WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.680 Have you ever scrolled social media, maybe late 00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:05.000 at night, and found yourself completely captivated 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:07.299 by a video that felt kind of impossible? Like 00:00:07.299 --> 00:00:09.859 a talking Yeti sharing forest life tips or maybe 00:00:09.859 --> 00:00:12.460 a historical figure vlogging about, I don't know, 00:00:12.580 --> 00:00:15.859 modern problems. It feels like a secret club, 00:00:15.980 --> 00:00:19.019 right? Ah, yeah, a secret club. Good way to put 00:00:19.019 --> 00:00:21.140 it. But what if I told you the doors are swinging 00:00:21.140 --> 00:00:23.550 wide open now? These aren't just random internet 00:00:23.550 --> 00:00:26.030 weirdness anymore. Often they're part of a really 00:00:26.030 --> 00:00:28.989 consistent series building a real audience. Exactly. 00:00:29.230 --> 00:00:31.250 That's fascinating. And today we're taking a 00:00:31.250 --> 00:00:34.049 deep dive into an actual blueprint. It comes 00:00:34.049 --> 00:00:36.490 from the source material, How to Make Viral Videos 00:00:36.490 --> 00:00:39.820 with AI, an Automated System Guide. We're going 00:00:39.820 --> 00:00:42.500 to unpack how you, listening right now, can build 00:00:42.500 --> 00:00:44.520 your very own system. Something that takes an 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:46.280 idea just bubbling in your brain and turns it 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:49.520 into a ready -to -share video, mostly on autopilot. 00:00:49.539 --> 00:00:51.280 It's kind of a game changer. Yeah, we'll walk 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:53.899 you through setting up your, let's call it creative 00:00:53.899 --> 00:00:56.159 mission control, then building an automated assembly 00:00:56.159 --> 00:00:59.640 line with these AI specialists, and then, crucially, 00:00:59.780 --> 00:01:02.240 how to get your stuff out there, distribute it, 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:04.120 and even make some money from it. It's really 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:06.459 a journey from concept to potential viral hit. 00:01:06.810 --> 00:01:08.950 Okay, let's dig into this vision then, because 00:01:08.950 --> 00:01:10.709 it does sound a little bit like science fiction, 00:01:10.890 --> 00:01:13.030 doesn't it? We're talking about AI -made videos 00:01:13.030 --> 00:01:15.849 racking up millions of views, but the source 00:01:15.849 --> 00:01:18.450 makes a strong case, a really compelling case, 00:01:18.609 --> 00:01:22.170 that this is reality right now. It absolutely 00:01:22.170 --> 00:01:25.030 does. And it's not just abstract ideas. Imagine 00:01:25.030 --> 00:01:28.590 Bigfoot, right? Sitting in his habitat, maybe 00:01:28.590 --> 00:01:30.370 vlogging about his favorite berries or hiking 00:01:30.370 --> 00:01:33.450 trends. All AI -created, but still surprisingly 00:01:33.450 --> 00:01:35.769 engaging. Or think about Noah. you know, from 00:01:35.769 --> 00:01:37.930 the Bible, doing a daily art vlog, maybe complaining 00:01:37.930 --> 00:01:40.930 about no Wi -Fi or too many camels. The humor 00:01:40.930 --> 00:01:43.549 comes from that mix, you see. Old stories, unexpected 00:01:43.549 --> 00:01:46.530 characters mixed with modern, relatable problems. 00:01:46.650 --> 00:01:49.430 That friction, that contrast, that creates the 00:01:49.430 --> 00:01:52.450 spark, the humor. The storytelling AI can actually 00:01:52.450 --> 00:01:55.030 deliver now. What does this mean for the process? 00:01:55.170 --> 00:01:57.569 It sounds like a full -on automated video factory. 