# How to turn a blog post into a YouTube Short

> Turn a blog post into a YouTube Short: paste one idea from the post, trim it to about 150 words, and Faceless adds AI narration, captions and visuals.

Canonical: https://faceless.so/convert/blog-to-youtube-short
Last updated: 2026-07-22

To turn a blog post into a YouTube Short, copy one idea from the post into Faceless, trim it to about 150 words so it runs under 60 seconds, pick a voice and a visual style, and generate. You get a vertical 9:16 video with AI narration, captions and a picture per scene, ready to upload or schedule.

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Last updated July 22, 2026 by [the Faceless team](https://faceless.so/about)

## Try it: Blog Post → YouTube Short

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## Why convert blog post to youtube short?

A blog post already holds the research a Short needs; what it lacks is the format. A Short carries one idea in under a minute, read aloud, with something to look at in every scene. Faceless does that part: you bring the text from WordPress, Substack, Medium, Ghost or any CMS, and it voices, captions and illustrates it. A Short in the Storyboard style costs 20 credits, and plans start at $29/month.

## How the conversion works

1

### Pick one idea from the post

A Short carries one point. Pick the most surprising claim, the most useful tip, or one item from a list. A listicle of seven tips can become seven Shorts, one per item.

2

### Copy the text and trim it to about 150 words

Faceless does not fetch the page from its URL, so copy the paragraphs you need. Narration runs at about 150 words a minute: 75 words for 30 seconds, 150 for 60. Put the payoff in the first sentence.

3

### Choose a voice, a language and a visual style

Pick a voice and one of more than 90 languages, then a visual style. Storyboard (AI pictures per scene) costs 20 credits; the animated Motion styles are priced per second.

4

### Generate and check it in the editor

The AI voice reads your text, word-timed captions follow it, and every scene gets its own picture. Fix a caption, swap a scene or change the voice in the editor before you export.

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### Upload or schedule it to YouTube

Connect your channel to publish or schedule from Faceless, or download the MP4. Links in Shorts descriptions are not clickable, so name the post in the last line if you want viewers to find it.

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### Reddit post to video

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FAQ

## Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our platform

### Can Faceless read my blog post from its URL?

No. Copy the text you want into Faceless instead. That keeps you in control of what the Short says, and it works with any platform: WordPress, Substack, Medium, Ghost, Webflow or a members-only post you can read.

### How long should a YouTube Short made from a blog post be?

YouTube accepts Shorts up to 3 minutes, and Faceless makes videos up to 90 seconds. For a blog summary, 30 to 60 seconds works best: one idea, about 75 to 150 words of narration, with the payoff first.

### How many Shorts can I make from one blog post?

One per idea. A 1,500-word post with five sections usually gives five Shorts, and a list post gives one per list item. Publishing them a day apart turns one post into a week of Shorts.

### Will a Short made from my blog post hurt the post's SEO?

No. The Short is a video on YouTube, not a copy of the page on another website, so it does not compete with the post as duplicate text. If anything, people who find the Short can search for the post by name.

### What does it cost to turn a blog post into a Short?

A Short in the Storyboard style costs 20 credits. Plans start at $29/month with monthly credits included, and one-off credit packs start at $10 for 100 credits.

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