How I Run a 100K YouTube Channel Using AI
Learn how to run a YouTube channel almost entirely with AI agents, using Claude, Claude Cowork, ChatGPT, so you can research, plan, package, record, and edit videos as a solo creator without losing hours to busywork and guesswork. 🎁 Get the free 7-Day AI Builder Challenge + resources for this video: https://skool.com/leonvanzyl Disclosure: This video is not sponsored. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. In this video, I pull back the curtain on how I produce content for this channel after hitting 100,000 subscribers. You will learn how to automate your daily AI research with a Claude Cowork agent, set up an agent that triages and negotiates partnership emails on your behalf, and package, record, and edit videos using Claude, vidIQ, OBS, and DaVinci Resolve. =========================== Resources Mentioned =========================== 📦 Source code, prompts, workflows + peer discussion: https://skool.com/leonvanzyl - vidIQ (30-day trial for $1): https://vidiq.com/leonvanzyl - Claude Cowork: https://claude.com/download - OBS Studio: https://obsproject.com/download - Recut (auto-cuts silent parts and bad takes): https://getrecut.com/ - DaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve Creators I follow: - Cole Medin: https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMedin - WebDevCody: https://www.youtube.com/@WebDevCody - Matt Wolfe: https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow - The Net Ninja: https://www.youtube.com/@NetNinja - Tef AI: https://youtube.com/@tef-AI =========================== Go Deeper with Agentic Labs =========================== 🧪 AI coding courses, live Q&A, weekly builder challenges, direct access to me, and a serious builder community: https://skool.com/agentic-labs =========================== Tools I Use / Support the Channel =========================== 🚀 Hostinger VPS — use code LEON for 10% off: https://hostinger.com/leon 🚀 Start building with n8n — use my link to support the channel ❤️: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/f7f19w3vrhin 🚀 Try vidIQ for 30 days at just $1: https://vidiq.com/leonvanzyl =========================== Subscribe / Connect =========================== Business & sponsorship enquiries: leon@cognaitiv.ai =========================== Question =========================== What part of your content or coding workflow would you automate first? ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Hitting 100K Subscribers 3:34 Studio Tour and Gear 6:21 My Daily AI Research Workflow 7:14 Automating Research with Cowork 9:48 AI Email Negotiation Agent 11:22 Creators I Follow 13:50 My Content Creation Pipeline 14:45 vidIQ Channel Research 15:27 Packaging Titles and Hooks 18:33 Creating AI Thumbnails 20:52 Recording and Editing Setup 22:21 DaVinci Resolve AI Tools 23:59 Thank You and Final Thoughts =========================== About This Video =========================== In this video, I show you how I run and grow an AI-focused YouTube channel using tools like Claude, Claude Cowork, vidIQ, OBS, and DaVinci Resolve. This behind-the-scenes tutorial is for developers, AI builders, and serious no-code/low-code creators who want practical workflows for researching, packaging, recording, and editing real content without a big team. On this channel, I share practical AI engineering and agentic coding workflows using tools like Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Cursor, n8n, Next.js, MCP, local AI models, and modern AI development workflows. #agenticcoding #aiworkflow #contentcreation
