Record your voice once and get paid whenever others use the clone.
License AI clones of your voice on ElevenLabs: about $1,160 a month from 8 voices
Results vary hugely by voice, so a portfolio of styles evens out the income.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @AbilityAny4629 on Reddit · Jan 2026
The workflow
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Where & with what
What they did
- 1The moveAfter a layoff in late 2024, the Redditor (who has an audio engineering background) recorded 30+ minutes of clean audio, made a Professional Voice Clone on ElevenLabs and listed it in the Voice Library, where people pay to use it for videos, audiobooks and apps.
- 2Step 2Record 30+ minutes in a quiet room
- 3Step 3Match the reading style to the use
- 4ResultHe reported $8,985 earned in 13 months and about $1,160 a month now, for 1 to 2 hours of upkeep a month.
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
ElevenLabs (ai voice-over).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: ElevenLabs has a free plan. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Watch out: He says each Creator plan ($22/month) allows one Professional Voice Clone, so he runs several accounts; check ElevenLabs' terms first. Others can use your voice for almost anything, which some commenters warned against. His post includes a referral link.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write a 35-minute recording script for a [style: calm narrator / upbeat explainer] voice clone: varied sentences that cover all common sounds, questions, numbers and emotional range, in the delivery style I want buyers to get.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open ElevenLabs, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
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Full write-up & sources
More detail: He kept adding voices, each recorded for a different use, and now runs eight.
Results: His best voice averages $308 a month and his weakest $16 (Reddit, r/passive_income, Jan 2026).
Source: @AbilityAny4629 on Reddit · Jan 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
