About this video

• Video Title: $10,000/месяц на канале с рисунками без лица - интервью Виталика
• Channel: Vladnikaz
• Speakers: Vlad, Vitalik
• Duration: 14:43

Overview

This video features an interview with Vitalik, a YouTuber who generates a significant income from a faceless channel where he draws. The conversation focuses on Vitalik's journey from struggling to monetize his channel despite having millions of subscribers to achieving a monthly income of $10,000. They discuss the strategies, content changes, and mindset shifts that led to this success, highlighting the importance of adapting to current trends and understanding YouTube's algorithms.

Key takeaways

• Significant Income from Faceless Channel: Vitalik earns $10,000 per month from a YouTube channel where he draws without showing his face.
• Past Struggles Despite Subscriber Growth: Initially, Vitalik had 3 million subscribers but only earned $1,000-$1,200 per month, indicating that subscriber count doesn't directly translate to high income.
• Content Niche Evolution: Vitalik's channel started with a "drawing" niche which became less popular over time. He then transitioned to a more relevant and trending niche, focusing on creating engaging content with a shorter production time.
• Importance of Strategy and Adaptation: The key to Vitalik's increased income was learning to identify popular niches, adapt existing ideas to his content, and diversify formats to include both shorts and long-form videos.
• Learning and Professional Development: Vitalik sought help and invested in learning proper YouTube strategies, realizing that relying solely on luck and persistence was not sustainable. This led to a significant increase in his earnings and overall channel performance.

Here are the niches mentioned in the video, along with their timelines and success indicators:

• Drawing/Art Niche (Child-focused):

  • Timeline: Mentioned as Vitalik's initial niche, which "started to shoot" after six months and then began to decline after another six months. This was roughly two years prior to the interview, starting around 2022.
  • Success: Initially successful (gained traction, high views), but eventually became "not popular" and "burned out" for Vitalik's audience size. It is noted that this niche became less interesting to his 3 million subscribers as he was doing the same thing repeatedly.
  • Encouraged?: Not directly encouraged for Vitalik's situation at the time due to saturation and declining interest, but the concept of finding niches is encouraged.

• Trending/Relevant Niches (implied):

  • Timeline: Vitalik shifted to these after his initial niche declined. The shift was made after he joined the training, starting around November 2023.
  • Success: Highly successful, leading to significant income growth ($10,000+/month) and increased viewership.
  • Encouraged?: Yes, strongly encouraged. The video emphasizes the importance of finding and adapting to the most "actual" and popular niches currently.

• "Stories" Channel (AI-generated):

  • Timeline: Created about 3 months before the interview (around late 2024/early 2025).
  • Success: Successful; monetization was enabled within 1.5 months of creation.
  • Encouraged?: Yes, this is presented as a successful diversification strategy, leveraging AI and automation.

• Compilations/Shorts:

  • Timeline: Mentioned as something Vitalik did alongside long-form content later in his strategy.
  • Success: Vitalik notes that compilations increased his views when he started them. Shorts content in general is mentioned as having previously brought him videos with over 100 million views, though the monetization from these was small for him.
  • Encouraged?: Yes, Diversifying into shorts is encouraged as part of a broader strategy, especially alongside long-form content.

• Specific Niche Formats (e.g., vertical long-form):

  • Timeline: Discussed towards the end of the video (around 10:00 mark).
  • Success: Vitalik notes that he initially focused on shorts and that his channel was built on them. However, he later realized the need for long-form content as well.
  • Encouraged?: Yes, the importance of not relying on just one format (like shorts) is stressed, and that making long-form content can be beneficial after building an audience. The video also clarifies that some "horizontal" (long-form) niches might not need shorts at all.

The video doesn't explicitly name specific, trending niches that Vitalik transitioned to. Instead, it focuses on the strategy of finding and adapting to popular niches.

Vitalik mentions:

• His original niche was "drawing" (детская ниша - children's niche) where he just showed his hands drawing on a tablet. This is described as a "drawing entertainment" niche.
• He later transitioned to "the most relevant niche right now" (самую актуальную нишу сейчас).
• He also created a second channel focused on "stories" using AI and stock images.