00:01:57.790 --> 00:02:00.670 You plant a seed, like a simple idea, maybe a 00:02:00.670 --> 00:02:02.989 scroll tries stand -up comedy. Exactly. From 00:02:02.989 --> 00:02:05.969 that little seed, the AI weaves a whole story, 00:02:06.150 --> 00:02:08.889 usually around eight short scenes. Each one comes 00:02:08.889 --> 00:02:11.629 with dialogue, actions, the works. You even get 00:02:11.629 --> 00:02:14.110 a sneak peek first, preview images for every 00:02:14.110 --> 00:02:16.569 scene, kind of like quick sketches, just to see 00:02:16.569 --> 00:02:18.750 if it's on the right track. Once you say, okay, 00:02:18.789 --> 00:02:21.569 looks good, the system uses these advanced AI 00:02:21.569 --> 00:02:23.860 tools to automatically make the show. video clips 00:02:23.860 --> 00:02:26.620 and then boom few clicks and it publishes them 00:02:26.620 --> 00:02:29.060 tick tock Instagram wherever you want Wow so 00:02:29.060 --> 00:02:31.319 this whole process it sounds futuristic but you're 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:33.360 saying it uses tools available right now yeah 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:35.460 totally okay so for someone listening wanting 00:02:35.460 --> 00:02:38.379 to build this what's the very first practical 00:02:38.379 --> 00:02:41.219 step where do you start it all starts with getting 00:02:41.219 --> 00:02:44.360 your ideas organized You really need a central 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:47.020 place, a flexible online hub for everything, 00:02:47.219 --> 00:02:49.740 right? Every big project needs that mission control, 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:52.300 doesn't it? A central brain. And for this system, 00:02:52.379 --> 00:02:54.539 the source points to a flexible online spreadsheet 00:02:54.539 --> 00:02:57.770 tool, something like Airtable. Okay, Airtable. 00:02:57.870 --> 00:03:00.030 So think of it like your digital command center, 00:03:00.150 --> 00:03:02.409 your brain for all the video ideas floating around. 00:03:02.870 --> 00:03:05.389 Inside this base, you'd set up key areas, like 00:03:05.389 --> 00:03:07.629 an idea bank for just jotting down concepts, 00:03:07.930 --> 00:03:10.889 a production line to track the steps, like script 00:03:10.889 --> 00:03:13.969 done, previews ready, and then a launchpad for 00:03:13.969 --> 00:03:16.349 the finished videos, all queued up and ready 00:03:16.349 --> 00:03:19.189 to share. And the most important feature, honestly, 00:03:19.330 --> 00:03:21.229 sounds super simple. It's just a button. Maybe 00:03:21.229 --> 00:03:24.120 it says run or go. When you pick an idea and 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:25.860 hit that button, it's not just sitting there. 00:03:25.979 --> 00:03:28.000 It sends a signal, tells the next part of the 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:30.879 system, hey, time to get to work. It keeps everything 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:33.120 super organized and makes starting a new video 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:34.860 just incredibly easy. Okay, that makes sense. 00:03:34.900 --> 00:03:38.000 So you have this organized base. But how do all 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:39.580 these different pieces, these different online 00:03:39.580 --> 00:03:41.919 tools, actually talk to each other automatically? 00:03:42.340 --> 00:03:45.219 Ah, that's the magic glue. An automation platform. 00:03:45.689 --> 00:03:48.629 Like make .com is the key connector there. It 00:03:48.629 --> 00:03:51.490 acts like the system's foreman, you could say. 00:03:51.610 --> 00:03:55.009 Gotcha. The foreman. So here's where the real 00:03:55.009 --> 00:03:57.389 behind -the -scenes stuff happens then. Make 00:03:57.389 --> 00:04:00.110 .com is like the orchestrator on your factory 00:04:00.110 --> 00:04:02.710 floor. It visually connects these different online 00:04:02.710 --> 00:04:05.289 tools, manages how the information flows from 00:04:05.289 --> 00:04:07.469 one step to the next. Yep. And the workflow usually 00:04:07.469 --> 00:04:09.580 kicks off with something called a webhook. You 00:04:09.580 --> 00:04:11.639 can think of a webhook as like a special web 00:04:11.639 --> 00:04:14.360 address just waiting for a signal. So when you 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:17.019 click that run button back in Airtable, it pings 00:04:17.019 --> 00:04:20.040 this webhook, sends the signal, and that starts 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:22.699 the whole process rolling. Okay, so Airtable 00:04:22.699 --> 00:04:25.519 pings Make. Make then gets the storyteller involved. 