Just relaunched my faceless finance channel with custom animation after my first few videos used stock footage... huge difference
Been building a wealth psychology channel called Quiet Rich for a few months now and finally made the jump from stock footage to custom character animation.
Honestly, I didn't realize how much the visuals were holding my content back until I saw the animated version side by side with the old one.
First video covers the psychology behind why lottery winners go broke... the hedonic baseline stuff that most finance channels never touch. Really proud of how it turned out.
Would love any feedback from other creators here, especially on the thumbnail. Still learning what works and what does not. 🙏
Also curious — what are your thoughts on Shorts when growing a brand new channel? Worth the effort for watch hours or better to focus purely on long form at this stage?