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8‑Step Faceless YouTube Channel Setup Checklist

Set up an automated faceless YouTube channel using ChatGPT, DigitalMaker AI, and Make.com — no editing required.

Based on: ChatGPT Astra NEW Plugin Makes Faceless Videos (NO EDITING NEEDED) by Success With Sam

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Why You Need This Checklist

What if you could run a YouTube channel that publishes videos every single day — without filming, editing, or even opening a video editor? It sounds too good to be true, but that's exactly what Sam from Success With Sam has figured out, and he's laid out every step in detail.

Here's the reality most aspiring YouTube creators face: you know you want a channel, maybe even a passive income stream from it, but the technical side feels overwhelming. Editing timelines, AI voice syncing, thumbnail design, SEO research — it's a full-time job before you've even published your first video. Most people quit before they start, or spend months spinning their wheels on tools that don't talk to each other.

Now imagine a different reality. You open ChatGPT, have a short conversation, and walk away while a fully edited, narrated, subtitled YouTube video is built in the background — complete with a researched title, a scroll-stopping thumbnail, and automatic upload to your channel. That's not a fantasy. That's the exact workflow Sam walks through, using just three tools: ChatGPT with the DigitalMaker AI plugin, DigitalMaker AI itself, and Make.com for the upload automation.

Sam has clearly done the homework here. He doesn't just show you the tools — he shows you how to research which niches are actually growing right now (using live YouTube search data), how to validate your niche before committing, how to generate channel names, branding, video ideas, and full videos all within one conversation. He even shows you how to animate your video scenes and build out a Make.com automation blueprint that handles publishing on autopilot.

This checklist captures all eight steps Sam covers, plus every specific prompt, tool setting, and decision point you need to replicate his workflow from scratch. Whether you're a complete beginner with zero editing experience or someone who has tried faceless YouTube before and gotten stuck, this PDF gives you a clear, sequential action plan you can start following today.

Stop overthinking it. Pick up this checklist, open ChatGPT, and build your first automated YouTube channel this week.

What's Inside — Preview

Every checklist item comes with actionable notes to guide you — things like "Don't forget to do this before you start," "Avoid this common mistake," or "Set a reminder for 30 days out." Nothing vague, just clear next steps.

DOWNLOAD Gather the three required tools before starting: ChatGPT (desktop version), DigitalMaker AI, and Make.com
DO Create a DigitalMaker AI account and navigate to Settings > ChatGPT to generate your unique connection link
CONNECT Install the DigitalMaker AI custom plugin inside the ChatGPT desktop app
RESEARCH Use ChatGPT + the DigitalMaker AI plugin to research the top 10 high-performing niches for a faceless channel
CHECK Validate your chosen niche by asking ChatGPT to list the top 10 faceless channels in that niche via DigitalMaker AI

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