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:28.920 It sends your idea over to a powerful AI text 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:32.199 model like ChatGPT. And this AI becomes your 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:34.379 script writer, basically, crafting the dialogue, 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:37.529 the scene actions for your video. Exactly. The 00:04:37.529 --> 00:04:39.829 AI script writer sends back the whole story, 00:04:39.870 --> 00:04:43.189 usually structured nicely in JSON. That's just 00:04:43.189 --> 00:04:45.430 a standard data format. Makes it easy for computers 00:04:45.430 --> 00:04:48.529 to read. Make .com then uses something called 00:04:48.529 --> 00:04:50.970 an iterator tool. That just means it breaks the 00:04:50.970 --> 00:04:53.410 story down, processes it scene by scene, one 00:04:53.410 --> 00:04:56.209 by one. Then for each scene, it asks for that 00:04:56.209 --> 00:04:58.769 sneak peek image. It sends a description to an 00:04:58.769 --> 00:05:01.209 AI image generator. Maybe replicate. using a 00:05:01.209 --> 00:05:03.709 model like Flux 1 .1 Pro. And the wild part, 00:05:03.850 --> 00:05:06.430 this visual preview costs like four cents per 00:05:06.430 --> 00:05:08.649 image. Super cheap. And the reason for those 00:05:08.649 --> 00:05:10.889 cheap previews is really important, isn't it? 00:05:10.910 --> 00:05:13.889 Because a single eight second video clip from 00:05:13.889 --> 00:05:15.649 the final stage, that can cost you three to six 00:05:15.649 --> 00:05:17.709 dollars. So if you just rendered all eight scenes 00:05:17.709 --> 00:05:20.350 without checking first, you could easily waste, 00:05:20.370 --> 00:05:21.930 what, almost 50 bucks if the character looks 00:05:21.930 --> 00:05:23.649 wrong or the scene's off. That's a big deal. 00:05:23.769 --> 00:05:27.069 It's a huge deal. And honestly, I still wrestle 00:05:27.069 --> 00:05:30.509 with prompt drift. myself sometimes. The AI just 00:05:30.509 --> 00:05:32.870 doesn't quite nail the look you wanted on the 00:05:32.870 --> 00:05:34.970 first try. So yeah, these cheap previews are 00:05:34.970 --> 00:05:37.110 absolutely essential. Saves you throwing money 00:05:37.110 --> 00:05:39.850 down the drain on unusable clips. After it gets 00:05:39.850 --> 00:05:42.949 those preview images, Make .com uses a sleep 00:05:42.949 --> 00:05:45.319 tool. That just means it waits a bit, gives things 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.120 time to process before updating your Airtable 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:50.319 base with the finished video link. Okay. Okay. 00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:51.800 That makes sense for the previews. But then what 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:54.360 about generating the actual final video clips? 00:05:54.439 --> 00:05:56.220 That's where the main cost comes in, right? Yes, 00:05:56.220 --> 00:05:58.360 exactly. That's where Google VO3 comes into play. 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:00.319 Yeah. It's like the star director for the final 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:03.319 videos. It's powerful, but yeah, the pricing 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:05.439 works a bit differently. You'd roll sponsor read. 00:06:05.819 --> 00:06:08.160 Okay. So storyboards are approved. Your vision 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:10.910 is clear. Now it's time for the director. Google 00:06:10.910 --> 00:06:13.769 VO3. This is where the main cross is going to 00:06:13.769 --> 00:06:16.670 be, but it's what produces those final high -quality 00:06:16.670 --> 00:06:18.529 video clips that really bring your characters 00:06:18.529 --> 00:06:21.110 to life. Right. And you basically have two main 00:06:21.110 --> 00:06:23.430 ways to access it, according to the source. There's 00:06:23.430 --> 00:06:26.110 a paper use option using a platform called Replicate 00:06:26.110 --> 00:06:28.829 that costs around $6 for an eight -second video. 00:06:29.500 --> 00:06:31.660 Or you can get a subscription through Google 00:06:31.660 --> 00:06:35.620 AI Studio. That's about $250 a month. But that 00:06:35.620 --> 00:06:37.420 subscription includes enough credits for roughly 00:06:37.420 --> 00:06:40.759 83 videos, which brings the cost way down to 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:43.279 just $3 per video. Yeah, so if you're planning 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.060 on making more than, say, 41 videos a month, 00:06:46.220 --> 00:06:49.019 that subscription quickly becomes much, much... 