Why and How I Copied a YouTube Channel Making $5,000 Per Month


Why and How I Copied a YouTube Channel Making $5,000 Per Month

This YouTube channel earns $5,000 every month, and I wanted the same result.
That’s why I decided that for the next 30 days, I would copy the exact same content style to achieve similar outcomes.

But for this plan to work, we had to start immediately, and the very first step was selecting the right niche.


Choosing the Niche

The YouTube channel we took inspiration from creates Minecraft animations.
When we filtered their recent Shorts, it became clear that they were consistently getting millions of views.

However, based on my research, entering the Minecraft niche was not a good idea because:

  • The niche is already dominated by large, established channels

  • Almost everyone is uploading very similar content


The Solution: Same Idea, Different Niche

My idea was simple:

  • Take viral Minecraft video ideas

  • Apply them to the world’s most popular topic — football

But there was one major problem:
❌ I don’t know how to animate

That’s where my friend NSR came in. He is an animator.
We formed a partnership, and our shared goal was to make this channel go viral.


Setting Up the Channel

We used a YouTube account that was created in 2017.
You don’t necessarily need an account that old, but one key rule is this:

If you want views on your first upload,
your account must be active for at least one week.

Since our channel was already old, we only needed to update:

  • Channel name

  • Profile picture

  • Banner

I went to ChatGPT to brainstorm a channel name, and we finally selected
Foot Motion Real.

The profile picture and banner took only 5 minutes to create because:

These elements do not significantly impact channel performance.


Creating the First Short

Now it was time to create the first Short.

My responsibilities included:

  • Creating the video idea

  • Preparing the storyboard

  • Giving clear instructions to the animator

I took inspiration from already successful channels and created a
retention-based story.

During research, I found only three animated football channels:

  • One was no longer active

  • One was uploading too frequently, hurting its performance

  • The third (Skippers) had good quality but was not dominating the niche

This meant one thing:
✅ There was still room to perform well in this niche


First Upload: Just a Test

I kept the storyboard very simple because:

Your first Short is always just a test for YouTube

YouTube uses the first upload to understand:

  • Which audience is most interested in your content

True virality usually starts with:

The second, third, or fourth upload


Results: Day One

After 24 hours:

  • 2,500 views

  • 75 subscribers

These weren’t extraordinary results, but they were a solid start.


Second Short: A Better Strategy

We admitted our mistake in the first video:

  • We copied a competitor too closely

  • We didn’t properly use inspiration from Minecraft channels

For the second video, we:

  • Took a Minecraft Short with 80 million views

  • Converted the same concept into football animation


The Secret to Going Viral by Switching Niches

This was the core strategy:

Take the hook, pacing, story, and payoff
of a viral video
and apply it to a completely different niche


Third Short and the Breakthrough

After a few days:

  • The second video flatlined at 25,000 views

  • The third video reached 14,000 views within the first 24 hours

Soon after:

  • The channel crossed 1,000 subscribers

  • One video passed 100,000+ views

  • Then rapidly climbed from 300,000 to 700,000 views

The channel reached:

  • 8,000 subscribers

  • Shorts were consistently being pushed in the YouTube feed


The Core Lesson

This entire experiment proved one major thing:

The biggest secret to going viral fast is choosing the right niche and the right video ideas

You don’t need to upload 30 or 50 videos if:

  • The niche is correct

  • The idea is viral

  • The execution is done properly