In just 4 months, a brand new YouTube channel called Nick Invests has exploded onto the scene. According to Vid IQ, it's already pulling in nearly $13,000 a month. And the numbers are insane.
Over 8 million views and closing in on $112,000 subscribers, all in just 120 days. But here's where it gets even crazier. Every single video on this channel is hitting hundreds of thousands of views.
And the top performing one has already reached around 800,000 views. For a channel that's barely 4 months old, that kind of growth is almost unheard of. So, what's their secret?
You might be surprised. Nick Invests is creating ultra focused byte-size financial education videos. Each one breaking down a single money concept at a time.
Saving habits, investing basics, money psychology, and simple wealthb buildinging frameworks. Every video uses clean visuals, minimalist animations, and crisp narration, making complex ideas feel simple and actionable. And here's the kicker.
There's no fancy editing magic behind their success. The most viral videos rely on straightforward visuals, clean onscreen text, and a direct conversational voice over. That's it.
It's easy to copy, but only if you follow the process exactly. Miss one step and your results will look completely different. I also dropped a full notion document with every prompt, every tool, and every workflow I used.
So, you can copy it step for step. Grab it and follow along. If you want it right now, like this video and comment Nick below, and I'll send it to you instantly.
In this video, I'm going to show you the exact steps to create videos just like Nick Invests using free tools and simple workflows. Follow this method and you can replicate this style in your own niche efficiently, ethically, and without expensive software. Now, let's break down the channel.
Nick Invests has been posting consistently for roughly 4 months, uploading every single day. His videos run 20 plus minutes, which is perfect. Not only is he in one of the highest RPM niches, but the longer format allows more ads, maximizing revenue.
And in just a moment, I'll show you how to create these kinds of animations for free using AI. Don't worry, it's not as hard as it looks. Nick wouldn't be able to post daily if it weren't streamlined and simple to produce.
Step number one, prompt instructions. Start by opening the Notion template I linked in the description for free. Open the very first prompt and copy it with a single click.
Then head over to Chat GPT and paste it to generate YouTube channel name ideas. For example, Nick's channel is Nick Invests, so mine could be Alex Invests, but you can pick anything that fits, even a random name or your own. Step number two, create your character.
This is a key step. Open Google Gemini. It's free.
Click on create an image, then return to the template. Copy the character prompt and paste it in, changing only the placeholder variables. Describe your character and make sure to also download the reference image from the template so Gemini generates a similar style.
For mine, I described a young guy with yellow hair and a blue suit, and the result was amazing. Step number three, generate unique video ideas. Instead of copying titles, we'll use a smart strategy.
Grab the idea prompt from the template and download the screenshot of the target YouTube channel provided. Upload that screenshot to chat GPT. Paste the prompt and let the AI analyze the channel.
It will give you 20 unique video ideas. Pick the one you like best and we move on. Step number four.
Write long unique YouTube scripts. Go back to the template, copy the script prompt, and paste it into chat GPT. Insert your chosen video title into the placeholder.
I'll take my idea, paste it in, and hit submit. The AI will generate the full script for me with a length nearly matching the original channel's videos. If it feels short, simply ask Chat GPT to add another 200 to 500 words in some sections until it reaches approximately 20 minutes.
Step number five, generate the voice over. With the script ready, it's time for the voice over. You can record your voice for free or use any AI powered voice generator such as Voice Maker or Speechify or you can use Google AI Studio completely free.
All links are in the description, but for this niche, I prefer 11 Labs. The voices sound extremely natural and professional. Inside 11 Labs, go to text to speech, select a voice, try a few to find your favorite, paste your script, and click generate.
In under a minute, your professional AI voice over is ready to download with a single click. Step number six, create the visual prompts. Now that the voice over is done, it's time for visuals.
Copy the video image prompt from the template and paste it into Chat GPT. Insert your full script into the placeholder. Chat GPT will automatically generate image and video prompts for each line describing exactly what should appear on screen.
Step number seven, generate images and turn them into videos. Go to Whisky AI link in the description. Click enter tool.
Upload your character image under reference image. Then paste the image prompt from chat GPT. Choose your image ratio and click generate.
Within minutes, Whisk AI produces a great result. Download it when ready. Next, turn the images into videos with Gromic.
Sign in. Go to Imagine. Upload your image.
Paste the video prompt and click generate. In under a minute, Gromic creates smooth, highquality video clips. Repeat for all images.
