Instagram recently announced it is no longer a photo sharing app. It is focusing more on video content much like its competitors TikTok and YouTube.

In addition, Instagram is rolling out a new incentive which allows creators to earn money by going on IG live and enabling badges. In order to earn money you must have at least 10,000 followers and have a Creator account.
To enable Badges Milestone Bonuses go to Settings> Creator> Badges and set up your payment information. Once set up is complete you may start performing the tasks required for each Badge Milestone Bonus as follows:

• To earn the first milestone ($100 cash bonus), you must go Live for at least 15 minutes in the first 7 days after you onboard to badges milestones.
• To earn the second milestone ($150 cash bonus), you must go Live with at least one other account for at least 30 minutes. If you completed the first milestone, you will have 30 days from the moment of completion to achieve the second milestone. If you missed the first milestone, you will have 30 days from the day you onboarded to badges milestones to complete this second milestone.
• To earn the third milestone ($250 cash bonus), you must go Live for at least 15 minutes a week for 4 consecutive weeks. You can earn this last bonus multiple times until the program ends. The 4 week tracker will start when the milestone becomes available to you and will restart if you have missed a week.

You must complete the first milestone (or wait for the time-frame to pass) to access the second one. Similarly, you must complete the second milestone (or wait for the time-frame to pass) to access the third one.
You can see which milestone is available to you and your progress toward achieving that milestone on the badges milestones page, which is accessible in badges Settings. You can also see your earnings reflected in the Estimated Earnings page or in your professional dashboard.

I personally started performing the milestones and so far I have received the payments as listed above. I’m so happy Instagram finally created a way for us creators to get paid! Have you used this feature yet? Let me know your experience and if you need someone to go on IG live with, let me know! @curlsnpearlsss