r/YT_Faceless

This is a ranking niches btw my videos never reach 30k views

Hey guys, I'm in the dark mysteries niche. I struggle with thumbnails. I was wondering if you could share your opinions on which parts I can improve my thumbnail style and if it's clickable.

https://youtu.be/neg4Xa2-GJA?is=iMG8o0m3qqyqiDNW

Two channels are running on this right now.
Math Unlocked, statistics and machine learning explained visually. 15 videos, 21 subscribers, 1k+ views total. Small, still early.
Financial Reality Check, personal finance breakdowns using real numbers instead of generic advice. 25 videos, 23 subscribers, 1k+ views.

Neither is going viral. That's not the point of this post.
What I actually want to show is the machine itself. The screenshot is the real n8n workflow, script generation, scene-by-scene visual generation, voice synthesis, upload, and even automated Discord posting when a new video goes live, all wired together, all running without me touching a timeline.
I'm not going to walk through the full architecture here, that's genuinely a longer conversation. I've been documenting the actual build, the bugs, the dead ends, the fixes, in a Discord for people who build this kind of thing themselves. Not a course, not a funnel, just the real build log as it happens.
Can't drop links in this post, so if you want in, comment "ADD" and I'll send it your way.

Hey everyone. I started a horror storytelling channel a couple weeks ago (Nightlore) — narrated true-style horror stories, original scripts, AI voice narration, disclosed as AI-generated per YouTube's requirements. I've posted several videos so far and I'm sitting at close to zero impressions across the whole channel, not just low views.

I've checked the basics: everything's set to Public, no copyright claims or restriction notices on any video, AI-disclosure toggle is set correctly on all uploads. So as far as I can tell there's nothing technically wrong on the backend, it's just... not getting shown to anyone yet.

I know cold start is real for brand new channels, but I'd genuinely appreciate outside eyes on this — is it a content/hook problem, a thumbnail problem, something about the niche, or just early days and I need to keep grinding? Honest critique welcome, I'd rather hear it now than after 20 more videos.

Here's one of the videos if anyone's willing to take a look: [ https://youtu.be/28OmRcaK728 ]

Thanks in advance.

My videos are high quality and I use visuals that I made myself. I also write all of the scripts myself. The only thing I use AI for is the voiceover, and even that is a custom AI voice that I created myself.
However, recently I’ve noticed a drop in my views. Out of my last 10 videos, only 3–4 performed well. In the past, almost every video would get around 20k–30k views, and 1–2 of them would even pass 30k.
But lately, this has been happening. Why do you think this is? Should I start using my real voice? Or could it be because I’ve started using a new editing format in my videos?
Please, someone help me figure this out.

I made this project to use it myself, but why not open source it. It's a way to go from script or voiceover to a short, with the click of one button.

It uses stock images and videos as a baseline, but can later be replaced with AI images or videos or ones that you make yourself as well. I tried to make it as intuitive as possible, but I'm sure I have some bias so please let me know any and every problem you see with it, if you give it a try!

github.com/iGlitchz/ShortsStudio

Just when I start monetizing on YouTube, it reduces the reach of my new videos; does anyone know why this happens??

Yes, my content is made with AI, but I put a lot of thought into the scripts, editing, and overall concept. I’m trying to create unique content.
I’d really appreciate any criticism or suggestions on what I could improve. So far, the results have been quite disappointing.

https://youtube.com/@minethemeaning?si=qRGb3\_PjMO7ECUt1

My journey of a new start: In Episode 1, I used AI to create many videos, but the views were bad. So, in this Episode 2, after 20 hours of editing, I switched to manual editing instead of AI, but the result is even worse. Maybe the algorithm isn't helping? I think I just need to keep trying to build a fanbase; maybe people will start to see I'm trying and want to see me succeed.

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I also had an idea based on what I've seen over the last 48 hours: I gained 41 views with 54 videos. My theory is that if I have 1,000 videos, they would gain around 1,000 views per day. At worst, with a $10 USD RPM, I would make $10 USD per day. That's decent money in terms of passive income. What do you think? Here's the new video—do you think the quality is good enough?

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My roadmap is that I need to reach 10,000 views per day ASAP, which would be $100 USD per day. If I can control the budget so that the cost of each video is $10 USD, I would generate $90 USD per day in profit. That's the realistic view, because it could be a lot more views per day, such as 100,000 views, and I would make $1,000 USD. Wow, that would be great! But the issue right now is that I just need to get my channel monetized and gain some initial views first.
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https://youtu.be/9_9F6B6cAFg