Step number eight, edit the video. Finally, it's time to assemble everything. Use any editing software you like, but I recommend Cap Cut.
Simple, powerful, and beginnerfriendly. Upload all your video clips and audio files. Add the voice over to the timeline.
Cut unnecessary pauses. Then add each video clip to match the narration. Trim clips as needed for perfect alignment.
Enhance visuals using adjustments. Add a custom layer and tweak saturation, temperature, contrast, and more until the video looks clean and professional. Then generate captions by clicking auto captions.
Customize the style using the available templates to match a clean Nick style look. Finally, export your video in your preferred quality. And that's it.
Have you ever signed up for a free trial, fully convinced you're going to cancel it before the charge hits? Maybe it was a streaming service, maybe a stock research tool, maybe some premium budgeting app, because you were feeling motivated that day. And then 3 months later, you're scrolling through your bank statement like, uh, why is Apple charging me $14.
99 every single month? And for what? So, you Google the subscription name and realize, "Oh, right.
That free trial I said I'd cancel. " Here's the thing. This isn't you being irresponsible.
This is a system, one that companies have engineered very deliberately. And while you think you're the one getting something for free, you've created a Nick style video in minutes. And that's the system.
No face, no excuses, no expensive tools, just a proven framework that took Nick Invests from zero to over 100,000 subscribers in 4 months. So don't ask, does this work? You already know it does.
The real question is simple. Are you going to execute or keep watching other people win? Follow this process.
Stay consistent. Don't overthink it. That's how channels like this are built.
If this helped, like the video, subscribe, and comment Nick below, and I'll send you every tool and template I used. See you in the next one. Most people look at faceless finance channels and assume they're all the same.
Same advice, same style, same voiceovers, same animations. But then you find a channel like Mick Invests, and you can tell instantly why he's taking off. 3 months of uploads, daily consistency, 20inut videos in a niche with some of the highest RPMs on YouTube.
But here's the part nobody talks about. He's not winning because of the finance content. He's winning because of identity.
A visual identity, a character identity, a packaging identity. When you see a thumbnail, you know it's him before you even read the title. That's what scales.
Not complexity, not secret finance advice, just simply identity. And today, I'm going to show you how to build that same type of system. And if you're new here, I had breakdown this for my community long ago.
And since some members are performing pretty good and have the right prompts, I decided to share this with you, too. Inside here, I share the right systems and it's built by a community of people that are helpful and get you unstuck whenever you feel stuck. First link on the description if you want to check it out.
Before we start building your channel, I want to give you a quick piece of context because it makes the rest of this tutorial make way more sense. I've ran backend systems for channels with millions of subscribers, and something becomes obvious really quickly. The creators who scale the fastest are the ones who understand systems.
people who can take one idea and turn it into reputable content without burning 12 hours a day. That's exactly why channels like Nick Invests work. It's not that their advice is groundbreaking.
It's that the structure behind their content is clean, simple, and reputable. And finance is the perfect niche for that structure. High RPM, good demand, and an audience that actually prefers faceless, tightly packaged content over talking heads.
The mistake beginners make is trying to cover everything at once. investing, budgeting, psychology, crypto, business, taxes. But the channels that grow the fastest pick one lane early and triple down on it.
Wealth psychology, investing breakdowns, economic storytelling, money habits. Just choose one because identity beats variety every time. And to be honest with you, I had the same hesitation you probably have right now.
Daily 20inut uploads, custom animations, a full character design. It looked overwhelming until I actually broke down their process. And once I did, I realized you can make the entire workflow basically plugandplay.
That's why I built the prompts dock. It gives you everything in one place. Your channel setup, branding, video packaging, scripting framework, imaging system, the whole workflow laid out so you're not guessing.
Links in the description for the prompts doc. And the tool stack we are using is Chad GPT Image FX Claude and Cap Cut. That's it.
And before we get into it, let me show you what we will be building. Here's the thing. Most people look at their $5 purchases as inconsequential.
It's just a coffee. If you took that $5 daily coffee expense and instead invested it in an index fund averaging 10% annual returns, here's what happens. All right, first step, finding out what your channel name should be.
It's quite simple. You can use your own name and end it with invests just like Mick Invests. Or you can copy the prompt from the doc and get a list of different names if you can't think of one.
I just used my own name, Albi. So my channel name is Albi Invests. Next up is the channel profile picture.
Head back to the dock. Copy the channel profile picture prompt. Then insert details on what you want your character to look like.
