What is the Recommendations Hub?
The Recommendations Hub is a hosted page that bundles your best newsletter recommendations into a single shareable link. Share it in your emails, on social media, or anywhere else — and readers land on a page full of newsletters they can subscribe to.
Think of it as a blend between a partner link and Signup Flow. Instead of recommending one publication at a time, you help your readers discover multiple newsletters they'll love — and earn a commission for every confirmed referral.
After a reader subscribes or skips, they're shown even more recommendations to scroll through — the more they subscribe to, the more you earn.
💸 More recommendations mean more opportunities for confirmed referrals.
How to access the Recommendations Hub
Go to Tools > Recommendations Hub in your SparkLoop dashboard.
You'll find your unique hub link there — copy it and use it in your newsletter, on social media, or anywhere you want to drive recommendations.
Unlike partner links (which require a unique link for every recommendation), the Recommendations Hub link covers all your recommendations with one single link.
How many recommendations can readers subscribe to?
Readers can subscribe to as many newsletters as they want. Initially they're shown a bundle of the 5 best matches — chosen by SparkLoop's algorithm to maximize your earnings. After that, they can scroll through more recommendations.
Note: Recommendations without budget are automatically hidden, as are publications with geo-location filtering that don't match the reader's location.
I'm seeing clicks but no conversions — is that normal?
Yes, this is expected for new accounts or low-traffic periods. A click means a subscriber landed on the page — but a conversion only counts once they complete the signup process for a recommended newsletter and pass the screening period (typically 10–14 days).
The most common reasons for clicks without conversions:
Referrals are still pending. Conversions take time to confirm. Check the Performance tab for pending referrals.
Geo-restrictions. If your recommendations only accept subscribers from certain countries, visitors from other locations won't convert.
No active recommendations with budget. Recommendations that have run out of budget are automatically hidden. Make sure you have active, in-budget recommendations enabled.
Updates to partner links
The Recommendations Hub link is now the default in the recommendations slide. Instead of directing readers to the newsletter signup page, the link takes users to a SparkLoop-hosted page.
If you still want to use a "Custom Partner Link" (one that takes users directly to a signup page), that option is still available. Note that some sponsors may have their Custom Partner Link turned off — in that case, the Recommendations Hub 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 highlight.
Get started
Head over to Tools > Recommendations Hub in your SparkLoop dashboard to get your link and start earning.
If you have any questions, reach out to support@sparkloop.app.