Complete Guide

What you can read

• News & articles: Article, NEWS, Health Articles, Technology and the community Guest Post category.
• Premium articles: Available to members with an active subscription plan.
• Exclusive articles: Individual articles that can be unlocked with a one-time purchase.
• Downloads & gallery: Subscriber-only downloads, image gallery and multimedia posts.

One balance for everything

Every cash earning pays into a single account balance: reading rewards, author view earnings and guest post rewards. Network Rewards are paid as discount vouchers, stored in your account. Members can see the balance on the home page and in Account Settings, and withdraw it with a payout request (see section 9).

Plan descriptions

• Bronze - Start your premium journey. Support Earnships and unlock exclusive member perks at an entry-level price.
• Silver - The most popular plan. A completely ad-free reading experience plus everything in Bronze.
• Gold - The ultimate Earnships membership: maximum recognition, zero ads, first-class support and Gold Teams, your own team of up to 10 members.

How subscribing works

1. 1
   Choose a plan

   Open Subscribe (Subscription > Plans) and select Bronze, Silver or Gold.

2. 2
   Apply a coupon (optional)

   Enter a discount code such as a welcome or referral voucher at checkout.

3. 3
   Pay

   Pay with any enabled payment method (card, PayPal, crypto, bank transfer and more; see section 10).

4. 4
   Enjoy your benefits

   Your plan activates immediately after the payment is confirmed. Bank transfers activate after the team verifies the transfer.

5. 5
   Receive your instant voucher

   Right after your plan activates you receive a discount voucher by email and in your account, and your Network Rewards start (section 8).

How it works

1. 1
   Log in

   Reading rewards are only for registered members. Guests see a "Log in" prompt in the reward box.

2. 2
   Open an article and read

   A timer starts when the article opens. Read for at least the minimum reading time (currently 60 seconds).

3. 3
   Reach the end

   Scroll to the Reading Rewards box at the end of the article. When the timer is complete it shows "Your reward is ready!"

4. 4
   Claim

   Press the unlock button. The reward is added to your balance instantly.

5. 5
   Next article

   A panel offers your next unread article (same category first) and opens it automatically after a short countdown, or after your tier's wait time.

Reader Profiles (tiers)

Every member is on a tier. Higher tiers pay more per article and allow more articles per day. You move up by lifetime rewarded reads, or immediately by subscribing to the plan with the same name.

Rules

• One reward per article: each article can be rewarded only once per member.
• Minimum reading time: measured by the server from when the article was opened. Claims made too quickly are refused.
• Rolling 6-hour reading cycle: your reading quota is counted over the last 6 hours (the reading cycle), not per calendar day, so you get four full reading sessions every day. When it is used up, a countdown shows exactly when the next reading session starts (6 hours after your last reward). The site team can adjust the cycle length, and your Reading Rewards page always shows the current one.
• Next Reading Start: some tiers have a wait between rewarded reads. Reading time only counts after the wait has finished.
• Published articles only: rewards are paid on live, published articles.
• Session required: if your session expires, reload the article and read again before claiming.
• Fair use: automated reading, multiple accounts or any attempt to game the timer can lead to rewards being cancelled and the account suspended.

Publishing limits

How view earnings are calculated

• Rate: authors earn a fixed amount per 1,000 views; each counted view adds 1/1,000 of that amount to the balance straight away.
• Unique views only: one view per visitor, per article, per day. Refreshing the page does not add views.
• No bots: search engines and bots are never counted.
• Privacy friendly: views are verified with an anonymous hash; raw IP addresses are not stored.
• Eligibility: the earnings system must be enabled for the author account by the site team.

Guidelines

• Original: your own work, not published anywhere else.
• Length: at least 1,000 words, with headings and short paragraphs.
• Links: up to 2 outbound links, only where they help the reader. All links are marked nofollow.
• Category: published in the Guest Post category. Off-topic, promotional or AI-spun content is rejected.
• FAQs: add 5 FAQs (question and answer); they are published below your article and do not count toward the word minimum.
• One at a time: you can have 1 submission waiting for review.

Review and reward

1. 1
   Submit

   Send your article, summary, tags, bio and FAQs with the form.

2. 2
   Editorial review

   Editors check quality and may make small edits.

3. 3
   Score

   Each approved article receives a quality score from 0 to 100.

4. 4
   Reward

   Articles scoring 95 or higher earn a reward payment, added to your balance.

5. 5
   Notification

   You get an email when it goes live, or the reason if it is rejected.

Who can apply

• Members only: you must be logged in. Visitors can create a free account first.
• One application: each member sends one application. If the team asks for changes, you edit and resubmit the same application.

How to apply

1. 1
   Write a sample article

   Submit one article on the Write for Us page (section 6 rules: 1,000+ words, up to 2 nofollow links, 5 FAQs). It can still be in review when you apply.

2. 2
   Open Become an Author

   Go to earnships.com/become-an-author while logged in.

3. 3
   Fill in the form

   Personal details, professional title, country, writing experience, topics (up to 8) and a short text about you and your expertise (100+ characters).

4. 4
   Choose your sample

   Pick your Write for Us article from the list in the form.

5. 5
   Upload your CV

   PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG, up to 5 MB. Your CV is stored privately and only seen by the editorial team.

6. 6
   Submit and wait for the email

   The team reviews your application, CV and sample, usually within a few working days, and emails the decision.

Monthly salary slabs

• Approved authors only: the score is the average editorial quality score of your articles published in that month.
• Quality first: articles must be original, follow the editorial guidelines and be published during the month.
• How it is paid: the salary is reviewed monthly, added to your balance and withdrawn with a normal payout request.

