$1,160/Month From AI Voice Clones (Mostly Passive)

A Redditor got laid off in late 2024 and started licensing AI voice clones on ElevenLabs.

13 months later: 8 voices earning ~$1,160/month 🤑

📝 From the full breakdown…

The real strategy is building a portfolio of voices, not just one.

You record 30+ minutes of audio, upload your voice clone to ElevenLabs’ Voice Library, and get paid every time someone uses it for text-to-speech. YouTubers, audiobook producers, app devs – they all need natural-sounding AI voices.

Weekly payouts via Stripe.

The portfolio breakdown 👇

• Meditation/calm (top earner): ~$309/mo
• Narration (2 voices): ~$120/mo
• Conversational/podcast: ~$110/mo
• Character voices: ~$100/mo

🧐 Each voice needs its own $22/month Creator Plan – but even the worst performer ($16/mo) nearly pays for itself.

Time invested now: 1-2 hours per month.

If you can follow instructions and speak clearly into a microphone, you can do this.

No audio background needed. A quiet room and a $30 mic is enough to get started 😎

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