The emphasis is on how to find and leverage popular niches, rather than naming them directly. The advice is to look at what others are doing and what is popular in the market.

Here's a breakdown of the timelines related to the niches and Vitalik's YouTube journey:

• Start of Channel: Vitalik states he has been running his channel for 3 years (as of the interview).
• Initial Niche ("Drawing"):
  • Launched his niche: Approx. 3 years ago.
  • Niche started "shooting" (gained traction): About 6 months after launching.
  • Niche started declining: About 1 year after it started shooting (so, roughly 1.5 years into the channel's life).
  • Vitalik continued making content in this declining niche for about another year, struggling to improve it.
• Monetization Start: First income from monetization started around July 2022.
• Peak of Decline (Old Niche): The transcript shows analytics indicating a sharp drop in views and income, particularly around October-December 2022 and continuing into 2023.
• Seeking Help/Training: Vitalik found Vlad's videos and joined his training program around November 2023.
• New Strategy Implementation: After joining the training, Vitalik started implementing new strategies. The transcript shows his earnings increasing significantly after this point.
• "Stories" Channel Launch: This new channel, using AI and stock images, was launched about 3 months before the interview. It went into monetization within 1.5 months of its launch.
• Current Income: As of the interview, Vitalik is earning $7,000-$10,000 per month. The video mentions $52,000 earned in the previous half-year (January-June 2024).

In summary:

• Years 1-2: Initial niche ("drawing"), rapid rise and fall, low income despite subscribers.
• Year 2-3 (approx. mid-2022 to mid-2023): Period of decline, struggle, and low earnings.
• Late 2023: Joined training, began implementing new strategies.
• 2024 onwards: Significant income growth, diversification into new channels and content formats.

You're right to clarify! When I said "timelines" regarding the niches, I meant the period of time within the video's narrative that these niches were discussed or relevant.

Here's that clarified:

• 0:00 - 0:54 (Introduction): The interviewer introduces Vitalik and his current success ($10,000/month) with a faceless drawing channel. This sets the stage and hints at the journey.
• 0:47 - 1:14 (Initial Niche Launch): Vitalik describes launching his niche and it "shooting" within six months.
• 1:14 - 1:53 (Niche Decline): Vitalik explains how his niche started to fall, and he continued doing the same thing, leading to a decline in interest despite millions of subscribers. This period is illustrated with analytics showing falling views.
• 1:53 - 2:38 (Channel Longevity & Early Monetization): Vitalik mentions the channel is 3 years old and discusses the first income from monetization in July 2022, followed by a sharp drop.
• 2:38 - 3:58 (The Problem: Views vs. Money): The interviewer and Vitalik discuss how high views and subscriber count didn't translate to income, highlighting the problem with the old strategy.
• 3:58 - 5:53 (Search for Solutions): Vitalik recounts his struggle, searching for answers online, and eventually discovering Vlad's content and free consultations.
• 5:53 - 6:14 (Joining the Training): The interviewer details his goal of uncovering Vitalik's strategies. Vitalik mentions that after joining the training around November 2023, things started to change.
• 6:14 - 7:24 (Impact of New Strategy): Vitalik describes the immediate positive impact after implementing the training, showing a significant jump in results and earnings for 2024.
• 7:24 - 10:00 (Niche Shift & Diversification): This section details the strategic change: shifting to a more relevant niche, not just relying on shorts, and creating long-form content. The "stories" channel is also mentioned here as a successful AI-driven venture.
• 10:00 - 10:18 (Learning the Niche Skill): The interviewer emphasizes that Vitalik learned crucial skills for finding popular niches after gaining millions of subscribers.
• 10:18 - 14:09 (Life Changes & Advice): Vitalik shares how his life has changed (travel, moving) due to his success and offers advice to other YouTubers, reinforcing the importance of learning and applying strategies.
• 14:09 - End (Call to Action/Future Event): Announcement of an upcoming event where Vitalik will share more insights.

So, within the video's timeline, the discussions about the old niche were primarily in the first 15-20 minutes, while the new strategies, niche shifts, and the "stories" channel were discussed in more detail from around the 1-hour mark onwards.