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:52.279 cheaper way more economical and there's a second 00:06:52.279 --> 00:06:54.639 make .com automation that gets triggered here 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:57.279 right when you approve those storyboards this 00:06:57.279 --> 00:06:59.319 workflow takes your visual prompts and sends 00:06:59.319 --> 00:07:02.220 them straight to the via 3 api and the real secret 00:07:02.220 --> 00:07:04.399 sauce here the source says is using a specific 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.720 keyword in your prompt handheld selfie style 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:11.139 handheld selfie style interesting why that it's 00:07:11.139 --> 00:07:13.519 not just about the look it tells the ai to create 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:16.319 that authentic kind of personal feel not like 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:18.540 a sterile perfect animation it makes the the 00:07:18.540 --> 00:07:21.519 videos feel more human, more relatable. Ah, okay. 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:23.680 Let's walk through that second automation quickly 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:26.560 then, because it seems pretty core. So idea in 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:29.399 Airtable, you hit run, a webhook module in make 00:07:29.399 --> 00:07:32.540 gets triggered. Then an HTTP module sends the 00:07:32.540 --> 00:07:35.339 prompt to the VO3 API on replicate, making sure 00:07:35.339 --> 00:07:38.610 to include your API key, your token. Right. then 00:07:38.610 --> 00:07:40.750 a sleep module kicks in this part's important 00:07:40.750 --> 00:07:43.110 for getting high quality video back it waits 00:07:43.110 --> 00:07:46.829 uh 230 seconds so nearly four minutes just to 00:07:46.829 --> 00:07:48.589 make sure the video is fully rendered and ready 00:07:48.589 --> 00:07:51.449 then a second http module goes and fetches the 00:07:51.449 --> 00:07:53.910 finished video link and finally an air table 00:07:53.910 --> 00:07:56.850 update a record module puts that link right back 00:07:56.850 --> 00:07:59.670 into your air table base on the correct row for 00:07:59.670 --> 00:08:03.459 that video all automated whoa Just pause and 00:08:03.459 --> 00:08:05.180 think about that for a sec. Imagine scaling the 00:08:05.180 --> 00:08:07.579 system. You could be churning out hundreds of 00:08:07.579 --> 00:08:09.720 unique, engaging videos every month for just 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:12.180 a few dollars each. That's just incredible content 00:08:12.180 --> 00:08:14.879 potential for basically anyone with a story they 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:16.860 want to tell. It really is mind boggling when 00:08:16.860 --> 00:08:18.519 you frame it like that. OK, so the videos are 00:08:18.519 --> 00:08:20.620 made. They look good. How do they actually get 00:08:20.620 --> 00:08:22.899 out there? How do they reach the audience? That's 00:08:22.899 --> 00:08:25.920 the next piece. A third automated workflow handles 00:08:25.920 --> 00:08:28.319 the publishing, pushes it out to all your social 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:30.540 media platforms at once. Okay, so you've got 00:08:30.540 --> 00:08:33.120 these nice, high -quality video clips sitting 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:35.980 there in your Airtable base. The final step, 00:08:36.100 --> 00:08:39.000 the exciting bit, is sharing them. And this third, 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:41.840 make .com automation, helps you publish that 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:44.059 content across major platforms, all with just 00:08:44.059 --> 00:08:46.980 one click. Right. It starts, again, with a webhook. 00:08:47.080 --> 00:08:49.600 This one's triggered by maybe a publish now button 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:52.279 in a specific publish sheet or view in your Airtable. 