Tell your stories with Microsoft Start
You create engaging videos and Microsoft has an audience of engaged viewers looking for unique and interesting content just like yours.
We already operate the world’s largest cross-platform service covering news, entertainment and lifestyle. Our audience is growing, and we want to help you share your stories. Our personalized content feed is used by millions of active users each day through Windows, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Start.
How it works
Let us do the hard work. Simply connect your content to our feed so you can benefit from our reach to attract new fans, expand your business, and get paid.
Expand
Expand the reach of your content with the existing tools you use today.
Engage
Engage new audiences with Microsoft Start matching your content with interested viewers.
Earn
Earn ad revenue and benefit from direct support from your viewers as you build your following.
What's in it for you?
Get access to a massive audience—whether you’re looking to connect with people who share your interests, working to cover costs, or wanting to turn a side hustle into a day job.
Go Big
You'll be able to connect to audiences through Microsoft Start, which has millions of daily users across experiences on Windows, in Microsoft Edge, and a lot more. We aim to help people understand their world better by offering high-quality content—from creators like you.
Build your brand
Own your content, and control what you share by partnering with one of the biggest brands in technology. Your content will be featured alongside some of the most important brands in news, entertainment & lifestyle as well as fellow creators such as yourself!
Microsoft Start licenses content from creators and publishers for our feed, maintaining high editorial standards, but still ensuring that creators and publishers can retain ownership of their work.
Get Paid
It's your work—you deserve all the credit and the rewards without unfair fees.
A global network of advertising partners, payment systems already built-in, and cash payments based on rewards point recognition – all means Microsoft offers viewers more ways to support creators like you.
Ad revenue
Earn from high-quality ad placements with your content
Viewer support
Receive gratuities in currency submitted via either Microsoft Rewards points or cash
You’re in good company
For 25 years, Microsoft has been finding new ways to connect people with the information that matters to them. Today, over 4500 news and entertainment brands around the world trust us to help them reach a bigger audience & tell their stories.
Connect to Microsoft Start Partner Hub
With our tools, you can publish your content to the feed from Microsoft Start.
We’re working on more ways to simplify sending us your content, but you can still sign up and use the Microsoft Start Partner Hub. Allowing you to upload your content, track performance, manage your community, and more.
