# How to claim 🤫 1000 Dollars Of Free Credit from AWS?

If you are building a **tech product for your startup or for others [Social work]**, and if you are thinking about the cost of maintenance of cloud and hosting, then the AWS Activate program is here to help you.

You can host your product at **Zero Cost**.

**AWS Activate** program helps to begin your tech startup journey at zero cost by providing 1000 dollars worth of credit for 2 years of validity.

You can visit [AWS Activate](https://aws.amazon.com/activate/) for more details.

**Eligibility Criteria**
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- You must have a domain name in the name of your product/startup. You can purchase one at [Godaddy](https://www.godaddy.com/)
- You need to set up a plain landing page with the details
  - Few lines of description about your product/project
  - What is the USP? [In simple terms, what is the need for your product]
  - Provide contact details in the footer


**That's all !**
 
**Steps to claim credit**
- Build a landing page from HTML Templates or by any drag-and-drop tool like [Wix](https://www.wix.com/). *If you have already skipped this step*.
- Purchase one domain from [Godaddy](https://www.godaddy.com/), if you haven't.
- Host the website. If you want to host it free of cost, host it in GitHub by *Github pages*. You can watch this video on how to host a simple website on GitHub pages. [youtu.be/A2R-CMMyp64](https://youtu.be/A2R-CMMyp64)
- Now you are ready to apply.
- Go to [aws.amazon.com/activate/](https://aws.amazon.com/activate/) and Click on  *Join Now*.
![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1667642181944/-th0nmTNi.png align="center")

> You may be asked for login. If you haven't an account just create one, AWS has no requirement for a credit card, You can verify the account by providing a debit card, and also AWS doesn't charge automatically from the card. That's a good thing about AWS.

-   Provide the details. If you haven't any startup name, just put your product name in the *Company Name* field and your residence address in *Company Address*
![Screenshot from 2022-11-04 22-43-28.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1667642133941/Bm65noU_6.png align="center")

- On the next page provide your team details. *Must provide Linkedin Profile although it's an optional field. It proves the authenticity of the team members*
![Screenshot from 2022-11-04 22-43-55.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1667642147780/2YkQGUWKH.png align="center")

- On the next page it will ask for your *Product Details*.
  - Try to brief and point answers to the questions
  - Provide a link to the landing page
  - If you have any product demos, try to provide a link to product details. It will lead to quick approval.

- *You are done !*
- Expect to get the mail of approval within 7~14 days. 

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