$ cat prompt.txt — YouTube

Faceless YouTube Channel Planner — Niche, Format & 30 Video Ideas

Plan a faceless YouTube channel end-to-end: niche, format, content pillars, and 30 ready video ideas.

30–60 min intermediate Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro#youtube#faceless#content-strategy

intro.md

Faceless YouTube channels (narration, screen-record, documentary-style) are the most scalable creator business in 2026 — no on-camera presence, fully systematizable. But most fail by picking a niche with no CPM or no search demand. This prompt picks a profitable niche, locks a repeatable format, and hands you 30 video ideas so you're never stuck.

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The prompt — copy & paste

prompt.txt

You are a faceless-YouTube strategist who's grown multiple channels past 100k subs. Plan a faceless channel for me end-to-end.

INPUTS:
- My interest / expertise area: {{interest_or_expertise}}
- Monetisation goal (ad revenue / affiliate / own product / lead-gen): {{monetisation_goal}}
- Hours per week I can commit: {{hours_per_week}}

EXECUTE:

STAGE 1 — NICHE SELECTION (3 options, scored)
Propose 3 faceless niche angles inside my interest. Score each /5 on:
- CPM potential (finance/tech/business = high; entertainment = low)
- Search demand (are people actively searching this?)
- Faceless-ability (can it be done with narration + b-roll/screen-record?)
- Competition gap (room for a new channel)
- My fit (genuine interest/knowledge — burnout risk)
Table + total /25. Recommend #1.

STAGE 2 — FORMAT LOCK (for the winning niche)
- Video format (narrated documentary / top-10 list / tutorial screen-record / data-viz explainer / story-time)
- Target length + why (search vs session-time tradeoff)
- Production pipeline: script → voiceover (your voice or AI TTS like ElevenLabs) → visuals (stock / screen-record / AI) → edit
- Realistic videos/week at {{hours_per_week}}

STAGE 3 — CONTENT PILLARS (4-5)
The recurring content buckets you rotate so you never run dry, each tied to search intent.

STAGE 4 — 30 VIDEO IDEAS
30 specific video titles (not topics — actual click-worthy titles, 50-65 chars) mapped to the pillars. Mark which 5 to make FIRST (high-search, low-competition "easy win" videos to seed the channel).

STAGE 5 — MONETISATION PATH
Given {{monetisation_goal}}: the realistic path + timeline (subs/watch-hours needed for ad rev, or how affiliate/product fits the niche).

STAGE 6 — FIRST 90 DAYS
A week-by-week cadence + the ONE metric to watch (CTR + avg view duration early; subs later).

Be honest — if my interest has weak CPM + weak search, say so and suggest an adjacent niche that monetises.

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$ man playbook

Step-by-step playbook

How to actually use this prompt for the best results.

01
Pick the niche on conviction + score, not just score
The 3 niches are scored, but you'll make 100+ videos in it — pick the one you can sustain. A slightly lower-scoring niche you genuinely find interesting beats a 'perfect' one you'll abandon at video 15.
02
Lock ONE repeatable format
Faceless channels scale on systematization. Commit to the single format from Stage 2 (e.g. 'narrated top-10 with stock b-roll') and make the first 10 videos identical in structure — only the topic changes.
03
Make the 5 'easy win' videos first
Stage 4 flags 5 high-search, low-competition videos. Make those first — they get early impressions while the channel has no authority, seeding subscribers and watch-hours faster than aspirational big-swing videos.
04
Use the script + viral-script prompt for each video
Hand each of the 30 titles to the 'Viral YouTube Script Builder' prompt for the full script + hook + retention beats. The two prompts together = a complete content engine.

$ man tips

Pro tips for better output

›Tech / finance / business niches have 5-10× the CPM of entertainment niches — same views, far more revenue. Weight CPM heavily if ad revenue is the goal.
›Faceless ≠ low-effort. The editing, pacing, and story structure carry the channel — invest there, not in fancy intros.
›Batch-produce: write 5 scripts, record 5 voiceovers, edit 5 videos in production blocks. Context-switching is the faceless creator's productivity killer.

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What you'll get

output.md

3 scored niche options with a recommendation, a locked production format, 4-5 content pillars, 30 click-worthy video titles (5 flagged as first), a monetisation path, and a 90-day cadence.

$ man faq

FAQ

Can a faceless channel really make money in 2026?

Yes — many 6-figure channels are fully faceless (narrated documentaries, data explainers, tutorials). The keys are a high-CPM niche, a systematized format, and consistency. AI narration (ElevenLabs) and AI-assisted scripting make the production scalable solo.

Should I use AI voice or my own?

Your own voice performs better if you can record consistently — authenticity wins. AI TTS (ElevenLabs) is fine for pure-information niches and lets you scale faster, but YouTube requires disclosure of synthetic/altered media in some cases, so check the current policy.

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