Our Userpoint Rewards Program awards points to ClayLessons.com registered members for contributions such as posting tutorials, articles, answers, inviting a friend and tips. The more contributions a member makes, the more points they get. Points can be redeemed towards certain privileges, such as buying paid tutorials, purchasing ad space, being featured as artist of the month, etc. Points can only be viewed on members’ profile. The hierarchy of points is answers, tips, articles, tutorials, being tutorials the most awarding contribution.

Writing a Tutorial = 50 points
Writing an Article = 20 points
Writing a Tip = 5 points
Writing a Tutorial Review = 10 points
Inviting a friend = 2 points
Inviting a friend who registers = 4
Single purchases above $20 = 3 points per dollar

Benefits and rewards

The following benefits and rewards can be redeemed through points accumulated:
1) Purchasing tutorials
2) Featured member
3) Featured tutorial
4) Artist of the month

NOTE: Only contributions which essentially HELP OTHERS earned points. Writing obviously helps others by sharing knowledge; purchasing tutorials helps support our teachers and our community.
Other contributions such as posting at the gallery, and general questions and answers which benefit primarily the poster do not earn userpoints.
A complete description of the rewards can be found here:
My Profile/Redeem points.