Applying to campaigns

How to find campaigns to recommend, and which go live instantly.

Updated October 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Go to Earn → Paid picks and click Add a paid pick. Before you can earn, your newsletter needs a one-time review.

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Add a paid pick

Byte BriefInstant join

Tech news in 5 minutes

$1.80

you earn

Harbor Health

Science-backed wellness

$2.40

you earn

Ledger LaneInstant join

Money moves for busy people

$1.40

you earn

Adding paid picks to recommend

Instant join campaigns

Each advertiser decides who can recommend them: everyone, newsletters whose audience is a good fit, or only partners they approve by hand. Campaigns marked Instant join go live the moment you add them; the others are sent to the advertiser to approve.

Prefer not to check? Turn on Add instant-join campaigns automatically and new ones are added as they launch. You can archive any of them.

Before you add one

Click a campaign to see everything about it: what it pays and its monthly limit for you, the quality check, which countries' readers it accepts, its audience, how strict its quality check has been, and what a referral is typically worth.

Staying approved

Advertisers can see your quality score: the share of your referrals that pass the quality check. If too few pass, a campaign may be paused for you. Recommending newsletters your readers genuinely want is the best way to keep it high.

You'll get an email when a campaign hits its monthly budget, when it's back, and when what it pays you changes.