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Here's some more information you need to know…
You're signed up. There is no audition and no waiting on a decision — finish the steps below and your channel is live. You also get a personal referral link to share with anyone else who wants to report, and you earn on every one of them who signs up.
Wake Up America is launching city by city, and we build the reporter roster in each market before we go live there. The earlier you start, the better established you are by the time your city opens.
Here's what you need to know to get started…along with some costs below…
Wake Up America is not another social platform. It is a video news network organized around cities and around seven categories, and as a reporter you are its face in your town. You produce the short-form video; we handle review, distribution, promotion and audience building.
Identity, speech, schooling and the institutions pushing them
Local issues, local government, local people and events
Wars and international events, and what they cost back home
What your officials do, against what they promised
Unscripted man-on-the-street interviews
What The Heck — the ones you read twice
The economy, prices, taxes and your budget
You produce the content. Wake Up America drives the viewers. Your name gets built in your city.
The stories themselves, across all seven categories — the council vote, the culture fight, the street interview, the price at the register. You choose what is worth covering in your town and we put it in front of the people who live there.
Business-focused videos produced for Featured Members — local businesses that pay to be showcased on Wake Up America. You produce their video, and you are paid for each production.
Every video you produce is distributed across the entire Wake Up America platform ecosystem:
$75
Per Featured Member
Earn $75 for each video content production you complete for a Featured Member business.
$150
Per Featured Member Signup
Earn a one-time $150 bonus every time you sign up a new Featured Member business.
$15
Per Referred Friend's Member
Earn $15/month for every Featured Member signed by your referrals — and their referrals too.
When you refer a friend to become a Reporter, you earn $15 per month for every Featured Member they sign up. And it doesn't stop there — if your friend refers someone else, you earn on their Featured Members too. Here's how the math works:
Scenario 1 — You alone
You sign up 10 Featured Members yourself at $15/month each = $150/month recurring. Plus, you earn $150 one-time bonus for each signup and $75 per video production.
Scenario 2 — You + 10 Friends
You refer 10 friends who each sign up 10 Featured Members. That's 100 members at $15/month = $1,500/month in referral income alone.
Scenario 3 — Two levels deep
Your 10 friends each refer 5 more Reporters who each sign up 10 Featured Members. That's 500 members at $15/month = $7,500/month in referral income.
Combined potential
With your own production earnings, signup bonuses, and two levels of referral income, you could be earning $9,000+/month or more.
The figures above are illustrative examples only. They are not typical results, and they are not a guarantee or promise of income. They show how the compensation structure works arithmetically if certain things happen — not what any Reporter has earned or what you should expect to earn.
The scenarios assume that you sign up a specific number of Featured Members, that the friends you refer do the same, and that every one of those businesses keeps paying month after month. Most people who start a business like this do not reach those numbers. Many participants earn little or nothing.
Your actual results depend entirely on factors we do not control: the effort and time you put in, your sales and video skills, the size and economy of your local market, competition, and plain luck. Wake Up America makes no representation that you will achieve any particular result.
Becoming a Reporter requires paying a starter kit fee and an ongoing monthly membership fee. You owe those fees whether or not you earn anything. Referral compensation is paid only while the underlying Featured Member subscriptions are actually paid and active, and stops if they cancel. Please do not enroll based on the expectation of a specific income, and do not spend money you cannot afford to lose.
Full details, including how compensation is calculated and paid, are in our Terms of Service.
Then $17/month, beginning Month 2
Pay in full at signup, or split it over time with Affirm or Klarna.
Your starter kit includes:
Learn everything you need to create professional video content for your city.
Build your personal brand and become a recognized face in your community.
Tools and resources to grow your referral network and track your earnings.
Build your reputation as a known and trusted voice in your city.
Earn money producing content, signing up Featured Members, and referring friends.
Network with entrepreneurs and decision-makers in your community.
Qualify for a Facebook Journalist badge as a credentialed Reporter.
Your Wake Up America press credentials support your path to Instagram verification.
Develop video, communication, and business skills that transfer to any career.
Add video journalism, content creation, and brand management to your resume.
Join the Wake Up America network and become the recognized Reporter in your city. We'll help you every step of the way.
Contact Us to Get StartedEarnings Disclaimer
The income figures and scenarios shown on this page are illustrative examples, not typical results, and are not a promise or guarantee of earnings. Wake Up America does not guarantee that you will earn any particular amount, or any money at all. Actual results vary widely and depend on your own effort, skill, time invested, and local market conditions. Reporter enrollment requires payment of a starter kit fee and a recurring monthly membership fee, which you owe regardless of how much you earn. Please review our Terms of Service before enrolling, and do not spend money you cannot afford to lose.