A recurring AI presenter instead of stock footage, without showing your own face.
Use one consistent AI avatar host for a faceless psychology channel: $2,400 in a month
The same face every time gives viewers someone to follow, which generic faceless content lacks.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @obxsurfer06 on Reddit · Mar 2026
The Short Version
- What: A finance worker who could not show his face moved from stock-footage and Reddit-story videos to one AI avatar host: a mid-30s, professional-looking woman used in every video, with different outfits and backgrounds.
- Result: He reported $2,400 last month on a channel started in November, up from an RPM of $0.30 to $0.40 on his old faceless content, with $40 to $60 a month in tool subscriptions (Reddit, r/TikTokMonetizing, Mar 2026).
- Made with: HeyGen, CapCut
The workflow
Made With
HeyGenGenerate · AI avatar videosTry HeyGen AIMore Cases
CapCutEdit · Video editor with auto-captionsTry CapCut with AIMore CasesWhere & With What
What They Did
- 1The moveA finance worker who could not show his face moved from stock-footage and Reddit-story videos to one AI avatar host: a mid-30s, professional-looking woman used in every video, with different outfits and backgrounds.
- 2Step 2Create one recurring AI host
- 3Step 3Script every video yourself
- 4ResultHe reported $2,400 last month on a channel started in November, up from an RPM of $0.30 to $0.40 on his old faceless content, with $40 to $60 a month in tool subscriptions (Reddit, r/TikTokMonetizing, Mar 2026).
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
HeyGen (ai avatar videos); CapCut (video editor with auto-captions).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: HeyGen, CapCut have a free plan. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Yes. Disclose ads and label realistic AI content using TikTok's AI label. Source.
Watch out: Self-reported; the dashboard screenshot was promised later. Label the host as AI: platforms require disclosure of realistic AI people, and viewers may feel misled.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write a 45-second talking-head script on "[psychology tip]" for an AI avatar host: a hook in the first line, 3 signs with one example each and a closing question to drive comments.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open HeyGen, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: He scripts each video himself, generates the voiceover, lip-syncs the avatar with tools such as HeyGen, D-ID and APOB, and edits and captions in CapCut. The niche is behavioural psychology ("3 signs someone is lying to you").
Results: After three weeks viewers commented that they loved "her" videos.
Source: @obxsurfer06 on Reddit · Mar 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
