Referrals, Co-Sellers, and Claiming Invites

Where you see this in the app

The main referral and co-seller surfaces are:

These surfaces describe a collaboration economy, not only solo selling.

Claiming a referral invite

Activate a referral invite is the flow a creator uses when another publisher or referrer brought them into the platform.

The user-facing flow is simple:

1. enter or open a referral invite code,
2. activate the referral,
3. the lock is created for the limited starting period,
4. qualifying priced posts during that period share revenue automatically.

The claim page explains the user benefit directly: the creator gets the temporary discounted platform fee, and the inviting publisher gets the revenue-share relationship.

What a referral lock does

A referral lock is the time-bounded relationship created by a successful invite claim.

From the user perspective, it means:

• the invited creator is tied to the publisher/referrer for the lock period,
• priced-post revenue during that period shares economics with the referrer,
• the creator receives the discounted platform fee during that same period.

This is why the creator dashboard shows Active referred creators and the co-seller page shows Active referral locks.

Co-seller earnings and payouts

The co-seller settings page is the collaborator-side earnings view.

This page matters when you are acting as the publisher, referrer, or revenue-sharing collaborator rather than the main seller.

What creators and publishers should expect

The practical mental model is:

• creators claim invites,
• referral locks define the temporary economic relationship,
• priced posts created during that lock share revenue accordingly,
• collaborator earnings and transfer states appear in the co-seller settings surface.

This system is meant to preserve attribution and shared economics in a durable way. It is not just a coupon or one-time campaign code.