MSN Partners can earn revenue through ad revenue sharing, and if enabled, through publisher support. Use the Monetization settings in the MSN Partner Hub to track earnings, configure payment, and manage monetization features.
Note: Publisher support options are available only to certain partner types. If you don’t see the monetization options for publisher support, these features may not apply to your account.
How MSN Partners earn revenue
Ad revenue sharing
MSN Partners receive a share of advertising revenue from ads that appear alongside their full-length content. Ad revenue sharing is always on and does not require configuration.
Types of Ads
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Display ads are static and based on the content’s vertical or market.
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Native ads are dynamic and contextually aligned with the content.
Earnings report
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Published monthly on the 15th and available in the Earnings report tab.
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Tracks total revenue generated from your content.
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The first payment is initiated 16 days after the end of your first full month of activity.
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Partners receive a dashboard notification each time a payment is processed.
Setting up payments
To receive earnings, configure a Payment account following the instructions found on How to set up a payment account. MSN uses a secure, third-party payment processor (Stripe) to transfer funds.
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Ensure your bank information is correctly connected via Stripe.
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For issues related to Stripe, contact Stripe Support.
Publisher support settings (if enabled)
MSN Partners with Publisher support settings can manage reader-supported monetization directly in MSN Partner Hub.
To view and configure settings:
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Navigate to Monetization > Monetization options. If you have one brand, you can directly manage publisher support options on the Overview tab.
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If you have multiple brands, you will see the Publisher support settings tab. Click the Manage button to navigate to this tab. Here you can view the publisher support status for each brand and manage them separately. The Publisher support settings tab contains the following management features:
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Turn on all |
Enables Publisher support across all brands. |
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Turn off all |
Disables Publisher support across all brands. |
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Brand status |
Shows the current support status for each brand. |
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Change history |
Tracks when and by whom status changes were made (coming soon). |
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Brand overview |
Displays the name and icon of each brand in your account. |
