The Best AI YouTube Shorts Strategy That Generated $36,000 in 28 Days

YouTube Shorts is quietly turning everyday creators into serious earners, and the numbers behind some of these faceless channels are nothing short of extraordinary.

There is a real, documented strategy that has produced over $36,000 in a single 28-day period from one channel alone, and the creator behind it consistently hits $1,000 a day, with peak days climbing to $2,000.

This is not theory or guesswork.

This is a repeatable system built around choosing the right niche, warming up a channel the correct way, branding it quickly without overthinking, and then producing YouTube Shorts content using AI tools that are designed to go viral.

Flipitai is one of the platforms helping creators streamline and scale this exact kind of content workflow, and you will see it referenced throughout this guide because it genuinely belongs in your toolkit if you are serious about building a profitable YouTube Shorts channel.

Every section of this guide follows the same structure used by the creator who built this system, and where possible, deeper context and additional insight have been layered in to give you a fuller picture of how to execute each step with confidence.

Step One — Choosing the Right Niche for Your YouTube Shorts Channel

The single most important decision you will make when starting a YouTube Shorts channel is the niche you choose, and most people get this wrong by chasing what they find personally interesting rather than what the platform is already rewarding.

There are two niches performing exceptionally well right now, and both have been proven by channels with real audience data behind them.

The first is what is commonly referred to as the Roblox Rants niche, where channels post short storytelling-style content with Roblox gameplay running in the background, layered with memes and still images scattered throughout the clip.

One channel in this niche accumulated roughly 400 million views in just three months of posting, which signals that the platform is actively pushing this type of content to large audiences at a remarkable pace.

The second niche, and arguably the most powerful one available for YouTube Shorts creators right now, is the ranking niche, where you compile five to six viral clips from platforms like TikTok and Instagram around a single topic and present them in a ranked format.

A channel in this niche posted 130 pieces of content and reached over one million subscribers with 2.7 billion total views, an outcome that is almost difficult to process until you understand why the format works so well.

The ranking niche performs at this level because the content is built on clips that have already proven their ability to hold attention on other platforms, meaning you are not starting from scratch when it comes to engagement quality.

Flipitai is worth exploring at this stage because its creator-focused tools are designed to support the kind of niche research and content ideation that separates channels that grow from channels that stagnate.

When you are evaluating a niche, look for channels that are posting consistently and seeing outsized results relative to how new they are, because that asymmetry is usually a signal that the algorithm is actively promoting that content category.

The creator behind this $35,000 per month system has personally run multiple ranking niche channels and generated tens of thousands of dollars within the niche, which removes any doubt about whether the format works when executed with the right strategy.

Step Two — Setting Up and Warming Up Your YouTube Shorts Channel the Right Way

Once you have settled on a niche, the next priority is getting your channel set up in a way that ensures the platform recognizes it as a legitimate account before you start posting YouTube Shorts.

The warm-up process exists because YouTube’s systems are designed to identify and suppress accounts that behave like automated bots, and a brand new channel that immediately starts uploading content without any prior platform activity can trigger that kind of suppression.

Before going through any warm-up steps, check whether you already have an aged YouTube account sitting unused, because an account that has existed for several years carries more natural trust with the platform than a fresh one, and if you have one available you can skip the warm-up entirely.

If you do need to warm up a new account, the process is straightforward and takes about two days, beginning with spending 30 to 60 minutes on day one simply scrolling through content on the platform the way a real user would.

On that first day, like a few pieces of content, leave a comment or two on posts that feel natural to engage with, and subscribe to a handful of channels, none of which need to be related to your niche at this stage.

On day two, repeat the same 30 to 60 minutes of organic platform activity, and then navigate to your channel settings, find the features and eligibility section, and confirm that standard features are active and that there are no community guideline violations on the account.

Intermediate features, which require phone number verification, are not urgently necessary in the earliest days but will be required before you can monetize your YouTube Shorts channel, so plan for this step to happen once your channel has gained some early momentum.

