This article will help you learn more about the Partner Program and will walk you through the process of applying and getting started.
What is the Partner Program?
The Medium Partner Program rewards writers for sharing their best writing with our paying Members.
Apply to the Partner Program
To join the Partner Program, you will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Have a complete profile
- Have published at least 5 stories within the last 6 months
- Have a bank account and file taxes in an eligible country
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have read, understand, and accept all terms, policies, and rules
Supported countries
Currently, enrollment in the Partner Program is only available for those who have a bank account and file taxes in the following countries:
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam
Please note: Outlying territories of supported countries are not supported at this time.
You can apply to join the Partner Program by going to https://medium.com/partner-program and clicking Apply now. You'll be redirected to a form where you can fill in and submit your information. Our team will review your application. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be notified once your account review is complete.
Enroll in the Partner Program
Once you’ve been notified of your Partner Program status, you'll be brought over to your Partner Program enrollment checklist. To complete enrollment, you will need to set up payouts by linking your Medium account with an active Stripe account, a third-party payout processor. You will also need to provide your taxpayer information to Tipalti, a third-party service.
- Go to https://medium.com/partner-program/payout/checklist.
- Fill out all of the information required by Stripe to create or connect your Stripe account. You can learn more about the process in this article.
- Fill out all of the information required by Tipalti. If you have any questions about items on the form, please consult our Help Center articles.
Make your stories eligible to earn money
Once you've completed your enrollment, you can begin putting new stories and already published stories behind the paywall to start earning revenue from them.
To learn how to put your story behind the paywall, check out this article.
When Medium members read, listen, and engage with your stories, you'll receive a portion of their membership dues. Higher-quality stories full of your expertise, personal experiences, and insights will travel further on Medium—and earn more money. You can review your story earnings in your Partner Program dashboard.
Ongoing eligibility
To remain actively enrolled in the Partner Program and continue earning from your stories, you must consistently adhere to the following ongoing eligibility criteria:
- Adherence to quality and content standards: All stories published under your account must continue to comply with Medium’s Partner Program Terms and Distribution Guidelines. This includes maintaining high standards of quality, originality, and adherence to our rules on spam, plagiarism, and other policy violations.
- Payout setup maintenance: Your Stripe account must remain in good standing to receive payouts. Your taxpayer information must be and remain accurate.
- Stay active: To ensure our support is focused on active and engaged writers, we may deactivate your Partner Program access if you have not published a new story for a period of six months or more.
Failure to meet these ongoing requirements, particularly the quality standards, may result in the removal of your stories from the paywall or termination of your enrollment in the Partner Program.