Getting Started: Your first steps on Wayo Ads

Overview

Wayo Ads is a creator marketplace focused on YouTube. Creators browse brand campaigns, apply, and earn from validated views (CPM on Video and Shorts campaigns) or validated clicks (CPC on Link campaigns). Brands fund campaigns from an advertiser wallet and pay only for validated performance. Signing up is free — no subscription, no minimum follower count for creators, and no upfront cost for creators. Advertisers fund a wallet before launching campaigns.

Choose Your Path

When you sign up, pick Creator or Advertiser — one role per account, not both. You create your Wayo account on our secure login page, then return to Wayo Ads automatically. Sign in anytime from the header. Your role determines which dashboard you land on.

Creator Quickstart

YouTube is not required to sign up or apply to campaigns, but connecting your channel from Settings helps with trust, verification, and Video/Shorts submissions. Complete Business Info and Stripe Connect before withdrawals.

1. Sign up and choose Create Content. You finish registration on the Wayo login page, then land back on Wayo Ads.
2. Open Settings to update your display name, profile photo (max 2 MB), and notification preferences.
3. Complete Business Info from your creator menu — required before connecting Stripe and withdrawing earnings.
4. Connect YouTube from Settings (recommended). A verified channel improves your trust score and Video/Shorts submissions.
5. Browse campaigns from the marketplace. Open a campaign and apply with an optional message (up to 1,000 characters). The brand approves or declines — see Apply & Deliver for the full loop.
6. After approval: for Link campaigns, share your tracking link; for Video or Shorts, submit an unlisted YouTube URL for review. Only validated views or clicks count toward earnings.
7. Track pending and available balance in your creator wallet. Earnings usually wait about 7 days before you can withdraw. Video and Shorts may wait a short extra time first, depending on your Trust Score.
8. Connect Stripe (after Business Info) and request a withdrawal when your available balance reaches the minimum ($10).
9. Optional — Go Viral AI tools: Content Lab and Content Spy (desktop only, creator account). You receive 100 free credits when your AI Credits wallet is first created. Save research videos with the Wayo Ads Saver Chrome extension (Analyze → Save to Wayo → Sync to Wayo Ads).

Advertiser Quickstart

To create a campaign you need an advertiser account, completed Business Info before adding wallet funds, and a positive wallet balance. If your wallet is empty, the campaign form stays hidden until you add funds.

1. Sign up and choose Advertise Products. You finish registration on the Wayo login page, then return to Wayo Ads.
2. Complete Business Info from your advertiser menu — required before you can add funds.
3. Add budget to your wallet via Stripe. Minimum deposit is $0.51. You are charged the amount you enter; Available increases by the net after Stripe deducts its processing fee and settles the payment.
4. Once your wallet has funds, open Create Campaign. Minimum campaign budget is $10.
5. Follow the 4-step form: Identity → Budget → Targeting → Review. Choose Link (pay per click), Video (pay per 1,000 views), or Shorts. Save as draft or activate — activation locks only the campaign budget under In campaigns; platform fee and applicable tax are charged immediately from Available.
6. Review creator applications from your dashboard and approve creators who match your brief.
7. Track performance from your advertiser dashboard. Message creators from Messages in your advertiser menu.

Key Concepts

These terms appear across dashboards and wallets. Exact fees and hold periods may vary by platform settings.

Navigate the Platform

Where to find the main areas after you sign in.

Frequently Asked Questions

Next Steps