Microsoft Wants Bloggers for New Creator Program
Bloggers can earn money by joining the referral program
Microsoft is testing a new Creator Program and looking for more bloggers.
Participation in the beta test is limited and by approval only. They’ve been working with a small group of bloggers to help them streamline and fine-tune the platform and processes. Now, they’re ready to expand and onboard more bloggers.
Since starting the program in June, my pageviews and users have increased significantly — creating a big boon for my solo female travel blog www.middlejourney.com.
Benefits of the Microsoft Creator Program
When you join the Microsoft Creator Program, any posts bloggers share with Microsoft will be displayed in the Microsoft Start news feed alongside major news outlets and top publications. Millions of people use the personalized content feed daily through Windows, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Start.
Microsoft Start licenses the content from creators for their feed while reviewing and approving posts to maintain high editorial standards while ensuring that creators and publishers retain ownership of their work.
Revenue comes from earning views on posts with ad placements alongside your content and reader support payments from reader gratuities in currency submitted via either Microsoft Rewards points or cash.
I haven’t received my first payment yet and cannot speak to the value of those, only the increase in my traffic.
Microsoft is accepting new bloggers only via the referral program using approved links. (Disclosure: Current creators receive a bonus for new bloggers admitted to the program from our links)
To be eligible for the Microsoft Creator Program:
1. Bloggers must be U.S. based
2. Post at least five blog posts per month.
3. The blog must be non-fiction (No fiction).
4. Blogs may be hosted on WordPress, Medium, Substack, or any platform where you can connect an RSS feed.
5. Referrals using my link must list “Rene Cizio” in the application under “referred by.”
You’ll simply fill out the forms and share links to your blog and social media to get started. If approved, you’ll connect your content to the Microsoft Creator Program feed and start attracting new readers. For me, on WordPress, the set-up was a simple widget add.
Are you interested in joining? Use my link and make sure you add my name — Rene Cizio — in the application where it asks for the referral.
