My thoughts, too. I see these YouTube automation ads all the time. It sounds amazing in principle, but the chances of a beginner being successful with it just seems incredibly unlikely
‘’Is YouTube automation a scam?’’
Beginner YouTubers ask me this question every single day.
I feel I’m unbiased. I don’t sell anything related to ‘automation’, I’ve owned successful cash cow channels in the past.
I even have friends making millions/year with faceless channels.
Here’s my take:
Is YouTube automation a scam? Not necessarily.
Can youtube automation work? Yes.
Do I recommend it to beginners? Absolutely not.
There’s nothing wrong with the concept of automating a youtube channel. It’s kinda genius right?
Who wouldn’t want a channel that prints money & that you can run in a few hours per week.
It can work, and not every single person talking about it or doing it is a fake guru.
I’m just a numbers man. The likelihood that a complete beginner can learn how to:
1. Pick a great niche that isn’t saturated
2. Understand the ins and outs of making content with no experience
3. Hire and manage a team of contractors
4. Beat the competition copyright problems
Seems pretty unrealistic. I really feel you have to be a top 0.1% creator to be able to do this… at least with any longevity.
Blowing up a channel isn't the hard bit, maintaining it and making it sustainable is.
Beginners shouldn’t think:
‘How can I run a channel in 2 hours per week’
Beginners should think:
‘I’m going to work on this channel by myself for 3 years and learn every skill required to smash YouTube’
The best captain of the ship has worked every job. It’s hard to pay someone to make great thumbnails if you don’t know what a great thumbnail is yourself!
Just my take. No shade to anyone.
Make videos, don’t look to make youtube easy. It’s not.