How I Made $10,000 With a YouTube Automation Channel (And What I Learned)

In this article, I am going to show you the results of a "test" channel I made using YouTube Automation and how much money it made.

YouTube Automation Channels - also known as faceless YouTube channels is where you make videos where you don't need to show your face - that's right, you do not need to go on camera and expose yourself to the world!

My test starts in January 2025. While I won't give away the channel's name, I will tell you that it is in a very competitive niche - Aviation. So, I didn't discover some hidden gem or try to find a niche that gets a lot of searches but with little competition. I went all in with one of the most competitive niches on YouTube.

What Is YouTube Automation (and Why It Works So Well)

In case you don't know, YouTube Automation (also known as faceless videos) is where you create videos using existing content on the web in your own videos without ever having to go on camera.

This is perfect for people that don't want to be seen or heard, but still make good money on YouTube.

In fact, some channels like this are raking in 6 figures a month on YouTube including sales from affiliate programs and the YouTube Partner Program.

The Test Channel I Created in January 2025

I didn't have high expectations going in on this channel, it was more of a test to see how it does based on the training I received (more on that later).

I actually launched this channel way back in 2021 but didn't do anything with it until about the end of 2024.

As I expected, things started off really slow. I had about 10-15 videos up that weren't getting much traffic, maybe just a few hundred views or so.

Then, on one particular video, everything changed.

I still wasn't monetized because I didn't reach 1000 subsribers yet, but this video changed the trajectory of my site. After this video went viral (it pales in comparison to other viral videos but it was viral to me) my channel got a lot of subscribers and people started watching my previous videos too. I noticed that every video I put out after started getting a lot of views - it was like a light switch turned on.

Here is a screenshot of the stats from that one video.

Although this video didn't really earn me money because this all happened before I got monetized, this video was the catalyst that changed everything.

From what I can see, you're going to struggle with getting views in the beginning, and then one video is going to change everything, just like this video did here. The traffic skyrocketed in such a short time as you can see on the left.

After some time, views will die off and you can see that with the straight line. This is typical on YouTube, which is why you need to constantly turn out videos - each video has a "shelf life", so to speak.

So what I learned is that you need to keep trying until you get that viral video - and it will happen, you just need to test with your titles and thumbnails and once you find that formula, stick with it.

One Video Made me $2000 to Date

One video in particular got well over 500,000 views and to date has made me almost $2000.

This video is my standout on my channel. I was glad this video was launched after I was monetized (when I reached 1000 subs) so that I would actually get paid for the views by YouTube.

This video in particular kept earning me money for months because traffic was steady. You can see it keeping a steady view climb in the graph above, which is different from the previous screenshot where the traffic died out almost instantly over a short period of time.

Here are some more stats on that video:

What I also learned from this YouTube automation channel is that you're always going to have one or a few videos that will be your top earners. Some will go viral for just a couple of weeks, while others will take off but have a still and steady climb in traffic. And, more views = more money.

My Results so Far

• Revenue - $10,000 and counting
• Subscribers - 6,600 and counting
• Views - Over 2.3 million and going up

This screenshot was taken a while back and it gives a good indication of the channel's growth.

If you'll notice, there was no activity from April 2021 until the end of November 2024 - that's when I started publishing videos. This is because I just used a dormant channel I created years ago.

You can see by the graph how traffic can skyrocket, those are the videos that went viral as most of those spikes are created with one video only, but it's also a collection of all the videos on my channel.

This is why it is so important to never give up, because once you get your "breakthrough" video, it makes things so much easier.

This is likely due to the YouTube Algorithm that pushes your channel more once they see you have a video that's doing super well.

The Pros and Cons of my YouTube Automation Experience

Pros:

• I didn't need to show my face (or even use my voice)
• It's scalable - once you find a formula that works, stick with it and you'll be rewarded
• Although most videos will die out in traffic over time, some videos keep earning for months to come (this is making money in your sleep kinda income which is the best)
• Zero to Low upfront cost. This channel didn't cost me any money to make. I did all the work myself. I did buy the video editing software years ago, but I was using it for other projects already
• I didn't mention this, but I also set up another income stream by selling merch. I didn't make a lot, just over $150 but then again I didn't focus much on this either.

Cons:

• It took a long time and many videos to get monetized - fortunately one video changed everything for me to get to monetization pretty quick
• Trial and error - it took a while before I was able to realize which videos work and which ones don't
• Channel risk - you need to know the rules of YouTube because if you break them, your channel can be demonitized in an instant

How I Learned to do All This

Like everything in life, this was no accident. I didn't just "wing it" and hoped for the best. I actually learned this stuff from a course. The course wasn't free, but as you can see from the numbers I gave you, it paid for itself many times over.

That course is Matt Par's Tube Mastery and Monetization.

I thought it was so great I even wrote a review on it - just click the link above to read it.

If you want to make money on YouTube and learn everything I did, what I suggest is to watch this webinar first before buying the course. 

You can certainly go on your own without any formal training but from my experience, not having the guidance and motivation found in a course is really going to limit your success.

I see courses as an investment in yourself. The rest is up to you because there's a lot of money to be made on YouTube! If I can make a test channel that I did in my spare time without much focus, imagine what you can do if you made it your full time job!