How to Earn $100 per Video without a YouTube Channel

Many people like David, a mentee of mine, don’t want to be in front of any camera but want to make more from the ongoing content creation boom. In fact, David has no YouTube channel. You know, he is not someone like me, who loves to film and enjoys editing. However, David found a way to make money on YouTube, too.

About a year ago, David said his ears are full of the same advice online: “Start a YouTube channel, and you’ll get rich”. After trying to learn the process from me, he realised it was not as easy as projected online. However, I know David loves YouTube and has a sharp eye for what videos are good and bad; Bro told me how he would jokingly predict what videos would do fine on YouTube, and his predictions turned out to be accurate. That’s when he decided to make money behind the scenes by writing scripts that guarantee retention for YouTubers.

But how is he supposed to convince YouTubers to hire him, having no experience, no portfolio, and no clients? All Baba had was an idea and confidence in his ability to deliver. We brainstormed a little on that call. That’s where Upwork and YTjobs came into the equation. He had this bold statement in his proposals to YouTubers:

“Let me write your first script for free. If you find it valuable for your channel, I can keep working for you. If not, you owe me…