those are impressive numbers. Thank you for sharing them.
1. How did you choose your niche, and what did you look at to confirm it had demand?
2. How do you check competition and CPM potential before committing to a topic?
3. What are the biggest mistakes you'd tell a beginner to avoid in the first few months?
4-Which AI tools do you use for video (script, voiceover, visuals, editing), and which ones would you recommend for a beginner?
I don't expect a full breakdown, even one or two tips would help. And if you have a guide or thread you'd recommend, I'd be happy to read that instead.
Thanks a lot for your time!
1. The content should be sustainable and popular.
2. Actually, I closely follow YouTube's policies, statements, and recommendations on this matter.
To give a practical example, the 'Car' category has a lot of competition, but the payout is good.
Rival channel: Subaru Forester produces e-BOXER Style content.
My title would be: Subaru Forester produces e-BOXER Style | Why Is It So Indispensable?
There's a high chance that viewers of a rival channel's video will be recommended my video.
You can turn competition into an advantage.
3. Losers are those who give up.
4. We use our own software. I think it would be fair to say that it can generate videos with a single click. (It is not a commercial product; we use it ourselves.)
We used AI voices for about five years. However, since they have become so popular recently, I think YouTube has turned into an AI content dump.
With this massive increase, we decided to move away from AI voices and developed our own voice, scriptwriting, and final video production system.
Sometimes, when writing posts here on BHW, we use AI to correct typos. Even BHW catches it

It flags the text as AI-generated. We don't want our software to carry an AI label, so we developed it accordingly.
I think beginners can use AI websites to create content. This shouldn't be a problem under YouTube's policies. However, we don't use them because of their limitations, high costs, and several other reasons.
For this reason, I'm not knowledgeable enough about this subject to offer any recommendations. I wish you all the best on your journey.