Try faceless YouTube for 30 days and track it honestly: $18 and 103 subscribers
A brand-new faceless channel, filmed day by day for a month.
Realistic first-month numbers are a better guide than "$10K a month" thumbnails, and affiliate links can pay before ads do.
Figures as shown in the creator's own video (self-reported, YouTube Studio on screen); views as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026) · source
From @StickmanMatt on YouTube · Feb 2026
The Short Version
- What: Matt Par started a new faceless channel and documented the first 30 days, including thumbnail and title changes along the way.
- Result: He reports 12 views in the first 24 hours, a click-through rate around 5% that rose to almost 7% by day 10 after one change, and a first affiliate commission of $18 by day 14.
The workflow
Where & With What
What They Did
- 1The moveMatt Par started a new faceless channel and documented the first 30 days, including thumbnail and title changes along the way.
- 2Step 2Post consistently from day one
- 3Step 3Test titles and thumbnails
- 4ResultHe reports 12 views in the first 24 hours, a click-through rate around 5% that rose to almost 7% by day 10 after one change, and a first affiliate commission of $18 by day 14.
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
Just the platform account.
How much does it cost?
No paid tools needed: this case uses only the platform itself, which is free to join.
Is it allowed?
Yes, if it is original. YouTube does not monetize mass-produced or repetitive content. Source.
Watch out: Self-reported. He also sells faceless YouTube training.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write 5 title and thumbnail-text pairs for the same faceless video, each with a different angle (curiosity, number, warning, result, question), so I can A/B test them.
Your first step
Paste the prompt into your AI assistant and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
Results: By the end of the month he had 103 subscribers and just over 4,000 total views (YouTube, Feb 2026).
Source: @StickmanMatt on YouTube · Feb 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shown in the creator's own video (self-reported, YouTube Studio on screen); views as shown on YouTube (checked Oct 20, 2026). Updated .
