I've been deep in AI video generation for a while now, and the failure pattern is almost always the same: people spend 10 hours perfecting one video instead of publishing 10 mediocre ones.

AI video tools are cheap and fast specifically so you can iterate in public. The creators who win aren't the ones with the best prompt — they're the ones who published 40 videos before anyone else published 5.

A few things that actually move the needle if you're starting a faceless/AI channel right now:

1. Pick a hook format and repeat it. Audiences don't reward novelty in the first 10 seconds, they reward pattern recognition. Same intro style, same pacing, different topic.

1. Script before you generate. The biggest quality gap between AI channels isn't the visuals, it's the writing. A mediocre AI video with a great script beats a stunning AI video with a rambling one every time.

1. Publish daily for 30 days before you judge anything. YouTube's algorithm needs volume + consistency signals before it trusts a new channel with any real distribution.

1. Track retention, not likes. If viewers are dropping off at 0:08, your hook is broken — fix that before you touch anything else.

Started a community (ClipForge AI) for people doing this seriously — sharing workflows, prompts, and what's actually working week to week. Not a pitch, just building in public with other people doing the same thing.