Path 1: Doing it yourself

DIY faceless YouTube production requires tools: Adobe Premiere or DaVinci Resolve (free-$23/mo), ElevenLabs or similar for AI voiceovers ($22-$99/mo), Midjourney or DALL-E for image generation ($10-$60/mo), and stock music or audio licensing ($5-$30/mo). Total tool cost: $80-$200/month. Then you do the work — 8-12 hours per 10-minute video, multiplied by your monthly cadence. For 6 videos a month (the typical Growth-equivalent output), that's 50-70 hours of your time. The math gets ugly fast if your time is worth more than minimum wage.

Path 2: Hiring freelancers per video

Per-video freelancer pricing on Fiverr / Upwork (assembled across a scripter, voiceover artist, video editor, and thumbnail designer) typically lands in the $130-$280 per 10-minute long-form video range. For 6 videos a month: $780-$1,680. Plus your time managing the freelancers — finding talent, briefing, reviewing, requesting revisions, paying. Most clients underestimate this management overhead by 3-5 hours per week.

Path 3: White Glove Content (done-for-you service)

Flat monthly fee, all-in. No tool cost, no time cost, no management overhead. Scripts, voiceovers, editing, thumbnails, SEO — delivered per monthly batch (delivery timing is an estimate — typically ~5 business days under normal operations; may take 10+ business days or longer during backlog). Plans:

• ▸Mixed long-form + shorts: Starter $54/mo · Growth $124/mo (Most Popular) · Pro $284/mo (Best Value)
• ▸Long-form cinematic documentary only: Starter $77/mo · Growth $155/mo · Pro $314/mo (Best Results)
• ▸Multi-channel operator plans (/pricing): Creator $86/mo · Operator $184/mo · Portfolio $354/mo

Comparison at the same output level (6 long-form videos/month)

What drives WGC's per-minute pricing

WGC uses three production tiers — Budget ($1.25 per minute of long-form, the default), Optimized ($2.50/min), and Premium ($5/min). Most clients (90%+) should start on Budget because it lets you ship 2× the long-form for the same budget — and long-form volume is the single biggest lever for hitting YouTube monetization fast. Optimized is for established channels ready to invest in additional production polish. Premium is for flagship channels in $20+ RPM niches.

Add-ons (optional, never included by default)

• ▸Animation Hook (animated 3-7 second opener): $1 per video
• ▸First Minute Animation (full 60-second animated opening): $15 per video
• ▸Full Video Animation: $15 per minute
• ▸WGC-generated title options: $0.10 per variation
• ▸Paid 4K export SKU: 2× multiplier on the long-form per-minute rate. Premium-throughout stills already encode 4K without this adder; a mid-video downgrade switch encodes 1080p.

Volume discounts

Automatic 5%-20% volume discount based on total minutes of content produced per account per month. Applies across all your channels. Multi-channel operators (Operator + Portfolio plans) hit volume discounts faster because their total monthly output is larger.

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