AI content and media

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AI content and media

Making copy, videos, UGC ads and images with AI, for clients or for your own channel.

Who it's for: You have a feel for words, visuals or stories, and want to start fast with real assignments.

Start with the reality check

Honest numbers

No revenue screenshots, but data with sources. Click a number for its source.

Average copywriter hourly rate NL€78 per hour · 'AI-assisted writing' €75 (Knab 2026)primary source ↗YouTube ad revenueOnly after 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 watch hours (or 10M Shorts views) and a reviewprimary source ↗Mass-produced AI content on YouTubeNot monetisable ('inauthentic content'; the policy's name since July 2025)primary source ↗Paid newsletter: free → paidMedian 0.62% · AI niche loses 13% of paying subscribers per monthprimary source ↗AI video as a skill on Upwork+329% earnings (2025 vs 2024, US clients)secondary source ↗

What courses promise vs. what the data says

The promise“Start a faceless AI channel and make money within 5 days.”

The realityImpossible via ads: YouTube only pays after the eligibility threshold and a review, and content that 'looks like it's made with a template' is excluded.

The promise“Upload AI music and earn from streams.”

The realityAt Deezer, over half of daily uploads are AI, accounting for only 1-3% of streams (April 2026). Music for clients (with a commercial licence) is more realistic.

The promise“'Verified $100,000 per month blueprint.'”

The reality'Verified' by the seller themselves. The channel isn't named and results can't be checked.

The route

Tick off milestones as you reach them. Your progress stays in your own browser.

1. 0

   Reality check

   1 evening

   Choose: client work (fast) or your own channel (long haul).

   • Honest numbers: what do you really earn with AI content?

   Milestone: I know which route I'm taking and why
2. 1

   Core skills

   2-6 weeks

   Master one text, one image and one video tool, plus editing.

   • Your AI content workflow: from brief to final edit · Coming soon
   • UGC ads with AI (and when not to) · Coming soon

   Milestone: Three portfolio pieces I'm proud of
3. 2

   Business and legal sorted

   1 week

   Understanding labelling rules, rights and advertising codes.

   • Rights, AI labels and the Dutch Media Act · Coming soon

   Milestone: My proposals cover rights and AI labels
4. 3

   Niche and portfolio

   1-3 weeks

   One type of client, one kind of content, provable results.

   • A portfolio that sells · Coming soon

   Milestone: A portfolio aimed at one audience
5. 4

   Getting visible

   ongoing

   Showing your work where your clients look.

   • Short videos that stick: hooks and retention · Coming soon
   • A newsletter as your foundation · Coming soon

   Milestone: First enquiry via my own content
6. 5

   First paying client

   1-6 weeks

   A first assignment via your network.

   • Landing the first assignment · Coming soon

   Milestone: My first assignment has been paid
7. 6

   €1,000 per month

   2-6 months

   Regular clients and packages.

   • From one-off jobs to monthly packages · Coming soon

   Milestone: €1,000 revenue per month
8. 7

   Scaling up

   6-24 months

   Selling strategy, not loose pieces of content.

   • Why strategy and editing hold their price · Coming soon

   Milestone: A client who pays me for results, not per piece

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