[FAQ]

Hey,

I have a lot of ideas and information I want to share on TikTok, but I’m honestly just not comfortable showing my face on camera. I’ve seen some successful “faceless” accounts, but I’m not sure what the best strategies are to actually grow one.

I’m worried that not having a person on screen will make it hard to build a connection or get engagement. What kinds of video formats work best for this? Is it all just text-to-speech over stock videos, or are there other creative ways? I was thinking of doing screen recordings or maybe just “hands-only” videos for tutorials.

Does anyone have experience with this? I’d love to know what’s working now to grow an account where the creator isn’t visible.

[Jeff Bullas]

This is a common challenge.

Quick Answer: Yes, you can be highly successful without showing your face. The key is to overcompensate for the lack of a person on-screen by having an extremely strong audio format and a recognisable visual identity.

Your personality must be communicated entirely through your voice, your on-screen text, and your video’s editing style.

To make a faceless account grow, your audio becomes the most important part of your content. You must use either a clear, high-quality voiceover with a consistent tone, or a specific text-to-speech voice that you use every single time, as this becomes your ‘sonic brand’. Second, your visual format needs to be engaging on its own. This means you must move beyond generic stock footage and instead use formats like ‘hands-only’ videos for cooking or crafting, ‘point-of-view’ (POV) filming to show the world through your eyes, or high-quality screen recordings for tech tutorials. Third, your on-screen text is no longer just for captions; it is a core part of your brand identity. You must use consistent fonts and colour palettes in every video so that viewers can recognise your content in the feed before they even read the first word.

Cheers,

Jeff

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