how to actually get rich (with YouTube):

a thread🧵 this will by no means by an AI slop thread

I've been doing this for almost 15 years and will type down my raw thoughts

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I studied the top viral documentary channels on YouTube..

and here’s the system they use to blow up without crazy topics 👇🧵 Before we get into it, I post a lot of YouTube related threads

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I reverse-engineered how viral YouTube scripts are written..

and here’s a blueprint you can copy for any niche 👇🧵 Before we get into it, I post a lot of YouTube related threads

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Your video didn’t flop because the niche is “oversaturated”

It flopped because your format is

Here’s how to break saturation without leaving the market 👇 Before we get into it, I post a lot of YouTube related threads

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This channel started 3 months ago and is already making ~ $15,000/month

Here's how I would enter this niche with AI:

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I used AI to study how the algorithm reacts when you pivot formats too often..

And here’s why it slowly kills your reach👇🧵 Before we get into it, I post a lot of YouTube related threads

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Two creators post nearly the same video - one goes viral, the other dies

same topic, same pacing, same niche

here’s why YouTube gives completely different results to similar content 👇 Before we get into it, I post a lot of YouTube related threads

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I used AI to analyze retention data from 300 videos..

and here’s why the algorithm cares more about the first 15 seconds than your entire edit👇🧵 Before we get into it, I post a lot of AI X YouTube threads

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I studied 100+ viral videos that got 1,000,000+ views

and here’s the truth:

the algorithm doesn’t reward good videos

it rewards viewer satisfaction - and that’s a formula you can control 👇 🧵 Before we get into it, I post a lot of AI X YouTube threads

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I used AI to decode how YouTube tests channels to build trust with the algorithm from day 1

Pass it, and your videos get pushed

Fail it, and you get stuck at 0

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I asked AI to help me create a channel in the cartoon/animation niche inspired by this

Here's how AI is helping me to do this 🧵👇

https://twitter.com/PhedEU/status/1901017402604966240

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I used AI to break down how the youtube algorithm treats different niches..

and here’s how to reverse-engineer exactly what the system wants from yours 👇 1. Every niche has a different algorithmic fingerprint

a 12-minute storytime doesn’t get ranked the same way as a 45-minute podcast or a 3-minute animation

the algorithm learns viewer expectations per niche - and ranks videos based on how well they match them

I used AI to analyze YouTube’s algorithm...

and here’s why your news content might be getting "shadowbanned" 👇 Before we get into it, I post a lot of AI X YouTube threads

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I trained an AI agent to study YouTube’s open-source research...

this is why the algorithm intentionally kills your video’s reach 👇 Before we get into it, I post a lot of AI X YouTube threads

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You can now use AI to create Faceless YouTube thumbnails in ~ 1 minute

No need to be spending $100 per thumbnail

Here's how to be your own designer in minutes

A thread 🧵 You guys really enjoyed yesterday's thread

So this will be the a tutorial on how to use ChatGPT 4o to generate thumbnails

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You can now use AI to create Faceless YouTube scripts in ~ 1 minute

Hate me or love me for this

Technology is moving and so should we

A thread🧵 Spent the last 3 days experimenting with ChatGPT 4o, so this will be the first of many threads to come

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Good packaging can turn an average video into a multi million view video

Here are my 50 favorite YouTube thumbnails

(faceless channels strictly)

(1 of 50) These thumbnails are in no order of preference

Simply sharing my folder with some of my favorite thumbnails I've come across

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3 weeks ago we launched 34 long-form channels

All AI generated content

A mixture of brand new, aged & monetized channels

An update of how it's going👇 I want to start this thread by saying I am aware of the recent AI termination wave

Repeating myself - do not invest in AI channels as a means of making money long-term

This is a gold rush, get your money, invest in stronger channels - and bounce

Get in with this mindset

2 weeks ago we launched 34 long-form channels

All AI generated content

A mixture of aged, new & pre-monetized channels

Here's how it's going 🧵👇 First of all my thoughts on AI channels:

- I see them as temporary. I am not building the project for the "long-run"

YouTube ALWAYS (no exceptions) cracks down on low quality content, so 99% of AI channels will sooner or later get terminated/demonetized

- Regardless, it is a business opportunity and I am all about doing side quests so here we go

150 days ago I started a public experiment on 𝕏

I started 10 shorts channels

5 aged channels, and 5 brand new

Here's how it's going 🧵👇 Before we start, here are the channel stats. We dropped the 7 underperforming channels, and tripled down on the 3 best ones

Channel 1 - 33,844 Subscribers - 39,550,085 Views
Channel 2 - 119,104 Subscribers - 49,002,936 Views
Channel 3 - 267,000 Subscribers - 20,188,570 Views

How to come up with viral video ideas

That work every single time

A thread🧵 This method is not new to YouTube, or to any form of content since TV

If something works, double down on it

Let's get into it👇