ABOUT SHARE MERCHANT
Get Paid To Share.
Share Merchant exists because people already share things every day.
Websites.
Businesses.
Videos.
Products.
Social-media platforms.
Restaurants.
Cars.
Trips.
Ideas.
Most of the time, if the company eventually makes money because you helped introduce another customer, user or advertiser…
YOU GET NOTHING.
That’s normal.
That’s how most platforms are built.
I decided to build Freak Sites and CoolCarGuy.com differently.
If you help introduce somebody who makes a qualifying product purchase through your properly tracked affiliate path, you can earn a commission.
And because distribution can continue through other people, the current Affiliate Program can also recognize qualifying connected positions farther down that path.
Share Merchant is the website I built to explain how that works.
WHAT IS SHAREMERCHANT.COM?
ShareMerchant.com is not one of the Freak Sites Islands.
It is the marketing, education and distribution guide for people who want to understand how to use and promote them.
This site explains:
- what a Parking Spot is;
- how the Freak Sites Islands work;
- how to get started;
- how the Affiliate Program works;
- why there are multiple connected commission positions;
- how much different levels of qualifying activity can mathematically pay;
- how to find influencers and people who already have distribution;
- how to use AI as a tool;
- how to use ShareMerchant.com as your funnel;
- and how to start building your own distribution.
You do not have to understand all of that before you start.
That’s why I built the site.
THE PRODUCT IS A PARKING SPOT
The Freak Sites sell a simple digital advertising and publishing product called a Parking Spot.
A standard Parking Spot currently costs $7.
Depending on the Island, somebody might use one to:
- sell a car;
- showcase a vehicle;
- promote a business;
- advertise a race;
- promote a vacation rental;
- document a trip;
- talk about housing;
- show a product or service;
- publish an opinion;
- tell a story;
- or give something real its own page and URL.
The page can include photographs, writing, video embeds, links, contact information and other useful details.
That is the product.
Share Merchant explains how to promote it.
WHY I BUILT SHARE MERCHANT
The problem wasn’t that people didn’t know how to share.
The Internet already solved that.
People share Facebook posts.
They send YouTube videos.
They repost things on X.
They recommend businesses.
They tell friends about websites.
They do all of that for free.
The question I kept coming back to was:
What happens if some of the revenue follows the people who helped create the distribution?
That’s why the Freak Sites Affiliate Program exists.
And Share Merchant exists to explain how somebody can actually use it.
THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM IS FREE TO JOIN
You do not have to buy a starter kit.
You do not have to purchase inventory.
You do not have to maintain autoship.
You do not have to hit monthly personal-volume or group-volume requirements just to unlock the basic commission structure.
You do not have to buy your way into a rank.
Joining is free.
And joining by itself creates no commission.
Qualifying product purchases create the revenue.
The current affiliate structure is:
- 20% — Direct affiliate
- 15% — First connected position
- 10% — Second connected position
- 5% — Third connected position
- 5% — Fourth connected position
Those percentages represent different connected positions in a properly tracked affiliate path.
They are not ranks.
Want the deeper explanation?
👉 Why The Multi-Tier Affiliate Structure Is Different
WHO IS SHARE MERCHANT FOR?
Share Merchant can make sense for somebody who says:
“I already know people in cars.”
“I work around real estate.”
“I organize races.”
“I travel constantly.”
“I own a business.”
“I know creators.”
“I run a Facebook group.”
“I have an audience.”
“I don’t have much of an audience yet, but I’m building one.”
“I already share things online anyway.”
Great.
You already have somewhere to start.
You don’t have to become a professional affiliate marketer.
You don’t have to suddenly become an “influencer.”
You can simply introduce a useful advertising product to people and markets where it actually makes sense.
YOU CAN ALSO BUILD YOUR OWN PAGES
Share Merchant isn’t only about sharing somebody else’s link.
You can use the Freak Sites yourself.
Create a Parking Spot.
Then another.
And another.
Over time, those pages can become your own Garage or Channel inside the Island.
Now you have:
- your own pages;
- your own URLs;
- your own examples;
- more things to share;
- and more ways for people to discover what you’re building.
That’s a lot more interesting than dropping the same naked affiliate link everywhere.
WHERE AI FITS
I use AI constantly.
But Share Merchant does not teach people to ask AI to invent their personality and publish whatever comes back.
Write the story first.
Use AI to:
- edit it;
- critique the flow;
- challenge the argument;
- find what you missed;
- improve the headline;
- check whether it connects with the audience;
- create or enhance images when appropriate;
- help develop social teasers;
- and make the finished advertisement better.
AI is a tool.
You’re still supposed to bring something real to the table.
THE ISLANDS
The current network includes CoolCarGuy.com and the focused Freak Sites Islands:
- CoolCarGuy.com — the curated automotive Island for cool cars and the world around them;
- CarsFreak.com — the broader automotive Freak Site;
- HousingFreak.com — housing, properties, businesses and related ideas;
- TravelersFreak.com — travel, resorts, rentals, destinations and experiences;
- RunnerFreak.com — running, races, coaches, products and stories;
- WeaponsFreak.com — weapons, gear, history, preparedness and related subjects.
More focused Freak Sites can be added as the network grows.
Because apparently CoolCarGuy.com plus one Freak Site would have been too easy. 😂
USE SHAREMERCHANT.COM AS YOUR FUNNEL
This is another major reason the website exists.
You should not have to personally explain the entire Freak Sites ecosystem every time somebody asks what you’re doing.
You can say:
“Go look at ShareMerchant.com. It explains what I’m doing. If you decide to participate, I’ll give you my affiliate link to the Freak Sites Island I’m promoting.”
ShareMerchant.com can become:
- your explainer;
- your funnel;
- your onboarding resource;
- your marketing guide;
- and somewhere people can investigate the model without you giving them a 45-minute presentation.
You don’t have to build the funnel.
I already built it.
Use it.
👉 Use This Site As Your Funnel
WHY “GET PAID TO SHARE”?
Because that’s really what this comes down to.
You already share.
You already recommend things.
You already send people links.
You already tell friends:
“You should check this out.”
Share Merchant simply asks:
What if some of that sharing led to qualifying product revenue — and some of the revenue came back to the people who helped create the distribution?
That’s different enough that I thought it deserved its own website.
So I built one.
READY TO LOOK AROUND?
You don’t need to understand everything today.
Start with the product.
Look at the Islands.
See what people can build.
Then decide whether any of it makes sense to you.
Get Paid To Share.