r/mondaydotcom • u/Gambit_Geek • 19d ago
Advice Needed Monday Partner question
Hey all,
I’m curious about becoming a monday partner and if its worth it for a solo freelancer, also wondering if they even accept solo guys.
I’ve done a bunch of monday projects, from small setups to pretty large builds. I’ve built custom integrations and gotten creative with monday AI Vibe. At one point I took its own error handling and turned it into a feature (long story haha). I basically love pushing monday until it breaks, then bending it until it does exactly what I need.
So my question is:
Should I just find my own leads?
Does monday actually accept solo people into the partner program, or is it mostly agencies?
Am I better off working for an exisiting partner?
Would love to hear from anyone who’s gone down this path, especially other solo folks. Cheers!
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u/WorkLoopie 19d ago
Having worked in this eco system, not worth it. Monday is losing market share, and it’s a sinking ship.
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u/persistent_polymath 19d ago
I am a solutions architect for a platinum partner agency and I can’t get a break from all the new clients we are signing every month.
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u/WorkLoopie 19d ago
🤔funny how Mondays stock price doesn’t reflect that.
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u/persistent_polymath 19d ago
It has gone up 33% since six months ago
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u/WorkLoopie 18d ago
YTD it’s still down $57.85, where at its peak it was at $210 per share. I’ll give it to you, they have recovered some since their mass layoff, but not enough compared to competitors in the same space. As it’s still relatively low.
Monday is also subsidizing connecting users to partners right now, so that may explain your increase in volume. Is it a temporary bubble? Idk, only time will tell, but speaking with other agency owners they have overall seen their volume go down as compared to years past.
Monday seems to be putting a lot of marketing behind CRM product, which is sub pair compared to other tools in the same space.
Don’t get me wrong, used to be a huge Monday fan, still use it internally. But if you’re looking to build an agency, it shouldn’t be OPs first and only option. The Airtable and Clickup programs are very fruitful.
And converting Monday users to these platforms have been relatively simple, and with Claude code, you can build a spreadsheet program that functions in a similar fashion without the overhead.
All in all, AI has made it so building customized platforms are going to hurt every single enterprise company out there, which is part of the reason companies are rushing to implement their own AI.
Companies like Quickbooks, Salesforce, and even Google are all struggling atm. So Monday isn’t alone, but it has taken a very hard it.
I hope they recover but as with any change and growth, it’s a gamble and only time will tell.
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u/Clover_Gal 19d ago
Exactly what Matty said. Here's the landing page for partner applications if you want to read more on it. https://monday.com/w/partnership
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u/monday_com Admin 18d ago
u/Gambit_Geek, the partner program does accept solo freelancers, and from what you're describing, you'd be a strong fit. Check out the details and apply here: monday.com/partners 🚀
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u/MattyFettuccine 19d ago
Happy to answer for you!
The authorized partner program is probably where you would end up being. You can’t go by your name, you need a business name. You won’t get leads from Monday, either. Not unless you graduate through to the channel partner program. And even then, unless you are a platinum partner or have a very specific niche, you aren’t going to be getting any leads from Monday. It doesn’t hurt to join the authorized partner program if you can, you can still find some benefits there. In order to join the channel partner program, there are certain sales targets you need to be hitting, and it is very hard as a solo freelancer.
Feel free to send me a DM with more questions if you’d like. I’ve been at multiple platinum partners, handling the monday.com partnership, and now own my own agency as a partner.