Starting in 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began requiring bloggers to disclose whenever we may have a hidden interest or bias related to the recommendations we make.
While I’m legally obligated to create this page for you, you should definitely read it. It’ll help you make better decisions both on my blog and on the internet in general.
Like many bloggers, I make much of my income through product recommendations. My income is performance-based. The more products I help companies sell, the more income I’ll earn.
Who is paying me?
Maybe Amazon, maybe that web hosting company, anybody whose products I recommend really.
Why do I take money from these companies?
cameronchardukian.com was a labor of love I began when I was in high school in 2013. From 2013 to early 2018, this blog had earned less than $25 TOTAL.
As a young 20s something guy, my pockets aren’t as deep as I’d like them to be. I simply can’t justify investing hundreds of dollars and countless hours working on this blog each year for basically free.
That’s why 2013 and 2014 were the most active years this blog had ever seen, and things quickly dropped off the last few years.
Starting in 2018, however, I began including more affiliate links throughout my website. These outbound affiliate links may take you to Amazon or another merchant’s webpage.
If you click on one of my affiliate links and fulfill some criteria (such as making a purchase), I will receive a small commission at NO EXTRA COST TO YOU. Thank you!
These small commissions help me pay for web hosting and other costs related to this website. They also help justify the time it takes to continually research and write new blog posts for you.
Of course, I do my best to only recommend products that I or close friends have used and benefited from. I try to never let a sweet payday sway my recommendations.
With that being said, affiliate marketing is something you should be aware of whenever you’re reading a review on the internet.
End of rant, some additional legal stuff below…
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Additional Note: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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Final note:
Beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.
Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify 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 a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.
To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true:
(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer)
Special thanks to Tim Ferris for allowing me to adapt text and images from his disclosure page.