The Laziest Way to Do YouTube Automation That Actually Works (2026)

October 9, 2025

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Discover the laziest, most profitable YouTube automation method for 2026. Learn how to earn higher revenue without showing your face, going viral, creating a product, or needing millions of views.

You’ve heard the hype around YouTube automation, but what is the absolute laziest way to do it that still generates a real, sustainable income? For a method to be truly “lazy,” it needs to meet a few strict criteria:

You don’t have to get on camera or be an influencer.
You don’t have to create your own course or product.
You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on freelancers before making any money.
The content you create once can pay you for years into the future (a long “half-life”).

After years of testing and scaling faceless channels to thousands of dollars in revenue, I believe I have found the best lazy way for beginners to succeed with YouTube automation.

It’s not top 10 lists, scary stories, or celebrity gossip. The CPMs (how much you make per 1,000 views) on those channels are terrible, and as soon as you stop uploading, the money stops coming in.

If you prefer smart work over hard work, this guide is for you. The best lazy way to do YouTube automation is through educational content paired with high-ticket partner products. It might sound complex, but once you understand it, it’s the most leveraged and profitable method out there.

Table of Contents

Step 1: Find the Overlap Between Your Knowledge and a Profitable Niche

The foundation of this method is to stop trying to entertain everyone and start educating specific people who have expensive problems.

Here’s how to find your niche:

Open a Google Doc and write down 20 things you have an interest in or know a little bit about. This can be anything: hobbies, jobs you’ve had, software you’ve used, or problems you’ve solved.
Compare your list with this list of proven, money-making categories:
- Make Money Online / Side Hustles
- Health & Fitness
- Tech & Software Reviews
- Personal Finance & Investing
- Relationships & Dating
- Travel
- Real Estate
Find the overlap. The topic that appears on both your list and the profitable niche list is your starting point.

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Why do this? Because these are the niches where people are actively searching for solutions to problems and are willing to pay for them.

Step 2: Partner with a High-Ticket, YouTube-Friendly Product

This is where the magic happens. Instead of relying on a tiny 10 RPM from AdSense, you are going to partner with an affiliate product that pays you $100 to $500 per sale.

What to Look For in a Partner Product:

High Price Point: Look for courses, software, or services that cost between $500 and $1,000.
High Commission Rate: Aim for a commission of at least 50%. This means you earn $250+ per sale.
Recurring Commissions: For software, look for products that charge a monthly fee (e.g., $50/month) and give you a recurring commission (e.g., 50%). If a customer stays subscribed for a few months, your earnings will quickly add up.
Quality and Social Proof: The product should have a professional sales page, good reviews, and real testimonials. You want to promote something that actually helps people.

Where to Find These Products:

Affiliate Marketplaces: Check out websites like ClickBank, DigiStore24, shareasale (awin) and JVZoo.
Skool: This is a platform for online communities. Many of these communities have their own courses and affiliate programs with recurring commissions.
Direct Search: Use ChatGPT to search for “high-ticket affiliate programs in the [your niche] niche.” Many companies run their own private affiliate programs.

Avoid low-commission programs like Amazon Associates. You need to make a significant amount per sale for this lazy method to work.

Step 3: The Lazy YouTube Automation Content Formula

Now that you have your high-ticket affiliate link, it’s time to create the content that will sell it for you. This is the only part that requires a bit of work, but it’s highly leveraged.

The Research Phase (30 Minutes)

Don’t reinvent the wheel.

Go to YouTube and search for your niche.
Find 3-5 successful channels.
Go to their “Videos” tab and sort by “Most Popular.”
Write down their top 10 most popular video titles.
Repeat this for all 3-5 channels.

You now have a list of 30-50 proven video ideas that you know people in your niche are interested in.

The Content Creation Phase (The “Lazy” Options)

For each proven video idea, your goal is to create a better, more comprehensive version.

Watch the top 2-3 existing videos on that topic.
Take the best points from each one.
Add your own unique insights or answer common questions you find in the comment sections.
You can use an AI tool like TubeMagic to automate this scripting process.

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Now, for the actual video creation, you have several “lazy” options where you never have to show your face:

Screen Recordings: Use free software like OBS Studio to record your screen. This is perfect for software tutorials or walkthroughs.
Slideshow Videos: Create a simple slideshow in Canva or Google Slides and record yourself (or an AI voice) going through the slides.
AI-Generated Videos: Use a tool like Vidnami AI (or similar alternatives) to automatically create a full video with stock footage by simply pasting in your script.
Whiteboard Videos: Use software like VideoScribe to create engaging animated explainer videos.
AI Voiceovers: If you don’t even want to talk, use a realistic AI voice from a tool like ElevenLabs.

The Key Difference: The Content Funnel

Here is the secret that separates this method from regular YouTube automation. Every video you create naturally leads to your affiliate product.

You are not making random content. You are solving smaller problems that a viewer has on their journey to solving the big problem that your affiliate product solves.

For example, if you’re promoting a course on affiliate marketing, you would make videos like:

“The 5 Biggest Affiliate Marketing Mistakes Beginners Make”
“How I Made My First $1,000 with Affiliate Marketing”
“The Best Affiliate Programs for Beginners in 2025”

Each video provides real value and then naturally mentions your affiliate product as the ultimate solution. Place your affiliate link as the first link in the description and in a pinned comment.

The Path to $100 Per Day (A Theoretical Example)

Let’s do the math. This is a theoretical example, but it shows the power of the model.

You upload 3 videos per week.
After 6 months, you have 72 videos on your channel.
Let’s say each video gets an average of just 1,000 views per month. That’s a total of 72,000 monthly views.
Your affiliate product costs $500, and you earn a 50% commission. That’s a total of $250 per sale profit.
If just 0.1% of your viewers buy the product (which is a conservative conversion rate for targeted, educational content), that’s 72 sales per month.
72 sales x $250/sale = $18,000 per month.

That’s over $600 per day. Obviously, this doesn’t happen overnight, but it illustrates how much more powerful this method is than relying on a tiny AdSense RPM.

Bonus Tips for Even Lazier, Higher Revenue

Create Recurring Revenue: Find a high-ticket software product in your niche that pays a monthly recurring commission. This creates truly passive income once you get the initial sale.
Use the Symbiotic System: Create one long-form (20-30 minute) “Money Video” that provides massive value and is your ultimate sales pitch for the affiliate product. Then, make sure all your other shorter videos link to this Money Video in the end screens and description. This concentrates your traffic on your highest-converting asset.
Invest in Tools and People: Once you start making money, reinvest it to make the process even lazier. Hire a scriptwriter or a video editor on Upwork, or use AI tools to speed up your workflow.

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Summary: Your Action Plan for This Week

Don’t let this just be another article you read and forget. Here is your action plan:

This Week:
- Choose your niche using the overlap method.
- Find 2-3 high-ticket affiliate products to promote.
- Research and write down at least 10 proven video ideas.
Next Week:
- Create your first video using one of the lazy methods.
- Upload it with proper optimization and your affiliate links.
- Start planning your second video.

The key is to start simple and improve as you go. You don’t need to be perfect from day one. By choosing this smarter, lazier method of YouTube automation, you are building a real business, not just a content farm.

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