Youtube Starting my journey to create a monetized YouTube Shorts commentary channel (Day 1, is it already a win?)

[ForumChell]

I discovered these huge YouTube Shorts channels that just add commentary over other people’s content, and they’re monetized by YouTube, making good money. It’s kind of like the copyright claim method, but YouTube allows it! You’re basically taking the video and adding your own commentary instead of using a song. They’re super easy to make and can be posted every day, so I decided to try it out. If you’re not sure what I mean, it’s Shorts like this:

Anyway, by chance, I still had an old inactive channel from years ago with around 4K subscribers, but I wasn’t sure if it would help with my Shorts. Even though I know it’s better to have an older channel than a brand-new one, I decided to give it a shot.

I uploaded my first Shorts commentary video, and within the first hour, it got 2K views, 30 likes, and 4 real comments. For a channel that hadn’t been active in over 2 years and had no videos, I was surprised by how quickly it took off. After a day, it’s already at 3K views.


I uploaded another Shorts video today to see if my first video was just a fluke. To my surprise, it’s doing just as well as the first one.



It’s really uplifting to see results so quickly. I just hope my videos and channel get noticed by the algorithm. I’m feeling pretty positive because my first video has over 90% viewer retention, which tells me I’m on the right track with this type of content. When it’s so easy for people to scroll to the next video, getting them to watch all the way through is a big win.


I want to keep updating this thread to stay motivated and hopefully inspire some of you. Right now, my goal is to get my channel monetized. I already hit the subscriber goal, so now I just need 3 million views in the last 90 days. I’m planning to post two Shorts a day to give myself more chances for one to get picked up by the algorithm.


I’ll also answer a few questions that some of you might have

• Are you using an AI speech generator?
  No, I’m using my own voice. I didn’t realize how lucky I am to have a native English accent until I checked out some of the threads in this section.
• What is your niche?
  It’s the kind of content that could get your videos age-restricted if you're not careful, but it’s also the kind that keeps people engaged and wanting to talk about it in the comments.
• Will you use any blackhat methods?
  Nope. I know that would probably end up hurting my channel in the long run. I want this to last, and blackhat channels usually don’t stick around for too long.
• What do you use to make these videos?
  I use my phone to record audio, CapCut to edit and add subtitles, and ChatGPT to create a script that I tweak to make it sound more natural.

 

[Ivanteli]

Great job, buddy! Best of luck on your journey. I’m also thinking about making some shorts with ElevenLabs.