Resources
Guides to producing informational video with rigour
What you should know before automating a channel: what the platforms require, how to verify a fact, what a piece really costs and how to make captions and shorts that are easy to follow. These are reference guides, with their official sources linked.
- Official sources linked
- Reviewed on 12 October 2026
- No promises of audience or income
Guides
Practical guides
Eight guides that answer specific questions, from platform policies to the cost of each piece. You can read them in any order.
- Inauthentic contentWhat changed in YouTube’s monetisation policy, which signs of mass production trigger it and how to review your pieces.
- Labelling AI contentWhat YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X ask for, what the EU AI Act requires and how to build disclosure into your workflow.
- Faceless channels done rightWhat a faceless channel is, why many fail and how to set one up with sources, human review and measured costs.
- Fact-checkingA seven-step method for checking figures and claims before publishing, and the typical mistakes AI makes.
- Cost of an AI shortThe cost items of an AI-made short, a formula for your cost per published piece and how to set caps.
- Self-hosted or cloudCriteria for choosing between installing the software on your machine or using it in the cloud, with the pros and cons of each option.
- Readable captionsSize, short chunks, contrast, safe zones, word highlighting, language and accessibility in vertical video.
- Shorts from a long videoHow to choose moments that stand on their own, respect rights, reframe, add captions and review before publishing.
Reference
Glossary and changelog
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