Avoid These 11 Mistakes When Doing YouTube Automation!

YouTube Automation is a business model that can make you a lot of money… if you do it correctly.

I have been in this business for almost 2 years, and I f*cked up multiple times.

Here are the lessons I’ve learned, don’t make these same mistakes.

Mistake #1: Using AI robot narrations

Just don’t do it.

YouTube likes quality content; its algorithm will detect the AI voice and will rank your lower.

Even more, according to a blog article I read, you cannot get your YouTube channel monetized with a robotic voice. Not sure if this is true, but nevertheless: it’s always better to use a real voice over instead of AI.

It’s also more pleasant to listen to a real voice.

Mistake #2: Using other people’s content

There are a few reasons why this is a HUGE mistake.

• Copyright claims
• Copyright strikes
• Can’t monetize / get demonetized

Be careful with using music, images, videos… which you don’t have permission for to use — to avoid above problems.

YouTube wants to create transformative content with a real voice over & well put together background footage.

Mistake #3: Thumbnails are not attention grabbing

In order to get views… people need to click on your video, right?

There are only 2 things people see, before they watch your video:

• Thumbnail
• Video Title

People tend to click on thumbnails more which are attention-grabbing / shocking / engaging / colorful. View it as the “sales-page” of your video. It needs to be good and convincing, or else you won’t sell anything.

Yes, this means that you’ll have to create clickbait thumbnails sometimes!

Mistake #4: Not doing your SEO right

In addition to the previous mistake; what’s a good video if nobody finds it?

This is why it’s extremely important to make your content searchable. Choose titles that people are searching for and click on.

Examples of titles that can grab attention:

• Investing in Bitcoin is terrifying!
• Airbnb made me $10,000 in one month, this is how I did it…
• I Tried Print on Demand via Redbubble for 6 months and this happened…

Also, make sure the first words of the title are what the video is about. This will push your video up in searches.

Some more SEO tips:

• Name your video file (not just file01.mp4).
• Add related tags to your video.
• Add your video category.
• Upload a custom attention-grabbing video thumbnail.
• Add subtitles and closed captions.
• Add cards and end screens that tie into the topic of your video.
• Add hashtags.
• Create a playlist about your overarching topic.
• Leave a pinned comment to generate engagement or provide more value.

Mistake #5: Your videos don’t hook people in the first 5 seconds

People these days have a very short attention span.

Get straight to the video title point in less than 30 seconds. If YouTube sees people dropping out after 20 seconds, they will not promote your video and you won’t grow.

In addition to this: try to keep people watching. The longer they watch, the more you’ll earn!

Mistake #6: Picking a random niche

Don’t just pick any niche and start.

Instead, do research:

• Which niches have the highest CPM?
• Which niches are the most popular / trending?
• Which niches are oversaturated and which not?
• Which niches am I personally interested in as well?

Mistake #7: Not niching down

If you’ve found your niche, then get specific.

If your niche is sports, then don’t just post random sports videos. Instead, focus on a specific sport you’re interested in, for example… fencing?

Even with something like fencing, you can focus on specific divisions, or tutorials, or different types of sabers or outfits… (I don’t know anything about fencing, it’s just something random I came up with, but you get the point).

Mistake #8: Giving up too soon

YouTube automation is a marathon, not a sprint!

A lot of people have wrong expectations about YouTube automation, because they often see social media posts of the big guys showing off huge growth and monetization within 1–2 months of starting a channel… (and promoting their course for a couple thousand dollars, right?)

While it’s possible (with ads, daily uploads, high quality content etc), the chances of achieving this are very unlikely when you’re just starting (even smaller with a limited budget). And then it’s still a matter of getting break-even…

Anyway, my golden rule is: Upload at least 36 videos before you can even think about giving up.

And golden rule #2: make each video better than the last one. Evaluate and improve!

Mistake #9: Not having a big enough budget before starting

Set aside at least $3000 before you start with YouTube Automation.

Why 3000? Because you gotta make investments!

Unless you can do everything yourself; you need to hire a video editor, a voice over artist, a script writer… and even a graphic designer perhaps to help you create your thumbnails.

This costs at least 1000 dollars per month. And the overall rule is: don’t expect too many results during the first 2 months, you have to be patient and consistent, so make sure you have your budget!

Mistake #10: Spending too much on a video

The average price of a video should be around $70–$80

Breakdown:

$20 for 10 min long ENGAGING script

$15–30 for narrator (NOT AI!)

$30–35 for editor

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+/- $70 per vid

FYI, a breakdown of the budget:

$70 per vid

x3 (3 vids per week) = $210

x4 (4 weeks in a month) = $840

+ +/- $160 additional costs (like thumbnails or backup videos)

= around $1000 per month (for 12 videos) that you need to keep going.

While I understand it’s not easy to find people for these prices, it is possible — you just have to look and keep searching, negotiating.

Mistake #11: No consistency

Upload consistently.

3 videos per week, period. No more, no less and NO DELAYS!

When it comes to delays — I have had problems with editors in the past, that they weren’t consistent. I solved this by always having 5 videos as a backup, just in case they don’t deliver in time. Make sure you manage this well.

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