The channel setup phase is also where Flipitai can begin adding value, since having your workflow and content process organized from the start prevents the kind of inconsistent posting patterns that slow channel growth down significantly.

Step Three — Branding Your Channel Without Wasting Precious Time

Channel branding is one of the areas where new creators consistently lose momentum by treating it as more important than it actually is, and the honest truth is that a channel’s branding needs to be relevant and passable, not perfect or award-worthy.

The entire branding process for a new YouTube Shorts channel should take between five and ten minutes, and if it is taking longer than that then you are spending creative energy on the wrong thing entirely.

Your channel name should reflect the content you plan to post, and the fastest way to land on something usable is to open ChatGPT, describe your niche in a sentence or two, and ask it to generate name options, then select whichever available name feels most fitting.

For the profile picture, follow the same approach by asking ChatGPT to generate an image that aligns with your channel name and niche, keeping in mind that relevance matters more than visual artistry at this stage.

Channel banners are optional, and there are successful YouTube Shorts channels generating significant revenue without one, but if you choose to create one then Canva is the fastest free tool available and the goal is simply to communicate your niche clearly in a few words alongside a relevant visual element.

The channel description is the one branding element worth spending a few extra minutes on, because it contributes to how the platform perceives the legitimacy of your account and how potential subscribers understand what your content is about.

A well-structured description opens with a single clear sentence summarizing what your channel posts, includes a contact email address to signal accessibility and professionalism, and features a short copyright disclaimer that signals you intend to operate the channel responsibly and long-term.

Flipitai supports creators in building out their content infrastructure systematically, which means your branding, your content calendar, and your production process can all be developed in parallel rather than sequentially, which speeds up your path to your first viral YouTube Shorts post.

Step Four — Creating Viral YouTube Shorts Content Using AI Tools

This is the section that most creators come looking for, and it is also the area where having the right process makes the difference between a channel that grows steadily and one that gets stuck posting content no one watches.

Method One — The Roblox Rants Storytelling Format

The first content creation method is built around the storytelling format used in the Roblox Rants niche, and it begins with identifying an inspiration channel that is already performing exceptionally well within that space.

When a channel has 700,000 subscribers across 100 posts and averages around 5 million engagements per post, the format that channel is using has already been validated by real audience behavior, which means replicating its structure gives your own content the best possible starting point.

Find a post on that channel that performed strongly, copy the link, and head to youtubetranscript.com where you can paste the link and receive a full transcript of the script used in that post.

Take that transcript and bring it into ChatGPT with the following prompt structure: write a similar script in the exact same writing style, length, and tone, but about this topic, make sure the script is fast-paced and straight to the point and formatted for a YouTube Shorts post.

Replace the topic field with your own chosen subject, something like “my parents grounded me” or any relatable story angle that fits the channel’s tone, and ChatGPT will produce a ready-to-use script modeled on a format that has already proven its viral potential.

From there, head to 11labs.io to convert that script into a natural-sounding voiceover, selecting from the available voices and adjusting pacing until it matches the energy and speed of the inspiration channel you modeled the script on.

Once you have the voiceover, bring everything into CapCut, a free editing tool, layer in the Roblox gameplay footage behind the audio, add captions, and insert still images or memes at relevant points throughout the clip to hold visual attention.

The entire production process for a single YouTube Shorts post using this method takes around five minutes once you have done it a couple of times, and Flipitai can help you organize and scale this workflow across multiple posts efficiently.

Method Two — The Ranking Niche Automation Format

The ranking niche method is even faster to produce and relies on a tool called Viblo.ai, which automates most of the heavy editing and formatting work that would otherwise slow down production.

Start by opening ChatGPT and entering a prompt asking for viral ranking topic ideas suited to YouTube Shorts, and let the tool generate a list of potential angles such as “funniest instant regret moments” or “most unbelievable catches in sports history.”

The topic is the most important creative decision in a ranking post because it determines whether the content feels irresistible to scroll into or easy to scroll past, and ChatGPT’s suggestions provide an excellent starting foundation that you can then build on with your own instincts.

