if i had zero skills and needed to make $5k/month in 2026, here's...

if i had zero skills and needed to make $5k/month in 2026, here's exactly what i'd do:

first I would chose youtube automation as the vehicle to take me there

basically you create videos using AI then you post them on youtube, and youtube pays you for the views you get via adsense

so here are the steps I would take:

step 1: find a niche

open youtube on a fresh account and scroll the homepage

look for small channels (under 100K subs) getting crazy views

like 30K subs but 200K views per video

This tells you that: there's demand but not enough supply

which is great for you

write down 5 niches like this

step 2: make sure it's not a dead niche

go to the biggest channel's most popular video

copy the title, paste it in youtube search

you'll see a bunch of similar channels pop up

if they're all crushing it: green light.

if they're all stuck at 100 views: bad niche

step 3: create content without showing your face using AI

use claude to writ writes scripts in under 5 minutes

use ElevenLabs to generate the voiceover

Pixabay has free stock footage that you can use

use CapCut to put it together

you don’t need some heavy editing skills here

step 4: just post consistently

4-6 videos per week using topics that already worked for competitors

don't try to be original yet, just recreate what's proven

step 5: focus on ad revenue only

forget about selling courses or doing brand deals at the start

just get monetized (1K subs + 4K watch hours)

post consistently until you're at $5K/month from ads alone

then if you want, add digital products or affiliates

honestly if you just do this and don't quit after your first 10 videos, you'll get there

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if you want a more detailed guide on the exact steps i just shared (and more)

i wrote a complete breakdown going deeper into:

- finding profitable niches

- how to avoid shadowbans when you start

- what makes videos go viral

- exact prompts I use for AI

- when to add digital products to your monetization strategy

- scaling beyond $5K/month

comment "GUIDE" and i'll send it over
(gotta be following tho so i can dm)

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