Partnerships, affiliates, and disclaimers

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The trust of my readership is very important to me, and so I want you to understand my views on advertising, affiliate programs, and paid reviews.

The nutshell version:

There are links and reviews on this site that can earn me commissions, but they don’t drive what I do or say here, and as much as is possible they reflect my own interests and values.

The wordy version:

In the spirit of full disclosure, I want to be clear about these things:

  • I belong to several affiliate programs, and sometimes the links you see within my blog posts are affiliate links.  When you click on them, I have the potential of making a small commission.
  • When I say “small” I mean it. I made less than $10 in affiliate commissions during the 2021 tax year.
  • I do, on occasion, accept compensation for writing reviews.  Generally, this takes the form of a publisher sending me a free book in exchange for blogging my honest opinion of the book.

That being said…

  • I choose my affiliate partners carefully, sometimes by reputation, but usually from my own experience with them.
  • If you do buy something through an affiliate link, your identity is not shared with me – your shopping habits remain anonymous and private, and there is no extra cost to you.
  • If I have received any compensation for blogging a product, I will disclose that fact within the post, and I will always give my honest, unbiased opinion.

It’s my goal to keep any money-making opportunities appropriate, tasteful, aesthetically pleasing, and absolutely secondary to the point of this blog (which is to post about the things I love, and have fun doing it).

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