Passionate, knowledgeable fans create some of the best stuff on the internet. They post it to a wide range of social and community platforms, each of which treats its users slightly differently. One thing they almost all have in common, though, is they monetise the content they make.

Some of them share that money back with the people who made the content, such as YouTube and Twitch, where it's possible to become a full-time creator. And that's great! Unfortunately it's also pretty hard to do - the dials on those platforms are tuned such that you need to build a huge audience before you'll see any money of note. And many platforms have no reward systems at all.

One of Just About's founding beliefs is that that's unfair. We want to make sure you earn something for the time, skills, knowledge, and effort you invest in our community. Our unique reward system is our main method for doing that.

Here's how it works.

What are rewards?

Think of Just About's rewards as content creation contests.

• Rewards are currently set by the Just About content team, though we run regular 'suggest-a-reward' contests to source ideas from the community, too.

• Rewards post a number of up-front real-money prizes in exchange for your submissions.

• If your content is selected as a winner, it's highlighted as such - shining a spotlight on your hard work for all to see and enjoy - and all winners receive the promised prize. Ker-ching!

• On some communities, winning submissions may be used in a piece of 'curated content', and preserved for all to enjoy.

During our Beta phase, Just About staff will pick winning submissions based on a combination of member sentiment and reactions, as well as content quality. Further down the line we may explore more scalable, alternate methods to both create and judge rewards, which may involve the community more directly.

How rewards work

In each reward post you’ll find clear information about:

• The topic that’s being discussed or the content that is requested.

• The format your submission should follow to be eligible as an entry. Please read this carefully!

• The criteria for selecting winning submissions.

• The prizes that are available and how they’ll be split (if at all).

• The terms and conditions that apply to all entries.

Most rewards on Just About are 'evergreen' rewards. That means that:

• Submissions will be judged and awarded on a regular basis.

• To receive a prize, your submission must meet all eligibility criteria and be of good quality; we will reject entries that just do the bare minimum and don't add value to the community!

• The reward will have a very long deadline (three months, by default), so you can take as long as you need over your submission, and the reward will likely close when all prizes have been claimed.

Some rewards can't follow the evergreen format, typically because they are more time-sensitive (e.g. they're based on an in-game event) or because some prizes are reserved for the best overall entrants and can therefore only be judged once all entrants have been submitted (we call these 'podium' rewards).

In these cases the deadline for submissions will be shown, and the reward will only close and be judged after it passes. Please see the 'rewards' section of our Terms of Use for more information.

Remember all features are subject to change as we balance the platform and enter new testing phases.

How to win more rewards

Just About exists to reward authentic human knowledge, passion, and creativity, from real fans.

Several things follow from this when it comes to the kind of content we're hoping to see. A lot of them are common sense, but it's worth being explicit about what you can do to maximise your chances of winning a reward. Follow these helpful rules of thumb:

Don't use generative AI and don't plagiarise

This should be obvious, but we are looking for original ideas from human creators. Do not steal content from elsewhere on the internet without crediting (plagiarism), and don't use generative AI in your submissions unless you add substantial, transformative input of your own, or unless the reward description grants explicit permission to do so.

Plagiarism and low-effort use of generative AI are considered antisocial behaviour as per our Community Code of Conduct, and will not only be rejected in reward submissions, but will incur further penalties including account suspensions and bans.

Please read the Community Code of Conduct and our AI content policy for more details.

And, not to sound too curmudgeonly here, but please don't think we won't notice. We have several processes and layers of detection, both manual and automated, to catch plagiarism and AI-generated content. Members have been banned from the platform as a result.

Read the instructions carefully

Again, it sounds obvious, but we take great care to be clear about what we're looking for when writing reward descriptions and entry conditions. We understand that it's easy to click through the details, especially if you've been on the platform for a while and are confident in how things work, but to keep things fair for all members we will have to reject submissions that fall too far outside the brief.