Hit enter. Now to generate the image, we need image effects. Insert the prompt from chat GPT.
Hit enter. This will be our base image that we'll use to base all our video images off of. Now, let's create our channel banner.
As you can see, some of our prompts have JSON in them. That's because I used my GPT to break down our competitor's style so we can replicate it. If you want access to it and the other resources, first link in the description.
Now that we have our prompt for our channel banner, let's go back to image effects and insert the prompt underneath our base image. Hit enter. There are many videos on channel setup and what settings should be turned on for optimal output.
If you need to go check those videos out, I've uploaded some as well. Now that our channel setup is complete, let's head over to creating our first video. Before we move on, let me give you a quick breakdown of how these finance channels structure their videos because this will make your scripting and visuals way easier.
Every video in this niche follows a predictable pattern. The first one is a problem the viewer is already feeling. something like why you're not building wealth even though you're saving.
The second one is a clear framework or idea presented simply since finance viewers don't want jargon. They want clarity on certain concepts. The third one is structure.
Every section means one idea, visuals, and one payoff. The fourth one is a looping narrative that keeps retention high. This is why the character animations work so well.
They act as a visual anchor between each idea so the viewer never feels lost. And the final one is a final actionable takeaway. It doesn't have to be groundbreaking.
It just needs to close the loop on your hook. Once you understand this structure, writing 20-minute finance videos becomes way easier. It's not about adding more information.
It's about packaging the information in a way that keeps the viewer engaged. All right, now let's move into finding your video idea. First is the video idea.
Paste the idea prompt. Head over to the competitor's channel. Copy and paste their video titles.
Hit enter. I'll be going with video number six. Now, let's think about our thumbnail.
Head back to our competitor. Based on your video concept, try to match which thumbnail structure your competitor is using and save it. We'll use it to help build our own thumbnail at the end.
This is the most important part that determines if a video hits or syncs. Now, time to begin our scripting production. I'm using Claude for these videos.
It's much easier to refine parts of the script if you run into length issues or delivery issues. Insert your script prompt. Insert your video title into the prompt as well.
Hit enter. Now, I used word counter to check the word count of the script. It was around 800 words, which is far too little.
So, if that happens to you, just head back to Claude. Highlight the sections you want to refine and have Claude expand on them. Aim for 3,000 to 4,000 words for a 20inut video.
Now that our script is finished, let's make simple image prompts out of it. Head to the doc, copy the script to image prompt. Head over to chat gpt.
Paste your prompt. Insert your script into the placeholder. Hit enter.
Now, let's also create imagetovideo prompts as well. Immediately after, head back to the doc and paste in the image to video prompt. Now, time to create our visuals.
Head back over to image effects. Insert your first prompt underneath your base image and generate all your images. Now, let's turn these images into videos.
These videos make the editing process so much simpler since no transitions or movements are needed. So, use the model I'm using. Pick the image you want to turn into a video and insert the video prompt.
You can also do image to image videos as well. So now let's generate the voice over. Head over to any software you prefer.
I'll be using 11 Labs. For the voice artist, I'll be using Luke and Rook. Insert your script.
Format it. Hit generate. Listen to the voice over and download the generation you prefer.
Download all of your videos inside image effects. Now we're ready to put it all together with Cap Cut. Head over to Cap Cut.
Insert your voice over and images. Align the scenes together with what the voice over is discussing. Now, all that's next is captions.
Head over to the top left where it says text. Select the autogeneration captions feature. Make sure your captions are shown throughout each scene.
So, make sure to adjust them accordingly. And then just personalize the style of the captions, the font style, and color. And that's it.
Once everything is finished, hit export. Now, all we have left is finalizing the thumbnail. Head back to where you initially saved your competitor's thumbnail.
Upload it to my GPT model and it will break down the thumbnail into data. Save the JSON data it gives you and then head back over to our conversation where we did our production. Insert the JSON and your own title and give any specific instructions to make your thumbnail prompt.
Then head back over to image effects. Go back to your base image, which is your profile picture. Insert your prompt and boom, you're done with everything.
Here's the reality. Most people who watch this video won't actually build the channel. Everyone has ideas.
Only a few people execute long enough for those ideas to compound. If you stick with this process, even when it feels slow, your videos will start stacking, your identity will sharpen, and your channel will begin growing in ways that don't rely on luck. Again, if you want the systems me and my members use, the tools we use for faster workflow, and get unstuck every time you feel stuck, then click the first link on the description.
