9 Faceless Niches I Will NEVER Start A Channel In
TLDRThis video script warns against starting a YouTube channel in nine faceless niches that are likely to fail in 2024 due to difficulty in virality or monetization. Niches like comedy, compilation videos, travel content, kids content, AI videos with likeness, music and lyric videos, cooking, meditation, and mental health are discussed. The script suggests focusing on original, non-repetitive content and avoiding areas that are either too competitive or have strict advertising guidelines.
Takeaways
- 😀 Choosing the right niche is crucial for the success of a YouTube channel, affecting both virality and earning potential.
- 🎭 Comedy and entertainment are niches to avoid for faceless channels due to the reliance on personality and charisma, and potential monetization issues.
- 📚 Compilation videos are not recommended because they often do not qualify for fair use, leading to copyright claims and difficulty in monetization.
- 🌍 Travel content has become personalized, making it challenging for faceless channels to stand out and compete with travel influencers.
- 👶 Kids content, while popular, has strict advertising guidelines under COPPA, resulting in lower revenue potential.
- 🤖 AI videos using someone else's likeness are risky due to YouTube's guidelines and potential misuse, making them hard to monetize.
- 🎵 Music and lyric videos are not viable for faceless channels due to copyright issues and the dominance of major labels on the platform.
- 🍳 Cooking and recipes require significant effort and investment for production, making them difficult for new faceless channels to excel in.
- 🧘♂️ Meditation videos often fail due to the lack of personalization and the need for unique content to avoid demonetization.
- 🧠 Mental health and therapy content require expertise and accuracy, making it challenging for faceless channels to provide valuable and responsible information.
- 🚫 The script emphasizes avoiding niches that are either too difficult to break through in or too difficult to monetize, or both.
Q & A
What is the primary factor determining the success of a YouTube channel according to the video?
-The primary factor determining the success of a YouTube channel is the niche chosen for content creation. A great niche increases the chances of a channel getting more views and earning more money.
Why are faceless comedy and entertainment channels difficult to grow on YouTube?
-Faceless comedy and entertainment channels are difficult to grow because they rely heavily on personality and charisma, which are hard to convey without a face on screen. Additionally, comedy content can be less advertiser-friendly, impacting channel revenue.
What is the issue with creating compilation videos on YouTube?
-Compilation videos often do not fall under the fair use policy on YouTube, which means they can be subject to copyright claims and are unlikely to generate substantial revenue even with high views and subscribers.
Why is travel content becoming less effective for faceless channels on YouTube?
-Travel content has become increasingly personalized, requiring on-camera presence. Formats that used to work well for faceless channels, like listicles or facts, are no longer as effective due to the rise in travel influencers and the shift in audience preference for personalized content.
What is the main reason why kids content channels on YouTube make very little money per thousand views?
-Kids content channels make very little money per thousand views because of the implementation of the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by YouTube, which restricts targeted ads to kids, drastically lowering ad revenue.
Why is creating AI videos using the likeness of someone else problematic on YouTube?
-Creating AI videos using the likeness of someone else is problematic because it can lead to misuse or identity theft. YouTube requires creators to declare if they are using AI-generated content with someone else's likeness, making such content hard to monetize.
What has changed in the music and lyric video niche on YouTube that makes it difficult for new creators?
-The music and lyric video niche is difficult for new creators because any uploaded music or lyric video can be flagged under YouTube's copyright system, preventing monetization. Additionally, major labels often release their own content, making it hard for new videos to gain traction.
Why are cooking and recipe videos not recommended for new faceless channels on YouTube?
-Cooking and recipe videos are not recommended for new faceless channels because they require a high level of production quality, including studio setups and research, which can be time-consuming and costly. The space is also highly competitive, making it difficult for new channels to stand out.
What is the main issue with creating meditation videos on YouTube as a faceless channel?
-The main issue with creating meditation videos as a faceless channel is that most creators approach it incorrectly by using royalty-free soundtracks over generic b-roll, resulting in low views and difficulty in monetization. To be successful, creators need to use their own voice and ensure each video is distinct.
Why should faceless channels avoid creating content in the mental health and therapy niche?
-Faceless channels should avoid the mental health and therapy niche because it requires expertise and accuracy in sharing advice, which is difficult without proper study or experience. Additionally, personalization is key in this field, and a human face and voice can better connect with the audience.
What alternative niches are suggested in the video for faceless channels to consider?
-The video suggests that the best niches for faceless channels are covered in a separate video that took over 4 months to compile, promising to offer fail-proof niches for 2024.
Outlines
🚫 Avoiding Niches Bound to Fail on YouTube
The video script discusses the critical role of niche selection for a successful YouTube channel. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding certain niches that are difficult to break through or monetize. The speaker shares insights from extensive research on faceless channels, highlighting that a great niche should increase the channel's virality and earning potential. The video aims to guide viewers in avoiding nine specific niches that are likely to fail in 2024.
🎭 Comedy and Entertainment: A High-Barrier Niche
The first niche to avoid is comedy and entertainment due to its reliance on personality and charisma, which are challenging to convey without a face on screen. Successful channels like Beluga have managed to grow through clever script writing and editing, but being faceless limits audience connection and monetization potential. Comedy content can be advertiser-unfriendly, affecting channel revenue, making it a niche to avoid for faceless channels.
