BloodHawke
Newbie
- Jan 15, 2018
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"The requirement for disclosure is not affected by whether or not you would be endorsing or promoting the product even if you weren’t being compensated. The level of sincerity in your promotion of affiliate links doesn’t matter. If you recommend or endorse something using an affiliate link, it must be disclosed. Period.
The disclosure must always appear before the first instance of affiliate link, above the fold, without needing to scroll or look past the affiliate link to see it. It should be as close as possible to the first place a user will look within the content when they arrive. The FTC has advised that disclosures should go as close to the beginning of the content as possible. Disclosures at the end of posts or the end of tweets or somewhere else that’s less than obvious do not meet the disclosure requirements.
Disclosures like, “I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here,” with the word here linked to your disclosure page makes what you’re disclosing clear, while also allowing a user to click through to get more detailed information.
A disclosure at the top of the post that reads, “Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, please click here for our full disclosure policy” is debatable as far as meeting FTC requirements.
Disclosure requirements apply to websites, social media updates, newsletters, guides, ebooks, online courses, podcasts, webinars, videos, recipes and so on."
I have seen several "affiliate gurus" starting to do this, and I was wondering if anyone here has started, and whether or not it was affecting your earnings.
The disclosure must always appear before the first instance of affiliate link, above the fold, without needing to scroll or look past the affiliate link to see it. It should be as close as possible to the first place a user will look within the content when they arrive. The FTC has advised that disclosures should go as close to the beginning of the content as possible. Disclosures at the end of posts or the end of tweets or somewhere else that’s less than obvious do not meet the disclosure requirements.
Disclosures like, “I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here,” with the word here linked to your disclosure page makes what you’re disclosing clear, while also allowing a user to click through to get more detailed information.
A disclosure at the top of the post that reads, “Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, please click here for our full disclosure policy” is debatable as far as meeting FTC requirements.
Disclosure requirements apply to websites, social media updates, newsletters, guides, ebooks, online courses, podcasts, webinars, videos, recipes and so on."
I have seen several "affiliate gurus" starting to do this, and I was wondering if anyone here has started, and whether or not it was affecting your earnings.