A voice built to fill a gap in the marketplace.
Earn $2,064 in six weeks from one ElevenLabs voice clone
Voices that sound like the ones in YouTube ads and explainers get the most use, he says.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @Fun-Cat-5189 on Reddit · May 2025
The workflow
Made with
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Where & with what
What they did
- 1The moveThe Redditor, who has run a part-time voice work business for about 8 years, studied which voices trended in each Voice Library category before uploading, then made a Professional Voice Clone from several hours of recordings of a voice (not his everyday one) that had seen demand in his voice work.
- 2Step 2Study what voices are in demand
- 3Step 3Record 2+ hours of clean audio
- 4ResultHe reported $39 in the first three days, then a steady ~$300 a week, about 51,000 users, one week of ~$600 when usage jumped to 15 to 20 million characters, and $2,064 since April 1 (Reddit, r/ElevenLabs, May 2025).
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
ElevenLabs (ai voice-over); ChatGPT (openai's ai assistant for ideas, scripts and planning).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: ElevenLabs, ChatGPT have a free plan. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Watch out: He called his result untypical. Earnings depend on others' usage and can swing week to week.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Help me find a gap in an AI voice marketplace: list 10 popular voice uses (ads, explainers, audiobooks...), the tone each needs, and a 2-minute sample script to test whether my voice fits.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open ChatGPT, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
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Full write-up & sources
More detail: He recommends 2 to 2.5 hours of training audio and running a whole month of credits through the voice to test it before listing.
Source: @Fun-Cat-5189 on Reddit · May 2025. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