00:08:52.580 --> 00:08:55.320 This sends the video's location, like its Google 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:59.240 Drive URL and its title, over to make .com. And 00:08:59.240 --> 00:09:01.039 the core of this workflow is integrating with 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:03.039 a social media scheduler tool. You know, one 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:04.539 of those tools that connects to your TikTok, 00:09:04.779 --> 00:09:06.559 your Instagram, YouTube Shorts, all of that. 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:08.759 It lets you post to all of them through what's 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:11.740 called an API call. Basically telling the scheduler 00:09:11.740 --> 00:09:14.539 what to post and where. Exactly. But before you 00:09:14.539 --> 00:09:16.779 publish, you need good captions, right? One's 00:09:16.779 --> 00:09:19.100 tailored for each platform. So you use an AI 00:09:19.100 --> 00:09:21.600 publicist. Another chat GPT module, probably. 00:09:21.740 --> 00:09:24.360 This AI generates platform -specific captions. 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:26.500 The source gives a pretty good example prompt, 00:09:26.740 --> 00:09:28.740 something like, write a caption for a short video 00:09:28.740 --> 00:09:31.360 titled based on the transcript below. Keep it 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:34.120 under 60 characters. Like, Duolingo replaces 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:37.080 humans with AI. Users aren't happy. Something 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:39.559 short and punchy. Okay, so the AI gives you maybe 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:41.840 a few caption options. Then you have separate 00:09:41.840 --> 00:09:44.990 modules in the... make for each platform, like 00:09:44.990 --> 00:09:48.269 Instagram, create a post or a TikTok, upload 00:09:48.269 --> 00:09:52.190 a video. And you map the right video URL and 00:09:52.190 --> 00:09:54.710 the specific tailored caption to each one. So 00:09:54.710 --> 00:09:56.730 when you trigger it, boom, your video posts everywhere 00:09:56.730 --> 00:09:59.429 you want simultaneously optimized for each platform. 00:09:59.649 --> 00:10:01.769 This whole system, I mean, it sounds incredibly 00:10:01.769 --> 00:10:04.250 powerful, really sophisticated. But how do you 00:10:04.250 --> 00:10:06.649 actually turn it into, well, income? How does 00:10:06.649 --> 00:10:08.809 it become a real business? Yeah, that's the million 00:10:08.809 --> 00:10:11.049 dollar question, isn't it? And the source outlines 00:10:11.049 --> 00:10:13.820 a really smart phased business model. It's clever 00:10:13.820 --> 00:10:15.620 because it focuses on building the audience first 00:10:15.620 --> 00:10:19.940 and then, quite meta really, it focuses on selling 00:10:19.940 --> 00:10:22.919 the how -to, the blueprint you just used to build 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:24.820 the audience. Interesting. Okay. Tell me more. 00:10:25.019 --> 00:10:27.740 So a factory spitting out viral videos is an 00:10:27.740 --> 00:10:29.860 amazing asset, right? But it needs to pay the 00:10:29.860 --> 00:10:33.179 bills. The source highlights this brilliant kind 00:10:33.179 --> 00:10:36.340 of meta -monetization strategy. It's not just 00:10:36.340 --> 00:10:39.039 hoping for YouTube ad pennies or something. It's 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:42.529 a direct... proven path to profit, building directly 00:10:42.529 --> 00:10:44.610 on the thing you've created. Okay. Phase one, 00:10:44.669 --> 00:10:46.769 audience building. This is like the first one 00:10:46.769 --> 00:10:49.009 to three months. The goal here is simple. Get 00:10:49.009 --> 00:10:51.210 a large, engaged audience. That means consistent 00:10:51.210 --> 00:10:53.769 publishing, ideally daily videos using your AI 00:10:53.769 --> 00:10:56.309 system, and crucially, focusing on one character 00:10:56.309 --> 00:10:58.929 or niche. Can't jump around between Bigfoot one 00:10:58.929 --> 00:11:01.269 day, then Jesus, then Marcus Aurelius the next. 00:11:01.389 --> 00:11:03.460 Got to stick with one theme. Super important, 00:11:03.539 --> 00:11:06.740 that focus. And also, you need to engage in character 00:11:06.740 --> 00:11:08.960 in the comments. Don't just reply as yourself. 