We hate doing that, especially if we can tell you've put some effort into it, so please help us avoid disappointment for everyone and read the instructions carefully 💖

Submit in good faith and try to add value

Content that just barely clears the minimum requirements, or is copy-pasted from an AI with a few words changed in a sop to our 'transformative input' requirement, is not content that Just About exists to reward.

We're here to reward real fans, who really know and care about the topic at hand, and can enrich their communities with their particular voice. That means that a purely transactional attitude is the wrong one to bring to Just About. Follow the spirit of the reward as well as the letter, create content that others will enjoy or find useful, share your experience and say something Google or an AI couldn't. We love that our rewards have inspired members to genuinely learn and play new games, but if you're not making a good-faith effort to do so, think twice before entering rewards you aren't qualified to enter.

We understand that a platform which pays real money in exchange for content creation may be exciting - we hope so! - but we will reject submissions that don't enrich their community, and may ban members who we suspect are only here to 'game' our rewards system.

Connect your social accounts!

Finally, note that some rewards - usually the ones that require original media, such as images or videos - will ask you to first post the content on a social media account that you have connected to your Just About profile, and then to submit that post to the reward.

This helps us verify that you are the owner and creator of said content, and neglecting to connect your socials is one of the most common reasons that we have to reject reward submissions, especially from new members.

All rewards requiring this step will clearly indicate it in the instructions, so (again) read them carefully! You can read more about how and why to connect your socials here.

Reward formats

One of the key features of Just About is the way we work with third-party content platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. It means that if you link your Just About account with your other creator platforms, you can easily submit entries for rewards using content you've created elsewhere. We want you to use the social media you already have access to, as well as the tools we have on Just About.

This allows us to go further than rewards that simply require text submissions, such as a 'how to' post or a community-sourced 'getting started' guide. You'll certainly see those posted on Just About, but we also seek submissions in both short and long-form video formats.

That might be a let's-play of a new level or raid, for example, or a shorter clip demonstrating the moveset of a new character, or your best TikTok reaction videos to the first reveal of a major new game.

Other rewards will have a more open submission format, allowing you to share your passion in whatever way best suits you and your skills. However and wherever you want to create content online, we'll have rewards to suit. We want everyone to feel they can get involved.

Reward types

What kind of rewards can you expect to see on Just About?

Crowdsourcing your expertise

Every Just About community is bursting with knowledge and expertise. It should be a real, friendly, accessible resource.

So when the community wants to build helpful content, such as a guide, the best way to do that is to draw on their experience and passion and pull that knowledge together.

This might be a longform written or video guide, a wiki-style resources list, or possibly a number of smaller 'how to' style pieces.

Celebrating your creative achievements

Some games have creativity at their core.

If, for example, your No Man’s Sky base has been a labour of love that you couldn’t be prouder of, we want you to have the opportunity to show it off to the community, inspire others, and be rewarded for your achievement.

Alternatively, there may be times where the community’s challenged to work together on a creative endeavour.

Every topic on Just About has creative opportunities to explore, and we’ll be working closely with you all to develop creative rewards that are inspiring and exciting to take part in.

Competitions

Some rewards might be posted in the form of a simple competition, with different prizes for first, second and third places.

An example of this would be a fan art competition, or a collection of reaction videos, where a particular theme has been chosen by the reward creator.

Once all of the submissions have been received, the reward creator will select the winning entries, which will then be celebrated and showcased.

Simple answers to simple questions

Sometimes there’s something specific that other players or users would benefit from knowing, and that another community member is well-placed to help with.

In these instances we might create a lower-value reward that just needs a simple answer, with a single prize available.

This is just the beginning for rewards on Just About, and a small example of the type and formats that we'll be rolling out and experimenting with.

Keep in mind that even if you don’t win a reward, but your content is used as extra info, you’ll be tagged as a contributor in the article. That means you’ll receive a share of any advertising revenue generated by that article over time.

We’ll continue experimenting with different formats in partnership with our communities, and we’d love to hear your feedback on how we can improve this feature for you.

Head over to our Just About community space if you'd like to share your thoughts on how we can make rewards better.