Disclosures
First of all, I borrowed much of the format of this disclosure from Tim Ferriss, especially the FTC disclosure section. He shared this disclosure and said feel free to borrow it so all of us bloggers don’t have to write the same thing. Thanks Tim.
This blog is for entertainment purposes only. You’ll occasionally find affiliate links throughout the site. So while the price of a product is the same for you either way, I receive a tiny commission if you buy after clicking my link, but I don’t really have any hidden agendas or tricks to monetize and take money from my unsuspecting readers.
Regardless, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations. So here goes…
Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers. But rules is rules. To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use, the following all hold true:
This blog is for entertainment purposes only. You’ll occasionally find affiliate links throughout the site. So while the price of a product is the same for you either way, I receive a tiny commission if you buy after clicking my link, but I don’t really have any hidden agendas or tricks to monetize and take money from my unsuspecting readers.
Regardless, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations. So here goes…
Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers. But rules is rules. To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use, the following all hold true: