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Faceless on YouTube… Creating Videos for the Camera Shy
Camera Shy, Cash Rich: Going Faceless on YouTube
What’s an online entrepreneur, blogger, product creator, or marketer to do if they’re camera shy but want and need more visibility? Faceless on YouTube may be the answer to grow your business exponentially.
When I tell my clients to build a high-quality, niched YouTube channel, that typically brings up a super common objection: “I don’t want to appear on camera… It’s out of my comfort zone!”
If you feel this way, we get it. For numerous reasons, most people do NOT want to make videos of themselves talking and doing stuff in front of a camera, but they do want to build a business. They want to get traffic, sell products, get a message out and so forth.
If this is you, then Faceless YouTube videos might be your answer. “Faceless” simply means the video creator (that’s you) doesn’t appear on camera. This can be achieved through a few different methods, such as:
• Voiceover Only: The creator’s voice (or a hired voice artist) narrates the video, but their face isn’t shown.
• Text-to-Speech and Animation: AI-generated voices narrate the content while animation, stock footage, or screen recordings provide visuals.
• Gameplay or Screen Recordings: The focus is on the game or…