Your reward rate

The rate is decided by your plan at the moment the person you invited subscribes, so upgrading your plan raises the reward on your future referrals. The voucher is a percentage discount on your next Earnships purchase: a plan renewal, an upgrade or premium content. These are the current settings; the site team can change them, and your Referrals page always shows the latest rates.

Example

Sara is a Silver member and shares her link with her friend Ali. Ali joins, receives a 15% welcome voucher and subscribes to a plan. Sara instantly receives a 30% voucher, valid for 60 days. If Sara were a Gold member, the same referral would have earned her 50%. If she had no plan yet, it would have earned her 10%.

Step by step

1. 1
   Get your link

   Open Account Settings > Referrals to see your code and link. The Promotions page gives ready-made images and captions to share.

2. 2
   Share it

   Send your link on WhatsApp, social media, groups or to friends. Every visit is remembered for 30 days.

3. 3
   Your friend joins and subscribes

   They create an account (and get a welcome voucher), then buy their first paid plan.

4. 4
   Voucher delivered

   Your new voucher arrives by email and appears under My Coupons, with its expiry date.

5. 5
   Use it

   Apply the voucher at checkout on your next renewal, upgrade or premium purchase before it expires.

Voucher rules

• Personal: each voucher is issued to your account and can only be used by you.
• Single use: one voucher per order; vouchers cannot be combined with each other.
• Limited time: a referral voucher is valid for 60 days; the expiry date is shown in your account and in the email.
• Paid referrals only: sign-ups alone do not create a reward; the invited person must buy a plan. This keeps the system fair and free of fake accounts.
• No cash value: vouchers are discounts on Earnships purchases and cannot be withdrawn as money.
• Plus an instant voucher: when you buy a plan yourself, you also receive a discount voucher straight away.

Team Rewards: profit share from your network

On top of vouchers, Earnships can share a percentage of your network's earnings with you. When a member you invited earns money (reading rewards, approved guest posts, article views), you automatically receive a bonus as a percentage of that amount, added straight to your balance. The same applies to the members they invite, up to the number of levels the site team has switched on.

• Level 1: the members you invited yourself. Current setting: 50% of what they earn, for example $0.50 on every $1.00 a member you invited earns.
• Further levels: members invited by your team earn you a smaller percentage. The levels and rates are shown on your Team Rewards page and can be changed by the site team.
• No cost to them: it is a bonus paid by Earnships; the member who earned the money keeps 100% of their own reward.
• Free members: free members can invite free members and earn from them; no paid plan is needed.
• Track it: Account Settings > Team Rewards shows your total commission, members and earnings per level, and every recent commission.

Gold Teams: build your own team

Gold plan members can build a team of up to 10 members who read and write on Earnships. Team members earn directly: every reward they earn is 100% theirs. As team leader you receive an extra bonus on top, paid by Earnships, and you can also share part of your own balance with any team member.

• Create your team: Account Settings > My Team. Invite members by username or referral code; each member must accept the invitation.
• Leader bonus: you automatically receive a percentage of every team member's earnings (reading rewards, approved guest posts, article views). The current rate is shown on your My Team page.
• Share earnings: send any amount from your balance to a team member with one tap, whenever you like.
• Full control: remove members at any time; members can leave whenever they want. One member can belong to one team only.
• Gold required: the leader needs an active Gold plan. If it expires, new team bonuses pause until the plan is renewed.

Where to manage payouts

Open Account Settings > Billing & Payments > Payouts. The page shows your available balance, lets you set up one or more payout accounts and request a withdrawal, and lists your payout history.

Bank Transfer details

The Bank Transfer method is a simple local bank payout: Bank Account Title, Account Number, IBAN, and an optional Branch Code. It is separate from the IBAN and SWIFT options, which are for international wire details.

Payout rules

• Set up your method: add your PayPal email, wallet or bank details on the Payouts page first.
• Minimum amount: each method has its own minimum withdrawal, shown on the Payouts page balance bar once that method is enabled.
• Up to your balance: you cannot request more than your current balance.
• One request at a time: a new request can be made after the previous one is completed.
• Manual approval: the finance team reviews and pays each request; the status is shown in your payout history.

Payment methods

The site supports Stripe (cards), PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack, Iyzico, Mercado Pago, PayTabs, NOWPayments (cryptocurrency) and Bank Transfer. Only the methods switched on by the site team are shown at checkout.

• Bank Transfer: click Complete Payment and the system finds an available payment merchant in your country (for Pakistan: Easypaisa). You get the IBAN, a QR code to scan or download, and the exact amount converted into your local currency (for example PKR) at a live rate. Send it with your reference code; the plan activates once the transfer is verified.
• Invoices: every completed order has a downloadable invoice.

Coupons and offers

• Welcome offer: WELCOME50 gives 50% off the first subscription (promoted in the site popup).
• Instant plan voucher: every plan purchase gives you a discount voucher straight away (section 8).
• Network vouchers: earned each time someone in your network subscribes (section 8).
• Colour-coded coupon cards: My Coupons shows each coupon as a bank-style card: green for free and all-product coupons, and brown, silver or gold for Bronze, Silver and Gold plan coupons, with the Earnships logo.
• Coupon rules: coupons can be limited to one member, to subscriptions or content, to specific plans, by expiry date and by number of uses. One coupon per order.

Content access

Good-conduct rules

• One account per person. Duplicate accounts, bots or scripts are not allowed.
• Rewards are for genuine reading and genuine traffic. Artificial views or reads are removed.
• Published content must be original and follow the editorial guidelines.
• Earnings obtained through abuse can be reversed, and accounts can be suspended.