From Novice to 200+ Videos – Helping Affiliate Marketers Succeed Using Video

Dori O'Neill, a semi-retired business expert with over 50 years of experience, focuses on helping newcomers succeed in online business through affiliate marketing and video production.  See how Pictory is helping him do this better.

The Challenge

Dori faced several challenges before using Pictory:

• Beginner-level video skills
  Dori described himself as “very basic on video production” and had never successfully used video as a tool to generate income before.
• Inability to monetize video content effectively
  Dori lacked a reliable method to create videos that impressed viewers or contributed to affiliate marketing efforts.
• Supporting total beginners
  His mission involves helping complete novices—people with no prior online business or marketing experience—who often felt overwhelmed by the idea of creating videos.
• Fear of appearing on camera
  Many in his audience had anxiety or resistance toward being visible on video, which created a barrier to entry for video marketing.
• Need for scalable, duplicable video creation
  Dori required a simple tool that he could not only use himself but also teach to large groups of new affiliate marketers so they could quickly get started and replicate his success.
• Lack of trustworthy, innovative video tools
  He struggled to find a platform he felt confident recommending—one that was ethical, stable, and consistently evolving with trends like AI integration.
• Limited B-roll and creative assets in early tools
  Initial experiences with other platforms left him wanting more in terms of media quality and production value.

The Solution

Pictory transformed Dori O’Neill’s approach to video marketing by turning what was once a major obstacle into a core part of his training and business strategy. As someone with minimal video production experience, Dori found Pictory’s user-friendly platform and AI tools essential in helping him create high-quality, engaging videos without the need to appear on camera.

The text-to-video and AI voiceover features removed the fear and friction many of his affiliate marketing students faced when starting out. With Pictory, even complete beginners—whether a butcher or a hairstylist—could paste in a simple script and generate professional-looking videos in minutes.

This made it easy for Dori to teach and duplicate the process across his community. He also praised the continuous innovation of the platform, especially the upgraded B-roll and creative assets, which elevated the quality of his content and built trust with his audience. 

The Results

Pictory became a trusted, long-term solution that aligned perfectly with his mission to help people make money online with confidence, consistency, and ease.  Since adopting Pictory, Dori O’Neill has seen a significant shift in both the quality and output of his video content, producing over 200 videos to support his Master Affiliate Profits platform.

This content has become a central driver of traffic, lead generation, and engagement within his affiliate marketing ecosystem. Pictory enabled him to go from being a complete beginner in video creation to someone others now regard as a skilled video producer.

More importantly, he has been able to duplicate that success across his team, helping newcomers rapidly get set up with professional-looking videos—many for the first time ever.