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I Earned €3,901 with This Automated YouTube Channel! (Copy Me)

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Beginner 4 min read For: Aspiring YouTube creators interested in automated content, niche channels, and Shorts strategies.

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The creator reveals the full story behind 'Hidden Drawings,' a fully automated Spanish YouTube channel about Peppa Pig trivia that earned over €3,900 and 180,000 subscribers in less than a year. He shares the channel's struggles, the strategy that revived it, and the eventual demonetization, offering an honest look at the pros and cons of automated cartoon content channels.

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Channel Overview

The channel 'Hidden Drawings' generated over €3,900 and reached 180,000 subscribers in under a year, fully automated without the creator's face or voice.

[00:42]
Inspiration and Launch

The creator saw English-speaking channels thriving with cartoon trivia and decided to replicate the concept in Spanish, focusing on Peppa Pig.

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Initial Failure

In September 2024, the first nine videos got only 171 views and 6 subscribers, leading the creator to abandon the channel.

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Revival via Algorithm

In early 2025, one video started getting recommended, gaining 100-200 views, which motivated the creator to upload more, leading to viral growth.

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Viral Success

The channel hit 1 million views, 70,000 watch hours, 11,000 subscribers, and over €300 in revenue in the first month and a half.

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Low RPM Issue

The cartoon niche has very low RPM (revenue per thousand views). With 7 million views, the channel earned only €3,300, whereas other niches could have earned over €10,000.

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Shorts Strategy

To revive the channel, the creator started uploading YouTube Shorts with absurd Peppa Pig commentary, which boosted views and subscribers.

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Shorts Impact

In June, combining long videos and Shorts led to 10 million views, 40,000 subscribers, and €500 revenue; in July, 11,000 views, 70,000 subscribers, and €800 revenue.

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Profitability Concerns

Despite €500 monthly revenue, net profit was only €200-300, causing the creator to consider abandoning the project due to low margins.

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Demonetization

The channel was demonetized for 'harmful content featuring minors,' which the creator considers unfair since the content was Peppa Pig trivia.

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Pivot to Shorts

The creator now focuses on opening 30+ YouTube Shorts channels, having learned to let go of underperforming projects.

The automated cartoon channel earned over €3,900 but faced low RPM and eventual demonetization. The creator pivoted to a Shorts-focused strategy, emphasizing the importance of adapting and scaling profitable niches.

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How much revenue did the Hidden Drawings channel generate?

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Over €3,900.

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How many subscribers did the channel reach in less than a year?

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180,000 subscribers.

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What was the initial performance of the channel in September 2024?

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Nine videos got only 171 views and 6 subscribers.

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What triggered the channel's revival in early 2025?

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One video started getting recommended by the algorithm, gaining 100-200 views.

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What is RPM and why is it a problem for cartoon content?

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RPM is revenue per thousand views. Cartoon content has very low RPM, so 7 million views earned only €3,300 instead of over €10,000 in other niches.

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How did YouTube Shorts help the channel?

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Shorts with absurd Peppa Pig commentary boosted views and subscribers, reactivating the channel.

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What was the revenue in June after implementing Shorts?

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€500 from 10 million views and 40,000 subscribers.

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Why was the channel demonetized?

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For 'harmful content featuring minors,' which the creator considers unfair since it was Peppa Pig trivia.

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What is the creator's new focus after demonetization?

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Opening 30+ YouTube Shorts channels.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Automated Channel Success

Demonstrates that a fully automated channel can generate significant revenue and subscribers.

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Low RPM in Cartoon Niche

Highlights a key disadvantage of the niche: low advertiser payouts per view.

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Shorts as a Growth Lever

Shows how Shorts can revive a stagnant channel and boost long-form video performance.

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Demonetization for Harmful Content

Illustrates the risk of platform policies affecting family-friendly content unfairly.

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Pivot to Shorts-First Strategy

Emphasizes the importance of adapting and focusing on more profitable content formats.

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Automated Channel Made €3,900!

