What is the Recommendations Hub?
You may be familiar with SparkLoop Magic Links (the one-click in-email recommendation). The Recommendations Hub is a recommendation link that shows a hosted page with multiple recommendations, rather than just one. This link can be shared in an email or elsewhere!
First, when a user clicks on your link, we will show them a bundle of up to 5 best newsletters you can recommend. These are determined by our algorithm so that you can maximize your earnings.
After a user subscribes or skips, we show even more recommendations they might be interested in. The reader can scroll through these, determining which publications they want to join.
Think of the Recommendations Hub as a blend between Magic Links and Upscribe. You create a compelling link in your newsletter, social media, or elsewhere, and the reader lands on a page full of recommendations. Now, instead of recommending one publication, you can help your readers find even more newsletters they'll love!
With the Recommendations Hub, your earning potential skyrockets. The reader can select as many publications to subscribe to as they want.
💸 More recommendations mean more opportunities for confirmed referrals.
How to access the recommendations hub
The Recommendations Hub has its own link, which you will use in your newsletter, on social media, or elsewhere. Unlike Partner or Magic Links, which require grabbing a unique link for every recommendation, the Recommendations Hub link covers all recommendations with one, simple link.
To get started, select "Recommendations Hub" in the left-hand side navbar in your SparkLoop dashboard.
How many recommendations can readers subscribe to?
A user can subscribe to as many recommendations on the Recommendations Hub as they want.
Initially, they'll be shown a bundle of the 5 best potential publications. These are determined from our algorithm to help you earn as much as possible.
Next, they'll be shown more recommendations, which they can scroll through. Think of this as similar to YouTube helping you find your next watch.
How are recommendations generated?
We pool your recommendations and determine the best 5 to "bundle" and show to your reader, immediately upon a click.
From there, the reader can scroll through other recommendations, selecting the publications they want to join.
It's important to note that recommendations without budget will be automatically hidden, same for publications with geo-location filtering.
Updates to partner links
The Recommendations Hub link will now be the default in the recommendations slide. Instead of directing readers to the newsletter signup page, the link will take users to a SparkLoop-hosted page.
If you still would like to use the "old" partner links (ones that take users to a signup page), you will still have the option under "Custom Partner Link".
Note: Some sponsors may have their "Custom Partner Link" turned off, in which case, the Recommendations Hub ("Default Partner Link") is the only way to recommend them in email.
IMPORTANT: "Default" Partner Links (the Recommendations Hub) are the best way to maximize your earnings. Always use "Default" Partner Links, unless there is one specific publication you really want to show your audience.
Get started to maximize your earnings
In-email recommendations just got way more powerful. Now your earning potential is much higher.
To get started, head over to the "Recommendations Hub" in the left-side navbar in your SparkLoop dashboard.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to support@sparkloop.app.