00:11:09.179 --> 00:11:11.100 Be the character. It deepens that connection. 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:14.220 Plus, you're tracking analytics like crazy. Which 00:11:14.220 --> 00:11:16.879 scenes get shared? What lines get comments? You 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:19.379 feed all that data back into refining the prompts 00:11:19.379 --> 00:11:21.879 for your AI script writer. It's a feedback loop. 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:24.539 Okay, so build the audience, engage, refine, 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:27.580 then phase two. Monetization setup. This is around 00:11:27.580 --> 00:11:29.379 month four, maybe, once you have some social 00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:31.700 proof. Like 10 ,000 or 20 ,000 followers. Exactly. 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:33.679 That's the trigger point. You've shown it works. 00:11:33.899 --> 00:11:36.019 Now you choose a low -cost platform, something 00:11:36.019 --> 00:11:39.440 like Gumroad or Beacons .ai, to sell a simple 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:42.519 digital product. And that product is your how 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:45.519 -to guide, your blueprint. Ah, okay. Selling 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:47.700 the system itself. Precisely. And this blueprint 00:11:47.700 --> 00:11:50.019 needs to be really comprehensive. Include the 00:11:50.019 --> 00:11:53.080 exact AI prompts you used, the exported JSON 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:55.600 files for the make .com scenario so people can 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:58.179 import them, the Airtable template, and a clear 00:11:58.179 --> 00:12:00.139 video walkthrough showing exactly how to set 00:12:00.139 --> 00:12:02.299 it all up. The source suggests pricing it in 00:12:02.299 --> 00:12:05.179 the sweet spot of maybe $30 to $50. And the profit 00:12:05.179 --> 00:12:07.240 margins must be pretty high since your content 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.460 generation costs are low once the system's built. 00:12:09.580 --> 00:12:11.960 Very high. You're selling the knowledge, the 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:15.120 process. Okay. Then phase three, launch and scaling. 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:18.299 This is month five onwards. Yep. Now you start 00:12:18.299 --> 00:12:20.899 promoting it. Change your social media bios to 00:12:20.899 --> 00:12:23.360 point straight to your course page. Add a simple, 00:12:23.399 --> 00:12:25.480 natural call to action at the end of your videos. 00:12:25.659 --> 00:12:27.840 Hey, want to learn how I make these videos? Check 00:12:27.840 --> 00:12:30.000 the link in my bio. Nothing too salesy. Makes 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:32.940 sense. Organic promotion built right in. And 00:12:32.940 --> 00:12:35.519 you can add an upsell too. Maybe an extra 15 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:38.220 bucks for the exact prompts you used for your 00:12:38.220 --> 00:12:40.710 absolute most viral videos. people love that 00:12:40.710 --> 00:12:43.009 insider stuff once you have that established 00:12:43.009 --> 00:12:45.190 audience and income stream you can diversify 00:12:45.190 --> 00:12:47.970 more affiliate marketing for the tools you recommend 00:12:47.970 --> 00:12:51.289 eventually maybe even sponsorships that's a really 00:12:51.289 --> 00:12:55.070 well thought out funnel build prove teach scale 00:12:55.070 --> 00:12:58.289 okay but let's be real what are the actual costs 00:12:58.289 --> 00:13:00.269 and challenges for someone just starting this 00:13:00.269 --> 00:13:02.879 it can't be that easy No, you're right. It's 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:05.100 important to have a realistic view. This isn't 00:13:05.100 --> 00:13:07.779 some magic button for instant fame and fortune. 00:13:08.000 --> 00:13:10.899 It definitely requires effort, learning the tools, 00:13:11.059 --> 00:13:14.179 and, yeah, a realistic budget. Okay, so what's 00:13:14.179 --> 00:13:16.340 in the toolkit? What do you absolutely need? 