How to Earn SOL
SOL can be earned through staking, liquidity fees, referral shares, or by building something people pay for. This page covers what each requires, pays, and risks.
Non-custodial · One signature · Metaplex metadata + IPFS · Deployed on mainnet
Capital-free vs capital-required
Only one route on this list needs no capital: referring other creators. You share your link, and when someone launches through it, 30% of the SolanaForge platform fee is routed to your wallet on-chain. Staking and liquidity provision both require you to commit SOL.
- Referrals — no capital, fixed 30% share of the platform fee
- Staking — SOL locked with a validator, variable reward rate
- Liquidity — SOL paired in a pool, swap fee share, impermanent loss risk
- Building — deploy a token or tool and monetise it directly
Building on Solana
If you plan to build, start with a clear concept and deploy with the SPL token creator or the Token-2022 creator if you need extensions like transfer fees.
Creating a token does not create demand for it. Whether anyone buys, holds, or trades your token depends on the market and on the work you put into your community — no outcome is guaranteed.
Step-by-step
Step 1. Fund a Solana wallet
Enough SOL for fees at minimum.
Step 2. Pick your route
Referrals for no capital, staking or LP if you have SOL to commit.
Step 3. Read the payout rules
Fixed share vs variable rate matters a lot.
Step 4. Test with a small amount
Verify before committing more.
Step 5. Review monthly
Compare actual results to what you expected.
Start your token here
Type a name and ticker — we'll carry them straight into the creator. No wallet needed yet.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a referral link?
Connect a wallet on the referral page and your link is generated automatically.
When are referral payouts made?
The share is routed on-chain as part of each attributed launch transaction.
Is staking risky?
Your SOL remains yours, but it is illiquid during warm-up and cool-down, and the SOL price itself can fall.
What fee does a Solana launch cost?
0.18 SOL platform fee plus a small network rent and transaction cost.
Keep reading
- → How to Make Money With Crypto — The Honest Version
- → How to Make Money With Cryptocurrency
- → How to Make Money With a Crypto Token
- → How to Monetize a Crypto Token
- → How to Launch a Crypto Project
- → How to Start a Crypto Project From Zero
- → Solana token creator — main hub
- → Create a crypto token
- → Open the Solana token creator
Ready to create your token?
Connect your wallet, fill the form, sign once. Your token is live on mainnet with on-chain metadata, a real logo, and optional authority revokes.