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Reveals a shocking income figure from a faceless automated channel, sparking curiosity and desire to replicate.

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How I Found a Goldmine Niche

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Explains a replicable strategy of translating successful English content to Spanish, appealing to aspiring creators.

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My Channel Died Then Exploded

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Dramatic turnaround story of a failing channel going viral, inspiring hope and engagement.

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Low RPM Killed My Profits

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Exposes the hidden downside of low RPM in cartoon niches, educating viewers on a crucial metric.

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YouTube Demonetized Me Unfairly

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Controversial claim of unfair demonetization sparks debate and sympathy, driving engagement.

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[00:02] in the entire Spanish-speaking world, generating over €3,900 and reaching 180,000 subscribers in less than a year. And yes, all of this is completely automated, without my face or voice appearing in the videos, delegating the entire

[00:17] content creation process. I want you to appreciate the transparency of this video, as it's the first time I've decided to show you one of my channels. With millions of people simply by uploading content about

[00:30] cartoon curiosities. And in this video I'm going to tell you all the advantages and disadvantages of having a channel in this niche. Hidden Drawings was born last summer, when I was analyzing the English market and saw a

[00:42] very good opportunity, since I saw English-speaking channels killing it with videos of cartoon curiosities. So I said, if this content is bring it to Spanish? and I put myself in their hands. The idea was to replicate this

[00:55] content that already existed in English into Spanish, giving it a slightly more unique touch. And I, in my case, decided to focus on the Peppa Pig series and the idea was to create a channel specifically to upload content about curiosities related to

[01:09] that series. And although it seems that everything has worked wonderfully and that it has always not always been the case, as I am going to tell you the truth about what it is to have an automated channel and everything that it costs to start and make it work. So

[01:22] we're going to show the channel statistics in a completely transparent way so you can see how much has been generated over the last year. But as I mentioned, things didn't start off well, since this is the year 2025, so

[01:35] we have to filter by the year 2024. And as you can see, it's not all sunshine and rainbows here, is it? At the beginning of September I started this channel and tried uploading the first videos, which, to be honest, didn't get many views.

[01:49] I uploaded a total of nine videos and in a whole year I only managed 171 views and six sad subscribers, so I decided to abandon the channel. These first recommended and some have gone quite

[02:02] statistics of this video, for example, which has 700,000 views, we can see that in the months after the first upload it only had two, three or four views for a long time, but then when we resumed the content

[02:16] recommended and they became very viral. Now we're going to look at all of context, I'm going to show you the type of video it was. Basically, all he did was make videos where he compiled images and clips from other videos and

[02:31] comments, and basically compiled what amounts to Peppa Pig trivia. In this case, for example, I made a video recommending what are essentially commented on them with background commentary. I'm going to play the audio for a few seconds.

[02:45] Look at the shelf behind Peppa. We can see that there are many glasses placed Peppa. As you can see, the videos don't show my voice and the whole process is automated. Everything changed when at the beginning of 2025

[02:58] I decided to revive this channel. This was because after months without receiving any visits, suddenly one of my videos started to get into the algorithm, and as you can see, it only got 100 or 200 views, but that motivated me to upload

[03:11] video and boom, I was already in the algorithm and it started working. started to explode. In fact, it hit really hard, achieving 1 million views, over 70,000 hours of

[03:26] playback, over 11,000 subscribers, and over €300 in revenue during the first month and a half. Because started monetizing and generating income, even reaching €71 one day. And the truth is, I've managed to create very viral videos

[03:39] by making these kinds of videos that are super easy to make, adapting them to Spanish. This video, for example, has garnered over a million views and earned me over €600. Now let's look at

[03:52] the main problem with this channel and how, thanks to implementing generated a lot of money and boosted the performance of longer videos. The main problem with this channel is that when making cartoon content,

[04:05] the RPM, which is what advertisers pay to promote themselves in the videos and for us to earn money, is very, very low. In fact, you can see that it's views, so with 7 million views we've only generated

[04:19] million views we've only generated €3300 with videos, whereas in other niches we could have easily made more than €10,000. As you can see here, the month we generate the most is July, which was when we implemented YouTube

