# Warmlink — AI-Powered Affiliate Shops for Creators

> Warmlink is a platform where social media creators build personalized affiliate shops, share them with their audience, and earn commissions on purchases.

## What Warmlink Is

Warmlink helps creators monetize their influence through curated affiliate product shops. Each creator has a public shop at warmlink.io/@handle containing products they recommend. When a visitor clicks "Buy Now" on an offer, they are redirected to the merchant's site through an affiliate tracking link. If a purchase occurs, the creator earns a commission.

## Shop Structure

- Each creator has one main shop at `warmlink.io/@handle`
- Shops contain offer cards organized into shelves (sections)
- Offer cards show: product title, merchant, price, commission, trust signal, and a "Buy Now" button
- Trust signals: Endorse (highest trust), Recommend, Suggest (default)
- Shops support dark and light themes, grid and list layouts

## Offer Data

- Offers are sourced from affiliate networks: ClickBank, Impact, AWIN, CJ, Digistore24, Rakuten, PartnerStack
- Each offer has: title, merchant, description, image, price, commission rate, tracking URL
- Offers may include promo codes displayed on the card
- Commission is earned per sale, tracked via unique SubIDs per click

## Creator Trust Model

- Creators assign trust signals to offers: Endorse, Recommend, or Suggest
- Endorse = creator personally vouches for the product
- Recommend = creator rates it highly in its category
- Suggest = worth checking out (default for AI-selected offers)
- Trust signals are visible on every offer card

## Affiliate Disclosure

This platform contains affiliate links. Creators and Warmlink earn commissions on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to the buyer. All affiliate relationships are disclosed per FTC guidelines.

## Network & Referral

Warmlink uses a 3-tier network income model. When a creator refers a new creator who makes sales, the referrer earns passive income (10% T1, 3% T2, 2% T3). Commission waterfall: 35% Warmlink, 25% opener, 25% closer, 15% upline.

## Technical

- Built with Next.js, deployed on Vercel
- Data stored in Neon PostgreSQL
- AI shop generation powered by Grok (xAI)
- Click tracking via /api/click with SubID attribution
- Short links via warm.li

## Contact

- Website: warmlink.io
- Support: help@warmlink.io