This guide 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 Partner Program allows writers to earn money for the posts they publish on TIC based on engagement and activity from TIC readers.
Here’s the process:
Apply to the Partner Program
To join the Partner Program, you will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Not have been banned prior for any reason
- Be located in an eligible country
- Be at least 18 years old
If you meet all requirements, you can apply to join the program by going to theinvestingcircle.com and clicking Become an Author.
Enroll in the Partner Program
Once accepted into the Partner Program, you need to set up payouts by linking your TIC account with a Stripe account, a third-party payment service. You also need to provide your taxpayer information to Stripe, a third-party payment service, within 60 days to be able to receive payments from TIC.
Post to earn revenue
Once you’ve completed your enrollment, you can begin putting new posts on TIC start earning revenue from them.
Earn money based on member engagement
Based on the performance and engagement of your authored content, TIC will pay a portion of ad revenues received by TIC as determined by TIC and mutually agreed upon.c. Higher-quality stories full of your insights, personal experiences, and knowledge will travel further on TIC—and earn more money.
Interested in applying? Here’s how.
Step 1: Learn more about the Partner Program and distribution on TIC
Before you proceed, please take a moment to learn more about the Program by reviewing the following articles from our Help Center:
- Review the general Partner Program Terms
most posts are immediately eligible for distribution at the time of publishing
- Review TIC’s Quality Standards to learn how the team selects posts for distribution
- Read more on how TIC calculates story earnings in the Partner Program
If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with TIC Support by emailing admin@theinvestingcircle.com.
Step 2: Apply to the Partner Program
To join the Partner Program, you will need to meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Not have been banned prior for any reason
- Be located in an eligible country
- Be at least 18 years old
If you meet all requirements, you can apply to join the program by going to theinvestingcirlce.com and clicking Become an Author.
If you don’t meet those requirements, we encourage you to continue writing and posting elsewhere until you’re ready!
Step 3: Enroll in the Partner Program
Countries supported in the Program
Currently, enrollment in the Partner Program is only available in the following countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Gibraltar, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Please note: Outlying territories of supported countries are not supported at this time.
- Once you’ve been notified of your Partner Program status and you’ve agreed to TIC’s Partner Program terms and privacy policy, you’ll be brought over to set up payouts on Stripe.
- Connect your bank account with your TIC account via Stripe by clicking Set up with Stripe.
- Fill out all the information required by Stripe to create or connect your Stripe account. You can learn more about the process in this article.
- Finish creating your Stripe account.
Submitting your taxpayer information
You also need to submit your taxpayer information to TIC, as TIC will be required to issue you a 1099-MISC tax form for your earnings in the TIC Partner Program. This is because the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires TIC to issue form 1099-MISC based on earnings thresholds. A link to do this will also be sent to you once you’ve been successfully accepted to the Partner Program. You will need to submit a W9.
While you cannot receive payments until you add verified taxpayer information, your posts can accumulate new earnings for up to one month. You will be eligible to receive payments if you add your taxpayer information within 180 days from the first day that nonzero earnings are posted to your Partner Program dashboard. After those 180 days have elapsed, your funds will be forfeited. Please see this article to learn more.
At all times you must maintain an active TIC account, connected Stripe account, and valid tax form in order to receive payouts through our Program. If at any point, any of these are not met, you will forfeit any accumulated earnings that have not yet been paid out after 180 days.
Stay active to keep earning
We encourage all Partner Program writers to remain active, publishing at least once every 6 months. TIC does reserve the right, at its discretion, to disable monetization from a writer if they have been inactive for 6 months or more. Writers who are at risk will receive notification before we take any action.
Step 4: Make your posts eligible to earn money
Once you’ve enrolled to the Partner Program and set up your Stripe account, you now have earned the right to earn revenue.
Step 5: Track your earnings
TIC Partners have access to request impression volume monthly.