Sometimes, when I need some extra dough to improve my channel or make a cool new video idea happen, I can take out an advance and pay it back later. It's awesome when a company goes out of its way to make things easy for creators.
I am a current client of the AIR Creators Ecosystem, the main service I use is their payment system. Before that I used an AdSense account to withdraw my funds, but now I need a more flexible solution.
Why exactly is it better for me? Pretty adequate withdrawal conditions which work more like decent e-banking, and the choice of currencies (I think they even have crypto). I use it for my PayPal account and also transfer money to family accounts whenever they need (the process was so bulky before).
The agency also offers other handy services for youtubers, but frankly I didn't have a chance to delve into details, not much to tell you. "
I am a real user of Air Media's services, so my review is the most genuine one.
I started operating my YouTube channel in 2020 and began receiving various emails from Air agents in 2021, almost every month.
I need to clarify, within 2 years, my channel gained more than 280K subscribers without any assistance, solely through my own efforts. However, I needed more boost. In 2023, I decided to give Air Media a try, and that's when I started regretting it.
They charge me 20% of my YouTube earnings every month, so let's see what their services entail:
1. They promised me the ability to use real actors for voice-overs in my videos, but the result was an AI voice-over, something I could achieve for only $70 per month.
2. Background music (a service I don't need at all).
3. Video research on how to improve, but everything they provided was something I already knew, so it wasn't helpful.
4. Distribution on various strange platforms, which I don't need either.
5.use vidIQ for free(I have used it for a long time, but not the paid/advance version) which is a popular YouTube tool and browser extension designed to help content creators optimize their videos. It's helpful, but I can pay vidIQ for $50 a month
After using their services for one month, my subscriber count didn't grow at all, and I don't think it's helpful. That's when I decided to cancel the partnership.
Then, Air informed me that I had to wait 28 days after requesting cancellation before they could release me.
In other words, I had to continue paying them 20% of my earnings. If I earned $10k in a month, they would take $2k from me without doing anything.
If you are on YouTube, please DON'T fall for their trap.