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Revenue Readiness
This dashboard shows what is already automated and which owner-only steps still block real monetization.
Readiness score
84/100
| Status | Check | Severity | Evidence | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASS | Live base URL configured | blocker | https://quietbuyerlab.com | Keep the public URL reachable; switch generated URLs back to HTTPS after the GitHub Pages certificate is issued. |
| PASS | Real contact email configured | important | glorious1207@gmail.com | Replace data/config.json contact_email with a real monitored email address; the GitHub issue inquiry fallback can capture requests meanwhile. |
| PASS | Static inquiry capture configured | blocker | https://github.com/hlee-mrs/quiet-buyer-lab-static/issues/new | Keep a prefilled issue URL or monitored email route live so sponsor and checkout requests are not lost. |
| PASS | Enough indexable HTML pages | important | 2013 HTML pages | Keep at least 50 useful pages live before display-ad review. |
| PASS | Trust and policy pages present | important | all required trust pages present | Regenerate the site if any trust page is missing. |
| PASS | Digital product trust pages present | important | refund, license, buyer access, and checkout setup pages present | Keep refund, license, buyer access, and checkout setup pages live before enabling template checkout links. |
| PASS | Direct invoice request desk available | important | invoice.html present | Keep a public request desk live so buyer and sponsor intent is captured before payment links or affiliate approvals are active. |
| PASS | Publishable product links configured | blocker | 398/398 product links are non-placeholder HTTPS links | Before public launch, replace sample URLs with merchant/search/affiliate URLs. |
| PASS | Aggregator-ready merchant links configured | important | 398/398 links point to direct merchant destinations | Use direct merchant URLs before installing Skimlinks/Sovrn so approved scripts can affiliate existing links. |
| TODO | Affiliate monetization active | blocker | 0/398 tagged links; aggregator script installed: False | After publisher approval, install aggregator script or rewrite links with approved affiliate tags. |
| TODO | Affiliate tracking ID configured | important | REPLACE_WITH_APPROVED_TAG | After approval, replace affiliate_tracking_id in data/config.json. |
| TODO | AdSense client configured | optional | ca-pub-REPLACE_AFTER_APPROVAL | Apply later; affiliate-first is preferable until legitimate traffic exists. |
| PASS | Publisher signup queue available | important | 283 programs | Use reports/program_signup_queue.csv and public/application-pack.html. |
| PASS | Content inventory available | important | 1375 guide topics | Keep adding real product/category data to increase search coverage. |
| PASS | Operator dashboard available | important | operator.html present | Keep the activation control center available for minimal-intervention signup and post-approval commands. |
| PASS | Digital product inventory available | important | 53 template products; templates page present: True | Keep ready-to-upload template zips available as a direct-payment revenue path. |
| PASS | Sponsor inquiry path available | optional | sponsor.html present | Keep a disclosed sponsor/media-kit page live for direct merchant partnership inquiries. |
| PASS | Productized sponsor packages available | important | 3 packages; active checkout links: 0 | Create sponsor payment links after Payoneer Checkout, Payoneer payment request links, Stripe, or another checkout provider is available. |
| PASS | Category sponsor landing pages available | important | 76 category sponsor pages | Keep category-specific sponsor pages live so prospect outreach can point to relevant inventory. |