My YouTube Automation Journey

Michiel Schuer
3 min readAug 24, 2022

YouTube automation is a business model where you make money via YouTube without showing your face on camera.

Are you a non-member? You can read this story here for free.

Of course you can do it if you want, but most people choose not to.

Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash

How does it work?

Simply said, we outsource everything to people you can find on Fiverr/Freelancer/Upwork. To create a YouTube video, you need the following:

  • A Script (and a script writer)
  • A Voice Over (and a Voice Over Artist / Narrator)
  • A Video editor

With these 3 things, you can create nice videos, which you can then upload to YouTube.

  • After meeting some conditions, you can apply for the YouTube Partner Program.
  • YouTube will pay you monthly according to the number of views your videos generate.

How much does it cost?

When I started out 1 year ago, in 2021, the average cost for a decent YouTube video was around 50–70 USD per video. You need around 12 videos per month, so that would put your total costs at 600–840 USD per month. This is quite a lot, and it’s becoming even more expensive with everything that’s been happening in our economy lately.

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Michiel Schuer

Enthusiastic about learning new things, side-hustles, and translating my personal experiences into motivational stories. https://michielschuer.com