How Much Money I Made from Cloning My Voice

2 month update

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This is one of the rare “actually passive” income streams. It won’t make you rich, but it could generate some free cash that you can use on your side projects. If you’re curious about making money through AI-powered voice cloning, my experience might be interesting.

Recently, ElevenLabs (an AI text-to-voice software) updated their system to allow anyone to earn money by cloning their voice. Here’s an update after I cloned my voice. To learn more about the setup you can

How to Get Started:

1. Sign up to ElevenLabs: Create an account and select the creator program. (After cloning your voice, you can cancel. Your initial investment will likely be earned back within a week or two.)
2. Head to “Professional Voice Cloning”: Upload 30 minutes of your voice. Remember, eliminate any background noise for best results.
3. Enable sharing and Discovery in Voice Library: This makes your voice available to others. Experiment with labels to improve your search ranking.
4. Sit back and relax: All you need to do is set up a Stripe account to receive payments. You don’t even need to log back into the platform unless you want to.

The Potential

The opportunity here is exciting! Some users have had over 400 million characters used — that translates to about $12,000 USD! Elevenlabs is a rapidly growing company, and as a first-mover, you have an advantage. Established voices on the platform are positioned to make the most in my opinion.

Here My Results (First 9 weeks)

So far, I’ve earned about $78 and received 7 payouts of roughly $10 each. While modest, it demonstrates the potential that this little earner can have. I enjoy that they pay out weekly too.

Character Usage — you will see there are some big day peaks but you will see it has started to settle down to a lower average over time. I’m unsure if this is due to more competition on the network, or simply people getting sick of my voice. Currently, 590 users are using my voice, which is pretty amazing.

Updated Results (Past 2–2.5 Months)

Over the past two months, my earnings have continued to grow steadily. Here’s a breakdown of my updated results:

• Total earnings: Approximately $78
• Payouts: Received 7 payouts, averaging around $10 each
• Best day: Reached $12 in earnings on my most successful day.

Why Not Give It a Try?

Click here to sign-up.

If you’re looking for an easy side hustle, cloning your voice is worth exploring. It might surprise you how quickly those little earnings add up!