For YouTube Creators

Turn your YouTube audience into a revenue stream you actually own

Turn your YouTube subscribers into paying members — with a direct subscription platform that gives you recurring revenue no algorithm can touch. Free up to 10,000 fans.

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Super Simple
Creator setup flow

YouTube stays your front door. Cleeng becomes your owned venue.

You don't have to choose between YouTube and owning your audience. The smartest YouTube creators do both.

Create subscription tiers, set pricing, and configure exclusive content access — without engineers. PoC live in under 60 minutes. Free up to 10k subscribers.

Members subscribe on web, iOS, Android, or connected TV and access everything from one account. No friction, no confusion — wherever your audience is.

Automatic payment recovery, churn detection 30 days early, and smart win-back campaigns keep your subscribers — and your recurring revenue — growing.

How much are you leaving on the table?

Compare your YouTube ad earnings against what a direct fan subscription platform could generate for your channel.

Your YouTube reach
Monthly YouTube views1,000,000 views/month
Average CPM (USD)$4.00 per 1,000 views
Your subscription potential
Fan conversion rate to paid2.0% of monthly viewers
Monthly subscription price$7 /month
YouTube Ad Revenue (Your 55%)$2,200After YouTube's 45% cut — before your costs
Direct Subscription Revenue (100% Yours)$140,00020,000 paying subscribers × $7/month

+$137,800/month — independent of views

Estimate only. Results vary by niche, content, and audience. Free up to 10k subscribers — you only pay when you earn.

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Retain more revenue with low, transparent fee

One single fee. No hidden costs. Predictable monthly payouts. Forget about payment cost volatility and complexity — your fee includes everything.

Billing & invoicing

Billing & invoicing

Automated billing and invoicing in every currency and region.

Payment gateways & payment methods

Payment gateways & payment methods

All major gateways and 200+ local payment methods, pre-integrated.

Renewal logic & tokens

Renewal logic & tokens

Automated recurring billing, token management, and entitlements.

Tax & compliance

Tax & compliance

VAT, GST, and sales tax handled across 13,000+ jurisdictions.

Fraud detection & chargeback handling

Fraud detection & chargeback handling

Real-time fraud screening, with chargeback liability absorbed by Cleeng.

Dashboards & analytics

Dashboards & analytics

40+ KPIs, churn prediction, and revenue insights in real time.

YouTube creators who built their own subscription platform

Real creators who converted YouTube fans into paying members — and built recurring revenue outside the algorithm.

Skyship Entertainment use case
140%Subscriber base growth in one year after launching a Cleeng-powered premium YouTube fan membership app
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"We needed to partner with a company that would be sticking around for the long haul."

Brett Jubinville, COO, Skyship Entertainment
Trial-to-paid conversion rate
Industry avg
20–30%
20–30%
Skyship
55%+
55%+
Industry benchmark: OTT Business Research
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FRDM+ motorsports use case
99.6%Subscriber migration success rate — fans logged in after the switch and found everything exactly where they left it
94%Recurring payment success rate from day one, above industry benchmark

"YouTube stayed as the front door and FRDM+ became the owned venue."

Jonny Mill, President, FRDM+
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FAQs

Can't find what you're looking for? Talk to our team

By launching a direct membership platform — like Cleeng — where fans pay you monthly or annually for exclusive content, community access, or perks. You own the subscriber relationship and revenue, independent of YouTube's algorithm or monetization policies.
YouTube keeps 45% of ad revenue, paying creators 55%. For YouTube Premium, the split is similar. With a direct subscription platform you keep 100% minus payment processing fees — typically 2–3%.
Cleeng is built specifically for creators who want predictable, recurring revenue they own. Unlike ad revenue, memberships aren't affected by demonetisation, algorithm changes, or CPM fluctuations.
Yes — Cleeng is completely free up to 10,000 active subscribers. No credit card required to get started, and you only pay a small platform fee once your membership business is generating revenue.
Yes. Cleeng supports payouts in 130+ countries with multi-currency checkout. Fans anywhere in the world can subscribe, and you get paid in your local currency.

Your fans are ready to support you directly.

Every subscriber you keep is one you don't need to acquire. Start free — you only pay when you're making money.

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