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Paid Relational: How to earn money texting your friends

Written by Lindsay Farrow

Some organizations pay volunteers for each friend they remind to vote using the Numinar app. This is called Paid Relational. Here's how it works and how to start earning.

💡 The organization that recruited you decides how much you earn for each contact and the most you can earn. Numinar is the app they use, and Numinar sends your payment once your texts are verified.


How you earn

  • You earn the amount shown on the project, like $2.50 per contact, for each friend you text from that project.

  • Only friends who match a registered voter on the organization's list show up in the app, and only those count.

  • Each friend counts once per project. Texting the same friend again doesn't earn more.

  • Each project has a maximum you can earn, set by the organization. Once you reach it, more texts in that project don't earn more.


Step 1: Download the app and join the organization

📱 Download the Numinar app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and create your account. Use an email address you check, since your payment is sent there.

If the organization sent you a join link, open it on your phone. Once you've signed up and verified your email, it adds you to the organization. See Getting started on the mobile app for more.

Step 2: Open the paid project

On the Home screen, paid projects show how much you earn for each contact. Tap the project to start.

Paid project on the Home screen showing the amount per contact

Step 3: Match your contacts

Allow Numinar to access your contacts, then tap Match Contacts. Matching takes about 30 to 60 seconds. Make sure you give Numinar access to all of your contacts. If you only allow selected contacts, matching won't work.

You'll see the friends who are registered voters on the organization's list. Tap a friend to text them.

Matched contacts in a relational texting project

Step 4: Text your friend

Choose the script you'd like to send, then tap Edit and Send.

Edit and Send button for a friend

Your phone's messaging app opens with the text filled in. Make any changes you want and tap Send.

Messages with the relational text filled in

Back in Numinar, you'll see a thank-you message and the app moves on to your next friend.

Thank-you message after texting a friend

✏️ On Android: after you send the text, come back to Numinar and tap Confirm send. This is what counts your text, so don't skip it.

Confirm send button on Android

Step 5: Keep track of your earnings

On the Home screen, Cash out your earnings shows how much you can cash out right now. When you're ready to get paid, see How to cash out and get paid.

Cash out your earnings button on the Home screen


💬 Frequently Asked Questions

How much will I earn?

The amount per contact is shown on the project on your Home screen. The organization that recruited you sets the amount and the maximum you can earn on each project.

Can I text people who don't show up in my list?

Only friends who show up in the project count. They're the people in your contacts who match a registered voter on the organization's list.

Does texting the same friend twice count twice?

No. Each friend counts once per project.

Can I use someone else's phone or account?

No. Use your own phone, your own contacts, and your own Numinar account. Texts are reviewed before payment, and accounts that share a phone are flagged.

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