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:18.779 You need make .com. They have a free plan to 00:13:18.779 --> 00:13:21.200 start, or the pro plan is around $9 a month. 00:13:21.899 --> 00:13:25.440 OpenAI for the chat GPT API access. You'll probably 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:28.700 buy like $5 to $20 in credits to start. Replicate 00:13:28.700 --> 00:13:31.440 for the image and video credits. Airtable. Again, 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:34.779 free for basic use is fine. Access to Google 00:13:34.779 --> 00:13:37.840 VO3, either through replicate pay as you go or 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:40.700 that Google AI Studio subscription. And of course, 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:42.480 your social media accounts and probably a social 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:45.000 media scheduler tool to make that last step easier. 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:47.200 Right. And the budget. You mentioned maybe $30, 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:49.980 $50 a month to start just for testing. Yeah, 00:13:50.019 --> 00:13:51.899 something like that seems reasonable for dipping 00:13:51.899 --> 00:13:54.399 your toes in. But if you're aiming for that full 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:56.919 scale daily production schedule, it could run 00:13:56.919 --> 00:14:00.960 you more like maybe $100 to $500 a month. replicating 00:14:00.960 --> 00:14:03.740 VO3 credits for video generation, that's going 00:14:03.740 --> 00:14:06.000 to be your biggest variable cost for sure. Got 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:08.919 it. And the source mentioned some common traps 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:11.320 people fall into. Yeah. Three big ones to watch 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:13.500 out for. First is the spray and pray trap. Just 00:14:13.500 --> 00:14:15.820 making random videos, hoping something sticks. 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:18.379 Yeah. The antidote, like we said, commit to one 00:14:18.379 --> 00:14:21.259 character, one niche. Focus. Okay. Trap one. 00:14:22.060 --> 00:14:25.639 Lack of focus. What's two? Trap two is the set 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:27.960 it and forget it mindset. Thinking the automation 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:29.799 does literally everything and you could just 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:32.539 walk away. The antidote is you have to review 00:14:32.539 --> 00:14:36.019 your analytics. Weekly at least. Use that feedback 00:14:36.019 --> 00:14:38.159 to tweak your strategy. Stay involved. Great. 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:40.700 Automation is an adaptation. And the third trap. 00:14:40.940 --> 00:14:43.460 The perfect first try trap. Getting discouraged 00:14:43.460 --> 00:14:45.580 when your first few videos don't blow up immediately. 00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:48.740 The antidote here is just consistency. Keep learning. 00:14:48.820 --> 00:14:51.320 Keep refining. Post one good video every day. 00:14:51.500 --> 00:14:53.879 Success builds over time. It's rarely instant. 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:56.120 That's good advice for almost any creative endeavor, 00:14:56.200 --> 00:14:58.559 really. Consistency beats chasing perfection. 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:01.120 The source provides a launch plan, too, like 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:04.019 a week -by -week guide. It does, yeah. A simple 00:15:04.019 --> 00:15:07.279 four -week plan. Week one, foundation. Set up 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:09.559 your tools. Test the basic workflows. Pick your 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:12.960 character. Week two. Content batching. Brainstorm 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:15.840 15, 20 ideas. Get the scripts. Approve the storyboards, 00:15:15.980 --> 00:15:18.120 but don't generate the expensive videos yet. 00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:20.860 Just the cheap previews. Week three, first videos 00:15:20.860 --> 00:15:23.139 and publishing test. Actually make maybe three 00:15:23.139 --> 00:15:26.279 to five full videos. Test the whole automation 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:29.080 from end to end, including publishing. Iron out 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:32.580 kinks. Week four, launch and consistency. Start 00:15:32.580 --> 00:15:35.740 posting daily. Monitor engagement closely. Feed 00:15:35.740 --> 00:15:37.940 those learnings right back into your idea generation 00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:39.840 and prompts. That breaks it down nicely and makes 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:41.779 it feel more manageable. Exactly. And people 00:15:41.779 --> 00:15:43.299 who are actually finding success with this stuff, 00:15:43.340 --> 00:15:45.259 they're not necessarily coding geniuses or AI 00:15:45.259 --> 00:15:47.940 PhDs. They're just people who decided to learn 00:15:47.940 --> 00:15:49.919 the process, mess around with the tools and put 00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:52.759 the pieces together. Tinkers. So what's the ultimate 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:54.580 takeaway then for anyone listening who's maybe 00:15:54.580 --> 00:15:56.639 intrigued by all this? I think it's really a 00:15:56.639 --> 00:15:59.100 new kind of creative journey, especially for 00:15:59.100 --> 00:16:00.980 tinkerers, for people who like figuring things 00:16:00.980 --> 00:16:03.919 out. It offers these powerful new ways to express 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:06.620 your ideas and potentially build a real audience 00:16:06.620 --> 00:16:09.779 in a way that wasn't possible before. If we try 00:16:09.779 --> 00:16:11.940 and connect this all back to the bigger picture, 00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:15.360 this deep dive, it's really shown us the immense 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:18.960 potential here. Combining these accessible AI 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:21.779 tools, these automation platforms like Airtable 00:16:21.779 --> 00:16:25.279 and Make .com, you can create a full -fledged 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:28.440 automated content factory, specifically geared 00:16:28.440 --> 00:16:30.600 towards making potentially viral short -form 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:34.019 videos. Yeah, it's about using AI as this tireless 00:16:34.019 --> 00:16:36.419 creative partner. Not just for making the stuff, 00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:38.740 but for distributing it smartly and even to building 00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:40.600 a scalable business around teaching others how 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:42.679 you did it. The key isn't just the cool tech, 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:45.399 though. It's a consistent strategy, finding that 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:47.759 focused niche and having the patience to iterate 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:49.940 and improve. Which really raises an important 00:16:49.940 --> 00:16:52.000 question for you listening right now. What kind 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:54.440 of unique, consistent character or story could 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:56.240 you bring to life using this kind of technology? 00:16:57.179 --> 00:16:59.419 The roadmap, as we've discussed, is pretty much 00:16:59.419 --> 00:17:02.320 there. And the technology is just getting easier 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:05.099 to use, more accessible every single day. This 00:17:05.099 --> 00:17:06.740 really is a chance to jump in and be one of the 00:17:06.740 --> 00:17:09.720 early explorers in this new wave of content creation. 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.319 It's exciting. Well, we hope this deep dive has 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:14.900 given you some maybe surprising insights today 00:17:14.900 --> 00:17:17.259 and really sparked your curiosity about what's 00:17:17.259 --> 00:17:20.319 possible with AI in content creation. Yeah. Thanks 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:21.359 for diving deep with us today.