner." Then, we'll explore the "Elements" section to find something related to philosophy.
You can find a suitable image in the "Photos" category, edit it by adding some text, and download the banner by clicking on "Share" and selecting "Download" as a PNG file.
Return to the Canva home page, and switch to creating a logo for a YouTube channel. Select a blank logo template and use Canva's AI tool by clicking on "Apps" and searching for "text-to-image." We'll specify the style as "dream-like" and add the keyword "philosophical with glasses”. Canva's AI generates several options, and you can choose one that you like.
Once you are done, you can download the logo by clicking on "Share" and selecting "Download" as a PNG file. Now, we'll return to the YouTube channel and upload both the logo and banner.
After uploading them, we click "Publish" and then "View Channel" to see how it looks. The channel is looking pretty good with the fancy owl logo and banner, although the name isn't fancy.
Creating the Videos for the Youtube Channel
Now we need to generate our first video, but before that, we need an idea. we'll ask ChatGPT for prompts. The prompt is: "Give me 5 philosophy lessons and who said them.” ChatGPT provided me with the five philosophy lessons and their authors.
Now I have an idea for my video. One of the lessons is "The examined life is not worth living." Though I don't fully understand it, I need a script for my video. AI knows, so I'll ask ChatGPT to create a 300-word script for a short story explaining this lesson. The script should be easy to understand and entertaining. ChatGPT will now create the story, which will serve as the script for our video.
Generating the Audio/ Voiceover for the Script
Next, we need to generate the voiceover for the script. For this, we are going to use an AI text-to-voice tool called ElevenLabs. Once on the site, navigate to the “speech synthesis” section. There, you can choose the kind of voice you want and paste the script from ChatGPT.
Clicking on "Generate" will create the voiceover:
Once ElevenLabs completes the audio, you can listen to it and download it if you are satisfied.
Creating the Actual Video
Now it's time to create the actual video. To do this, we'll go back to Canva and search for "YouTube video." Instead of using templates, select "Create blank YouTube video."
First, I need a background image, and I'll use the same one as before. I'll adjust the image by decreasing brightness, increasing saturation, and adding blur.
Creating the Character
With the background set, I now need to generate the character who will speak in the video. Who better to explain the philosophy than the original authors themselves?
I quickly searched Google to learn about Socrates and get a general idea of his appearance. I used a the text-to-image AI tool on Canva to generate an image of him. I added the word "philosopher" to specify the type of Socrates I wanted. Initially, I chose the dreamlike style for the image.
Removing Image Background
The image had a background that was colliding with our original background so we had to remove it so that we remain with only our character of Socrates. To remove the background,
I went back to the Canva tool and downloaded the image. Then, I searched on Google for a background removal tool called Remove BG.
I uploaded the image to the tool, and it did a decent job of removing the background, although it had some trouble with the hair:
I used the erase tool to clean up any remaining unnecessary elements. Once I removed the background, I downloaded the image again.
Returning to Canva, I uploaded the image without the background and adjusted its position on the screen. I considered flipping the image and adding Socrates' name to it, formatting it in uppercase, and changing the font. I also added a hyphen before the name. I adjusted the size and style of the text to make it less prominent, as it wasn't the main focus. Finally, I downloaded the image as a PNG file.
Animating the Character in the Video/ Making the Character Talk
Now that we have the video image with the character, the next step is to make the character talk. To do this, search on Google for a specific tool called D-ID. Once on the tool's page, we click on "create video" and add the image we saved from Canva.
We would also need to insert the audio we generated using ElevenLabs. You could also use text script, but to avoid the character limit, it's always better to use audio.
Finally, we click on "generate video" to create the and download video.
I understand your thoughts but wait, let me show you what I did. Clicking on the video will reveal the speech created in ElevenLabs. It's awesome and cool, but you'll have to wait for the end.
Creating the Subtitles
The final step is writing the subtitles for the script that will appear on the video, and we'll use another AI tool named Veed to generate it. Choose the appropriate option and click on "Create projects."
Next, click on “Upload a file” to upload the video.
Once done, navigate to the subtitles section and click on "auto subtitles."
Next, you have to select a language and since my video is in English, I simply need to click "create subtitles."
After the subtitles are generated, select the first set of subtitles and adjust their position.
You can then edit the text style and appearance. Once you feel convinced enough, you can review the video and click "Done" then choose to export and download it as an mp4.
Uploading the Video on Youtube
Now, let's upload the video to my YouTube channel. Go to the channel, click "create," and select "upload video." Add the title, description, thumbnail, and tags.
Creating the Video Title, Description, and Tags with ChatGPT
So, in order to do this, we're gonna head back over to ChatGPT and then we're gonna ask it for a prompt to write a 60-character title for a click-worthy YouTube video about... and this is essentially what our video is about, okay? Because it's about these quotes.
Okay, and just like that, it gave me a pretty good title, and then I'm gonna come back to the YouTube channel and paste in our title.
Now that I have the title, I need some tags for the video. So, I'm gonna go ahead and ask ChatGPT with this prompt, okay? It reads, 'Give me a total of 500-character keywords to get views on a YouTube video with the title'... and again, we have the title for our video.
Okay, and now what I can do is copy all of these, okay? And head back over to my YouTube account. I'm just gonna paste in the tags that ChatGPT did.
Once I have that done, the next important aspect, again, is the description. And in order to get the description, I'm gonna head back over to ChatGPT and ask it with this prompt: 'Give me a short description for a YouTube video titled'... and then I'm gonna add in the title of our video once again. Give us a short description.'
So what I'm going to do is again copy this, come back over to the YouTube account, and then I'm just gonna paste in the description.
Creating the Video Thumbnail
Now we're almost done. The last thing we need to do is create the thumbnail for the video. And in order to create thumbnails, you need to use Canva.
Okay, that's pretty much it. Just like that, my thumbnail for my video is done.
Publishing the Video
Once that's done, you have your video ready to go. Hit publish.
Now I can show you what the video looks like, and let me just say, it is pretty cool.
And I know what you're thinking, it has watermarks. That's unfortunate. That's what happens when you use the free versions. But hey, if you have the money to invest in the paid versions to create your channel, you can go ahead and do that. But a little watermark never bothered anybody, right? Also, you can go back to the Youtube Creator Studio and blur the areas with the watermarks if you want to get rid of them.
You can follow these steps over and over again to quickly create multiple Youtube videos and Shorts until when you reach the point of your channel getting monetized by Youtube. After this, you'll definitely start earning money from Youtube.
Conclusion
And you have to admit that this is pretty cool — the fact that you can create an entire faceless YouTube channel using only AI, and not just any AI, but free AI. And the best part is, you can go ahead and do this exact same thing for yourself. The more you post content, eventually, if you're sharing things that people are interested in, you can get your channel monetized, and you may end up making anywhere from $600 to $10 000, just like many other channels are doing, just like many other people are doing. So we hope you enjoyed this article and you put this into practice.
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