Community Influencers want to grow their online presence by creating and sharing Microsoft content to attract audience, drive engagement and build relationships.

 ## **Community Influencers want to grow their online presence by creating and sharing Microsoft content to attract audience, drive engagement and build relationships.**

To be invited to join the Student Ambassadors program, students who choose the Community Influencer path must **complete Technical Training and reach 250 Preferred Visitors to Microsoft website pages using their Contributor IDs**. Registered members who meet the requirement will be invited to join the program on a quarterly basis. 

**What is a Contributor ID and how do I get mine?**

Students who register for the Student Ambassadors program are given Contributor IDs to use when completing required path activities. These IDs help us track progress to becoming a Student Ambassador. The ID does not change during your time as a registered member.

Students who choose the Community Influencer path will add their Contributor ID to the ends of Microsoft content they share on social.

After registering for the program, students will receive their Contributor ID by email within 3-5 days. The ID will have the general format illustrated below, but the # signs will be replaced with unique id numbers.

`?wt.mc_id=studentamb_######`

**How do I add my Contributor ID to content URLs?**

Students will add the ID to the end of eligible Microsoft URLs and then share the modified URL (and content) on social.

For example:

* You want to share the link to the Fundamental AI Concepts learn module

* The link is https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/get-started-ai-fundamentals

* You modify the link by adding your Contributor ID to the end of the URL

* The new link is https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/get-started-ai-fundamentals?wt.mc_id=studentamb_######

**What else do I need to know about adding my Contributor ID to content URLs?**

If the content URL contains lang-locale (e.g. en-us/, fr-fr/, etc), make sure to remove the lang-locale before adding your Contributor ID to the end. And if the content URL already contains a “?”, make sure to replace the “?” in your Contributor ID with a “&” before adding it to the end.

For example: 

* You want to share the link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/?WT.mc_id=academic

* You modify the link by removing the lang-local https://learn.microsoft.com/?WT.mc_id=academic

* You modify the link by adding your Contributor ID to the end of the URL replacing the “?” with a “&”

* The new link is https://learn.microsoft.com/?WT.mc_id=academic&wt.mc_id=studentamb_######

**What Microsoft URLs are eligible to use with Contributor IDs?**

Only site pages on the sites listed below are eligible to use with Contributor IDs. Preferred Visitors who land on pages on these sites by clicking a URL with your Contributor ID will be reflected in count data. 

* Azure.Microsoft.com

* Code.Visualstudio.com

* Devblogs.Microsoft.com

* Developer.Microsoft.com

* Dotnet.Microsoft.com

* ImagineCup.Microsoft.com

* Learn.Microsoft.com

* Microsoft.com/Microsoft-Cloud/Blog

* Microsoft.com/Startups

* MVP.Microsoft.com

* Techcommunity.Microsoft.com

**What are Preferred Visitors?**

Preferred Visitors are a proprietary metric, and the specific dimensions cannot be disclosed. When sharing content, focus on the larger purpose of the path - attract audience, drive engagement and build relationships - to naturally see your count rise.

*[Tip: Check out these two examples of sharing content which represent ideal and not-ideal activities to driving Preferred Visitors count.]( https://discord.com/channels/1151306789405589615/1235845368701259826/1235845368701259826)*

**How do I know my Preferred Visitors count?**

Your Preferred Visitors count will be sent to your registration email each weekend. 

 

Reminder: No spamming, scripting, or any other activity which violates the Code of Conduct. Microsoft reserves the right to ask all registered members to validate their Community Influencer activity.