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how i make $36,438/mo posting YouTube Shorts (using AI)

Kellan HenneberryGrade C-· brand authority for women over 40

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Title

Income Number + Platform + Method

54 chars · has a number · trigger: greed

Title verbatim

"how i make $36,438/mo posting YouTube Shorts (using AI)"

Thumbnail

subject left · emotion: neutral · face large · bright_on_dark · arrow/circle · number visible · palette: Dark charcoal/black background (YouTube Studio default) with bright white/light gray UI text and metrics. The red border around the revenue box is the only saturated color accent — it's a deliberate call-out that screams 'THIS is the number you care about.' The creator's brown shirt provides warm mid-tone contrast against the cool dark background.

On-thumbnail text

"None visible on the thumbnail itself. All text is part of the YouTube Studio UI (watch time, subscribers, estimated revenue, dates) — this is a smart move because it uses real platform data as proof, not designer text."

Hook

Bold claim

device: stakes

First 30 seconds

In this video, I'm going to show you exactly how I make over $35,000 every single month posting AI YouTube shorts. And I'm going to be breaking down everything you need to know. You know, everything from choosing a niche to setting up the channel to actually making sure your shorts go viral and get pushed. So, with that said, let's get straight into the video. And just to prove to you that I actually know what I'm talking about, this is the dashboard from one of my own YouTube channels. So, you can see this channel's made about $36,000 in the last 28 days. And you can see as I kind of scroll through here, it's pretty consistently doing over $1,000 a

Short script

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Hook

In this video, I'm going to show you exactly how I make over $35,000 every single month posting AI YouTube shorts.

Long script

Tutorial

9 retention devices · 5 chapters · 2 CTAs

Cold open, first 30s

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