[04:32] sort. I'm going to show you the strategy I used. I want you to pay close attention was performing very well in terms of videos, but suddenly it started to decline and stagnated. As you can see, the videos barely had 1000 views each

[04:45] day. And how did I use sorts to reactivate all of this? So I started uploading sorts of this style commenting on absurd Peppa That idiot Peppa Pig was playing with a poisonous spider bigger than a

[04:57] into the pool. And if we look at the we can see that they started to explode quite a bit during the month of June. And what a coincidence, during the month of June

[05:10] June by combining videos and Sor we managed to reactivate this channel and make 10 million views, 40,000 subscribers and 500 € and the month of we made 11,000 views, more than 70,000 subscribers and more than 800 € in

[05:24] revenue. The best part of all this is that thanks to them I not only managed to lot of subscribers, but I also managed to earn money, like this video, for example, with 2,000 views that generated €45 for me. So far everything was going

[05:37] well. He uploaded four videos a month and two daily sorts. It generated income with shorts, and with the sorts it boosted and enhanced the long videos as well, so it was the perfect loop. But in the end, all this didn't turn out as well

[05:51] as it seemed, although during the month of August, for example, the channel didn't perform too badly and even gave me almost €500 automatically. However, having such a low RPM and not generating that much money, this also represents

[06:03] a significant cost for me. And yes, with €500 a month I can manage all the channel's maintenance, but the profit is really very low and to only have €200 or €300 net per month, I really considered not continuing

[06:15] with this project, so in September I gradually stopped uploading content and everything started to decline , but in October I decided to reactivate the channel again. The idea was to resume uploading two YouTube videos daily and

[06:27] create new content strategies for long videos by uploading 10 long videos monthly. My idea was to take this channel to more than €1000 per month and let's not lie to ourselves. The content was starting to take shape, and it wasn't a bad idea. We can see that on

[06:41] some days it reaches over €10 and €15 per day. In fact, I started October and some videos really took off , like this one, for example, which got over 80,000 views. And when it seemed that everything was going

[06:55] superbly and that we were going to scale this channel, I received bad news that caused the death of the hidden drawing channel . My channel has been demonetized for the most unfair and absurd reason possible: harmful content

[07:09] featuring minors. This makes absolutely no sense, as Peppa Pig trivia. But hey, we have to understand that sometimes the platform is unfair. I don't see all of this as a problem, but rather as an opportunity, since we have to

[07:23] learn to let go of things that don't work in order to focus on things that are much more profitable and beneficial. In this case, thanks to the fact to this channel, right now I'm opening more than 30 YouTube S channels this month

[07:37] exploit them to the fullest, since I'm specifically dedicated to YouTube sorts. In fact, this was the only channel for long videos I had, and now I've I was quite fond of this

[07:50] working, it's best to set it aside and leave it behind. So now, if you want me to teach you completely free how to grow your channels with YouTube Sorts and how to is what I specialize in, I invite you to join my private YouTube

[08:04] Community. It's a private community where, in addition to helping each other, there are very exclusive classes and content, such as weekly niche reveals. We'll teach you how to create the shorts, and I'll give you my personal pack of Sort editing resources

[08:17] most viral songs and the best visuals. We teach you how to analyze your results. We give you action plans and challenges so you can execute them right away . We'll teach you how to find editors and screenwriters if you want to

[08:30] delegate that content. We also have live classes, a weekly live call ask any kind of question and I will answer it. And the best and most impressive thing of all, a GPT expert in sorting that helps you with

[08:45] scripts, niches and absolutely any kind of thing. You can ask him anything related to the sorts and he will help you instantly. And community are very limited, since we want to take on very few people to

[08:58] train 100% so they can make a living from their YouTube channel. So waiting list and be part of this great opportunity, you have the link in the learning completely free of charge, there's a lot of content

[09:11] on my YouTube channel, like this video that will keep popping up here. So you're going to that will keep popping up here. So you're going to take a look at it.

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