Guides for running a faceless channel
10 guides on the parts that decide whether a channel works: what the platforms require, what a niche is worth, and how short-form is actually built. Written to be useful whether or not you ever use our product, and every number in them carries the date it was checked.
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YouTube Monetization Requirements
The 2026 YouTube Partner Program thresholds, the two tiers most people conflate, and the doubled requirements arriving for new applicants in February 2027.
7 min readPolicy and moneyYouTube's Inauthentic Content Policy
What YouTube's inauthentic content rule actually bans, why it is not an AI ban, and the production patterns that get automated channels demonetized channel-wide.
7 min readStrategy
The decisions made before the first video, which are the ones that decide the outcome.
Choosing a Faceless Channel Niche
How advertiser rates, audience geography and search demand interact when picking a faceless YouTube niche, with 2026 RPM ranges and the trade-off nobody mentions.
7 min readStrategyWhat a Faceless Channel Costs to Run
A real cost breakdown for a faceless YouTube channel in 2026: the assemble-it-yourself route, the all-in-one route, and how few views it takes to cover either.
7 min readStrategyChoosing an AI Video Generator
The questions that separate AI video tools that survive a real publishing schedule from the ones that produce a good demo, from a vendor in the category.
7 min readStrategyHow Often to Post Short-Form Video
What publishing frequency does and does not buy on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, how to pick a cadence you can hold, and when posting more makes things worse.
7 min readCraft
How short-form actually works at the level of the frame, the opening line and the caption.
Shorts vs Reels vs TikTok
Current specs for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok: length limits, aspect ratio, safe zones, and what genuinely has to change between platforms.
6 min readCraftWriting Hooks for Short-Form Video
Why the first two seconds decide a short video's reach, the four ways hooks fail, and how to write an opening that survives an automated pipeline.
7 min readCraftSubtitles for Short-Form Video
Why burned-in, word-level subtitles beat platform auto-captioning for retention, where to position them, and the accessibility line worth not crossing.
7 min readCraftPublishing One Video to Three Platforms
How to publish a single vertical render to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels without the watermark penalty, and what genuinely has to change per platform.
6 min readLooking for a specific platform?
The guides above are platform-agnostic. These pages cover what automation looks like on one platform in particular, including the limitations that differ between them.