bring folk to your campus, get paid.
$4 for every classmate who joins through your link and actually starts using folk. $150 campus events. $20 group-chat bonuses. cash every two weeks, never gift cards. no cap. we're starting at a handful of colleges this fall, but anyone can apply.
how you earn
three ways you get paid
all cash, all every two weeks, all stackable. these are the full rules. there are no others.
per real signup
$4.00
- you get $4 every time someone joins folk with your link and actually starts using it
- no cap: 50 real signups is $200, 500 is $2,000
- empty signups that never use folk don't count, which is exactly why there's no cap
- cash every two weeks via dub, never gift cards
per campus event
$150.00
- club demos, "folk runs your group trip" workshops, dorm tabling, hackathon side-events
- your format, our outcomes. creative freedom
- pitch us the idea first (one message is enough)
- 10+ people join from the event + a photo = paid
per group chat seeded
$20.00
- get a group chat with folk in it where 4+ people each join and actually use it
- you still earn $4 for each of those people on top
- $20 bonus + 4 × $4 ≈ $36 to you per real group
- folk is built for groups. this is the fun one
what you get
and everything else that comes with it
top 3 of the semester · ~$2k trip, on us
the top 3 partners fly to san franciscoat the end of the semester, the three partners at the top of the leaderboard get flown out to san francisco for dinner with the folk founders, flights and the whole trip covered. the leaderboard is public to every partner all semester, so you'll see it coming.from apply to paid
how it works
apply
fill out the form below. we read every application ourselves and reply within a few days. if it's a fit, we'll set up a quick call.
get your link
you get a personal go.folk.com link and a live dashboard: clicks, signups, bonuses, earnings. share it however you want: posters, bios, group chats, events.
get paid
cash lands every two weeks, never gift cards. payouts and tax forms are handled through dub, our partner platform, so it's one-click on both sides.
join the fall cohort
apply to folk partners
small fall cohort, 2-3 partners per school, plus a few wildcard spots for non-students. every application gets read by a human. a real plan beats a big following.
the details
the fine print, in plain words
someone who signs up through your link and genuinely starts using folk in their first couple of days: real messages, not a hollow account. it's measured server-side by us, automatically. this is also why there's no cap: people who really use folk are the whole point.
no. the fall cohort is campus-first (a closed beta at a small set of schools with 2-3 partners each), but the program is open to anyone with real reach into a community. non-student applications are reviewed case by case.
message us your idea before the event: one message, quick yes/no. run it your way. afterwards, submit a photo and we check that 10+ people joined through your link around the event. $150 per qualifying event, up to two a month.
one signup, one payout. a signup that comes through your partner link is yours at $4; it won't also trigger the normal $25 friend-referral reward. your friends can still use their own referral links for people they invite personally.
every two weeks via dub. connect your bank once and payouts land automatically, tax forms included. earnings clear after a short review window (we look at every payout before it goes out; it keeps the program honest for everyone).
no. folk partners are independent promoters, not employees or agents of folk. you set your own hours and methods, within the program rules you'll get on acceptance.