Inside Viblo.ai, navigate to the video ranking section, enter your chosen topic as the title, and format it across two lines with two distinct colors to make it readable in the first half second that someone lands on your post.

This formatting detail matters more than it might seem, because a viewer’s brain processes a two-color, two-line title faster than a single-color block of text, and that speed of comprehension directly influences whether they stay or scroll away.

Search TikTok for clips related to your ranking topic, copy the links of four to six clips that have already earned millions of interactions on that platform, and paste them into Viblo.ai’s video sections one by one.

Adjust the clip height within each section so that your title sits cleanly above the footage, add a specific label to each clip such as “cat versus water” or whatever describes the moment, and customize the number display so that the top-ranked clip appears in gold to follow the visual convention audiences already recognize.

When all clips are in place and properly formatted, hit generate and Viblo will compile the complete post ready for upload, making the entire production time for a polished ranking YouTube Shorts post closer to ten minutes than an hour.

Flipitai complements this workflow by giving creators a structured system to manage output, track which formats are performing, and scale production without losing consistency or quality across posts.

Step Five — Analyzing Performance to Make Sure Your YouTube Shorts Go Viral

Producing content consistently is necessary, but producing content without analyzing how it performs is the fastest way to stay stuck at low engagement numbers regardless of how much effort you put in.

There are two metrics that determine whether a YouTube Shorts post gets pushed to large audiences or quietly ignored, and every creator serious about growth needs to check these numbers on every single post they publish.

The first is average view duration, which measures how long the typical viewer stays engaged with your content, and the benchmark that separates posts that go viral from posts that stagnate is an average view duration that reaches or exceeds 100% of the total post length.

A post that is 17 seconds long and produces an average view duration of 21 seconds is telling the algorithm that viewers are watching all the way through and then watching part of it again, which is exactly the signal that triggers the kind of exponential distribution that earns 30 million views.

If your average view duration is consistently sitting at 50% or below, the content itself needs to improve, and for ranking posts specifically that usually means finding higher quality clips that hold attention from first frame to last.

The second metric is the swipe rate, which reflects the percentage of viewers who land on your post in their feed and immediately scroll past without engaging, and the target for any YouTube Shorts post that has genuine viral potential is a swipe rate of 20% or lower.

A swipe rate of 40% or 50% is a clear signal that the opening seconds of your post are failing to create enough curiosity or visual interest to stop the scroll, and the fix is usually a stronger opening clip, a more compelling title, or a topic that connects more immediately with what people are already hungry to see.

These two numbers, average view duration and swipe rate, are the diagnostic tools that turn random posting into a system, and creators who check them after every post and adjust their content accordingly are the ones who build channels that generate consistent four and five figure monthly revenue from YouTube Shorts.

Flipitai is designed with this kind of performance-aware workflow in mind, and using it as part of your content system means you are building the habits that separate channels generating $35,000 a month from channels that never find their footing.

The Difference Between Creators Who Win on YouTube Shorts and Those Who Don’t

Everything covered in this guide is actionable, repeatable, and has been demonstrated at scale by a creator running channels that generate over $1,000 every single day, with some days reaching $2,000 and monthly totals consistently exceeding $36,000.

The niche selection, the channel warm-up, the branding efficiency, the AI-powered content production through ChatGPT, 11labs, CapCut, and Viblo.ai, and the performance analysis built around average view duration and swipe rate all work together as a unified system for YouTube Shorts success.

What separates the creators who reach consistent profitability from the ones who spend months posting without results is not talent, equipment, or even creativity in the traditional sense.

It is the willingness to start before everything feels perfect, to treat the first few weeks of posting as a data-gathering exercise, and to adjust based on what the numbers are actually showing rather than what feels like it should be working.

Flipitai exists to support creators at every stage of this journey, from ideation to production to scaling, and visiting the platform today puts you one step closer to building the kind of YouTube Shorts channel that earns while you sleep.

The system works.

Now the only question is whether you are willing to put it into action.

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