- Did you know that 75% of people
don't like being on camera?
Can you imagine just how many (gentle upbeat music)
amazing YouTube creators
we are completely missing out on,
because they're not sure how to start a channel
without being on camera and showing their face?
But don't worry, I'm here to help,
because there are so many channels that are out there
already creating content
without ever turning on a camera,
and I'm going to tell you about a whole bunch of them
to maybe inspire you to start your channel.
And if you haven't started yet,
let me know in the comments,
what is keeping you from starting?
Is it being on camera or is it something else?
There's a ton of way to make content
by simply leveraging stock videos and stock photos
for your YouTube channel.
You wanna make sure that if you're gonna use these resources
for your content,
that you use it from sites that license it to you.
And there are a number of free options and paid options.
For free stock photos and videos,
you can use websites like Pexels, Unsplash, or Pixabay.
Paid options include Envato Elements and Shutterstock.
Personally, I like the paid options even better
because they tend to have a lot more selection,
and they're a bit easier to navigate too.
If you're going the paid route,
wait till your channel's at a certain point,
so you can call it a business expense.
So, now that you know
where you can get some of this content,
there are so many channels that you can start,
some of them requiring a bit more technical skill
than others,
but let's get into it.
Compilation channels (upbeat music)
are a great example
you've probably seen all over YouTube.
This would simply be you
compiling footage from other videos,
and using it to make listicles and things like that.
One huge mistake channels make
when they go this route though,
is that they tend not to get proper permission,
or transform the content enough to fall under fair use.
So, if you're going to be taking clips
and compiling them in this way,
just be sure that you're adding your own commentary,
you're transforming the content in some way
so you fall under fair use,
and don't be afraid to reach out to some of these channels
for permission. (upbeat music continues)
Some example channels you can look to here are FailArmy,
America's Funniest Home Videos,
and Top Viners.
Tutorials are another great option for a channel,
that you can make without necessarily being on camera.
Is there a certain kind of software
you're really familiar with,
such as Photoshop or PowerPoint?
If so, you can leverage screen capturing,
to actually take people through the more advanced processes
in the software. (upbeat music continues)
Channels in this space can be really successful too,
such as TeachExcel,
which teaches both basic and advanced lessons
in Microsoft Excel,
while Letsgettoit does Photoshop tutorials.
Another example you can look at
is making a documentary channel.
This might be easier than you think,
depending on your skill set.
The difficulty level for a channel like this may vary.
The key thing here, (upbeat music continues)
is getting really nice and accurate videos and images
for your documentary.
You can use these to help tell a story,
and then you can be the narrator
that brings it all together.
If you wanna see some channels
that are doing this like I'm imagining it,
you can look at DW Documentary,
or Free Documentary
for some great examples.
Next up is reviews and unboxings.
And for unboxings, of course,
you would need a camera,
but you only need to really show your hands
when you're doing an unboxing.
Review wise, as I stated earlier,
you can actually do screen casting again,
but this time review different pieces of software or games.
One example for an unboxing channel though
would be Unbox Therapy.
Nowadays, they do put themselves in the video
but it used to be just a fixed camera
that faced top down,
and you could see their hands, the box,
the product, et cetera.
While we're in the realm of showing your hands on camera,
another example would be a DIY channel.
If you're just really good at fixing household items,
or perhaps you're excellent at woodworking,
these are also things you can do
without necessarily putting your face on camera.
With over 70 million subscribers,
I would recommend taking a look at 5-Minute Crafts,
so you can see exactly how a channel like this can look.
Now, you knew I was gonna mention it eventually,
but you can absolutely start a gaming channel
without ever turning on your face cam.
I'm talking let's plays, tips and tricks,
glitches and hacks,
anything you can imagine.
VanossGaming and H2ODelirious
are a couple of channels you can look at
to see gaming channels in action,
that don't put on their face cam.
But honestly, there's hundreds and thousands out there.
By the way, if you're looking
to actually start a gaming channel,
I have an entire guide on that
that'll link on the screen right now.
There are a number of ways (upbeat music continues)
you can actually start a motivation channel,
and never be on camera as well.
Source some epic music,
and then maybe some popular clips and soundbites
that you can put together in one video.
Some quick examples to see how this would look
would be Motiversity or MotivationHub.
Or if you have the skillset,
why not consider animation channels.
You could take interesting, complex,
and especially trending topics,
and create an animation
to walk people through those concepts.
Take a look at PolyMatter or After School
for some really good examples.
In fact, PolyMatter has a course on Skillshare
called Make Animated YouTube Videos.
In it, they take you through their process
and the tools that they use
to make their channel come to life.
If you're into consuming media,
and then sharing your opinion on it,
I recommend maybe a listicle channel.
Grab some footage and images,
and then compile top 10 lists, top 20 lists
of your favorite things.
Think movies, video games, fashion,
whatever it is you love.
WatchMojo.com and FactEX do stuff like this all the time.
Believe it or not,
cooking channels are actually another channel you can do
without showing your face.
If you're really good at cooking,
you have some recipes to share,
you can share those on YouTube.
For this example, you can even skip the voiceover entirely
and just use music and some light text on the screen
to walk people through what it is you're doing.
Cooking channels can be very versatile,
and there's a lot of different examples out there
of channels that both use their face
and don't use their voice or their face at all.
Similar to cooking,
meditation channels are another route you can go,
similar in the sense of you would need a special skill set
to get this to take off.
But you can find some soothing art and background music,
and then narrate your guided meditation over it.
Take a look at Meditative Mind or Meditation and Healing
to see how this would work.
If you're looking to get your comedy out there,
but you don't wanna stand on stage and hold a microphone,
and try doing stand up,
you could think about doing some like comedic voice dubbing.
A very particular example I'm thinking of here
is Bad Lip Reading.
And this channel actually wouldn't work
if they put their face on it,
because they're supposed to be reading the lips
of other people.
Think about the types of footage that you could grab
and then add your own comedic spin to it.
Now, recently you might have started to notice
YouTube is getting big into the podcasting game,
so of course, (upbeat music continues)
I'm gonna recommend
that you could start a podcasting channel,
and that could be about any topic you want.
A lot of channels that don't wanna show their face
use static images throughout their podcast,
or even infographics and moving images.
The example I'll show you here is Tim Ferriss.
Whether the markets are up or down,
cryptocurrency remains a pretty big trending topic,
and yet another channel
where you could theoretically do the whole thing
without ever turning on a camera.
What is crypto?
How do you earn it?
And can you diversify your portfolio?
All of these can be different types of videos
a crypto channel could tackle.
I mean, forget cryptocurrency, (upbeat music continues)
you could even do this with any kind of finance channel.
And once you've decided
on what type of channel you're making,
where you'll never show your face,
you're probably gonna want to grow that channel.
And to do that, you're gonna wanna watch this video next,
which will help you.
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