📚 Compilation Videos: A Copyright Risk
The second niche to avoid is compilation videos, which are re-uploads of various YouTube clips. These are problematic because they often do not qualify for fair use, leading to copyright claims and low monetization potential. Successful compilation channels like Fail Army have taken years to grow, and new channels face nearly impossible odds of gaining permission to use clips, making this an impractical niche for new faceless channels.
✈️ Travel Content: Personalization Overtaking Anonymity
Travel content, once recommended for faceless channels, has become a niche to avoid due to the rise of personalized travel influencers on YouTube. Formats like listicles and facts no longer work as well, and viewers now prefer personalized content. The script mentions an experimental channel that confirmed this trend. Educational travel content might work, but it's not recommended for new faceless channels due to the competitive landscape.
🧒 Kids Content: Low Monetization and Regulatory Challenges
Kids content is another niche to avoid due to low monetization rates and strict advertising guidelines under the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Channels flagged as made for kids cannot show targeted ads, significantly reducing revenue potential. Even channels with high views may not be monetized or earn very little, making this niche less attractive despite its potential for virality.
🤖 AI Videos with Others' Likeness: Misuse and Monetization Issues
AI-generated videos using the likeness of others are to be avoided due to the risk of misuse and YouTube's strict guidelines. Content must be original and non-repetitious, and creators must declare AI usage, especially when it involves someone else's likeness. Monetization is challenging for such content, but it's possible with original AI content that doesn't steal identities, using tools like InVideo AI for royalty-free resources.
🎵 Music and Lyric Videos: A Copyright Minefield
Music and lyric videos are a niche to avoid for faceless channels due to YouTube's copyright system. Uploading such content often results in copyright flags, preventing monetization. Even if monetized, revenue goes to the original creator. Major labels release their music on YouTube, making it difficult for new channels to gain traction. The only viable approach is creating original music or obtaining explicit permission to use music.
🍲 Cooking and Recipes: High Effort with Low Returns
Cooking and recipe videos have become highly personalized and require significant effort, making them a niche to avoid for new faceless channels. High-quality production, including studio setups and researched recipes, is necessary to compete with established channels. The time commitment for producing even a single minute of video can be substantial, and the competitive nature of the space makes it difficult for new channels to stand out.
🧘 Meditation Videos: Approach with Authenticity
Meditation videos are a niche to avoid if not approached correctly. Many creators fail by using generic meditation soundtracks and uninteresting visuals. To succeed, one must use their own voice for guidance and ensure each video is distinct. Great Meditation is an example of a channel doing it right. Using tools like InVideo AI can help create high-quality, unique meditation videos in one's own voice, ensuring monetization potential.
🧠 Mental Health and Therapy: A Niche for Experts Only
Mental health and therapy content is a niche best left to experts due to the need for accuracy and responsibility in sharing advice. Different countries have varying guidelines, and inaccurate information can lead to channel flags or deletion. Personalization is key in this space, making it difficult for faceless channels to connect with viewers. Only well-researched, high-quality animated content from organizations or educators has a chance of succeeding in this competitive field.
🛡️ Choosing a Fail-Proof Niche in 2024
The final paragraph teases a comprehensive guide to choosing a fail-proof niche for a faceless YouTube channel in 2024. It promises to be the only niche video viewers need to watch, suggesting that the speaker has spent over four months compiling the best niches to pursue, offering a valuable resource for those looking to create successful content on the platform.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Niche
💡Viral
💡Monetization
💡Comedy and Entertainment
💡Compilation Videos
💡Travel Content
💡Kids Content
💡AI Videos
💡Music and Lyric Videos
💡Cooking and Recipes
💡Meditation Videos
💡Mental Health and Therapy
Highlights
A niche's success is linked to the ease of virality and earning potential on YouTube.
Faceless comedy channels struggle to connect with audiences and monetize due to the lack of on-screen personality.
Compilation videos often fail to monetize due to copyright issues and lack of fair use.
Travel content has become personalized, making faceless channels less effective.
Kids content on YouTube faces low monetization due to advertising guidelines under COPPA.
AI-generated content with someone else's likeness can lead to misuse and monetization difficulties.
Music and lyric videos are challenging to monetize due to YouTube's copyright system.
Cooking and recipe videos require high production value and effort, making them less suitable for new faceless channels.
Meditation videos often fail due to repetitive content and lack of personalization.
Mental health and therapy content requires expertise and accuracy to avoid channel flagging or deletion.
Creating a successful faceless channel involves choosing the right niche with high virality and monetization potential.
Beluga's success in faceless comedy is attributed to clever scriptwriting and editing.
Compilation channels often face copyright claims and limited monetization opportunities.
Travel influencers' rise has led to a preference for personalized content over faceless travel channels.
Educational travel content could be a potential niche for faceless channels interested in travel.
AI content can be monetized if it's original, non-repetitious, and doesn't steal someone's identity or likeness.
Creating one's own music or having explicit permission to use music is key to monetizing music videos.
High-quality, personalized cooking content is necessary to stand out in a competitive space.
Guided meditation videos using one's own voice can help avoid repetitive content issues.
Mental health content should be approached with thorough research and high-quality graphics for faceless channels.