Someone said that this account could make money by promoting a project bounty. But the minimum rank is a member.
No. Its not right. You can participate in a bounty campaign as a "Newbie" except a few.
To increase rank, there must be Merit. What is Merit? I continue to find out about Merit.
Merit is the recognition of your good work. When you post very good quality post, help someone in the forum, the senior members of the forum will give you merit in recognition of your good work.
You can read the following thread to know more about what merit is and how to get merit.
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Merit & new rank requirements2.
TMAN'S guide to getting merit.