Microsoft Dev Center Benefits for Store developers

The Dev Center Benefits program is designed to accelerate your success on the Microsoft platform by helping you develop, improve and market your apps with a variety of offers and tools and is available to all registered developers worldwide of all experience levels and platforms.

There are 3 levels in the program:

Explorer, gets you started quickly with design and architecture guidance and consulting help from a Microsoft expert, Gift Cards, and Dev Center registration fee.
Expert, helps you reach more users faster with advertising offers, a publishing contract, and more.
Master, unlocks VIP access to developer marketing and support, SDK early access and more.

Register now for free:

https://devcenterbenefits.windows.com/

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