The short version
Shopfest is an affiliate-supported editorial business. Product buttons use centralized, fail-closed routing and are labeled when affiliate tracking may apply. Commission never changes a Shopfest verdict or score.
Current link behavior
Verified products open the exact retailer listing. Eligible non-Amazon retailer clicks can use Sovrn Commerce attribution; verified product-specific LTK links retain their LTK destination. Browse-only pages open changing retailer searches and never receive an exact-product image, fixed price, or Shopfest product score. Links are withheld when identity or destination evidence is insufficient.
Amazon
The tracking ID supplied to Shopfest is deliberately inactive on public links while confirmation that theshopfest.com is an approved Site and the Amazon Associates account is in good standing remains outstanding. Current Amazon links are untagged, browse-only searches. Shopfest does not presently claim Amazon Associate earnings.
LTK
Shopfest has an active Creator storefront at shopltk.com/explore/ShopFest ↗. That collection-level storefront is never used as though it were an exact product destination. Product cards switch to commission-tracked LTK status only after an editor verifies the product-specific link against the canonical retailer page, merchant ID, variant, image, and price.
Sovrn Commerce
Shopfest has submitted theshopfest.com to Sovrn Commerce and installed its official automatic linking technology. Eligible retailer clicks may be routed through Sovrn while the site completes network review. A tracked click does not guarantee that a merchant, country, transaction, or product is commissionable.
Network readiness
Confirm theshopfest.com is listed as an approved Site and the account is in good standing before activating minkwon-20.
Apply with Shopfest’s live editorial archive; API access requires a separate partner relationship.
Generate and verify one exact product-specific LTK link per Shopfest recommendation before activating commission tracking.
Open a partner account, then apply separately to Nordstrom and each brand.
Register Shopfest, then apply to Bloomingdale’s and other relevant advertisers.
Apply only after the editorial archive and traffic baseline are established.
Installation is active for theshopfest.com. Sovrn reviews the site after the first qualifying clicks; commissions begin only after approval.
What never changes
Commission potential never upgrades a Shopfest Score, verdict, evidence level, or inclusion decision. Commercial placement must be labeled. Editorial concept imagery can illustrate a trend story but can never substitute for the exact product image on a shoppable item.
Prices and availability
Retailers control pricing, stock, promotions, shipping, returns, and checkout. Shopfest shows the latest verified information available, but the merchant page is always the final source of truth.
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