Ultimate Guide to Creating Long form AI Faceless Videos

For the first week, try posting one short every other day. That brings you to a total of 3 or 4 shorts in week one. Expect to get anywhere between 20 to 2000 views per short, and not much more than that. (To be fair, random viral spikes do happen, but it is much smarter to plan for the average).

Week 2: Building the "Discovery Layer"

Moving into the second week, you can step on the gas a little bit. Post one short every day. And we can now post one long form video this week. Aim for a video around 3 to 5 minutes long.

Honestly, this next part shocked me when I first figured it out. This long video will most likely get very few views on its own. We are talking maybe 1 to 10 views organically. This is exactly where you need to hustle a bit to get the views moving.

Here is a clear strategy to start the ball rolling. On the exact same topic as your long video, make a short of around 20 to 30 seconds. In your short, use the integrated YouTube tool to link the long video directly on the screen.

Now, the short acts as a discovery layer for your long video. Turns out, the stats line up way more than I expected when you use this funnel. If the short gets around 1000 to 5000 views, a small percentage of those people will tap the screen and come over to your long video.

These are very high intent viewers. They already liked your short and your content style, so they are much more likely to actually sit and spend 3 to 5 minutes on your long video. This gives crucial data to the algorithm. It signals that it is fine to push the long video out to more people who share similar viewing habits. When someone clicks from your short to your long video, the algorithm probably weighs that interaction heavily because it shows the viewer went out of their way to seek out more of your content.

For each long video, I would recommend creating 2 or 3 shorts as well. This is the exact same strategy that podcasters use, and it seems to work incredibly well for them. Later on, you can distribute these exact same shorts on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Just drop a link to your main YouTube channel in the bio. High intent viewers from those other apps will likely bleed over to your main content.

The Quantity vs. Quality Trap

So, how many long form videos do you actually need to make? Well, I highly recommend just making 2 or 3 long forms per week. That is a total of 12 videos per month. Then just focus on making them the absolute best videos you can. Spend your remaining time extracting shorts from them and reposting to other platforms.

This is way better than posting thirty long videos of 10 minutes each and hoping that views will somehow show up. It might happen, but it is much better to balance quantity versus quality. With AI tools today, quantity and quality are technically both possible. But you usually need to trade off one for the other. Pumping out quantity is very easy to do. But you will lose every time to someone who uses AI to make a very high quality video. Instead of making thirty low quality videos and wondering why you are getting only 10 views, just make 10 to 12 really good ones.

The Advanced Hustle (Off-platform)

If you want to push things a bit further, take your content off the platform. Distribute your shorts and long videos on some subreddits that allow it. Share them specifically to get feedback. Find some Discord channels that exist for new YouTubers, and submit your work for review. Getting real humans to critique your work often results in them watching the whole thing, which quietly helps your watch time metrics.

Also, submit your video to subreddits where your target viewers actually hang out. If it is a history video, look for subreddits dedicated to history buffs. If it is a highly specific Roman history video, post it to country specific subreddits or Rome related communities.

Please, do not spam. Make maybe one post per day on each subreddit. Engage in the comments. Leave comments on other posts. In general, just be a regular helpful person who happens to share a video occasionally.

Why bother with long form at all?

Honestly, the game of long form faceless videos is slightly harder. It takes more effort up front. And because of that, it naturally has less competition. In the shorts space, there is very high competition right now. So just use shorts for what they do best. Use them to build momentum for your long form videos.

Channels with high viewership on long videos are way more valuable than channels that only post shorts. By taking this slightly slower route, it is highly likely you will be building something of lasting value, and not just trying to ride a passing wave.