{"id":49,"date":"2024-06-11T20:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christovisionstudios.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-06-11T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:35:55","slug":"affiliate-marketing-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christovisionstudios.com\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2015, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/tips-advice\/business-center\/guidance\/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>Federal Trade Commission released their new rules for Disclosure Compliance<\/strong><\/u><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business.ftc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf\/bus41-dot-com-disclosures-information-about-online-advertising.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.&nbsp;<\/a>These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (blogs, Youtube videos, etc.) know if the blogger\/presenter is sponsored, endorsed, or partnered with a different company. In blog terms, the readers need to know if the blogger is making money by sharing a link or product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links and posts on this site: Any\/all of the links&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christovisionstudios.com\/\">www.christovisionstudios.com<\/a>&nbsp;are affiliate links of which I receive a small compensation from sales of certain items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are affiliate links?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purchases are made on external affiliate company websites: When a reader clicks on an affiliate link located on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christovisionstudios.com\/\">www.christovisionstudios.com<\/a>&nbsp;to purchase an item, the reader buys the item from the seller directly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christovisionstudios.com.\/\">www.christovisionstudios.com.<\/a>&nbsp;Amazon and\/or other companies pay YOURWEBSITE.com a small commission or other compensation for promoting their website or products through their affiliate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prices are exactly the same for you if your purchase is through an affiliate link or a non-affiliate link. You will not pay more by clicking through to the link.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I use two main types of affiliate programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Amazon affiliate links.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christovisionstudios.com\/\">www.christovisionstudios.com<\/a>&nbsp;is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com. Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a blogger links to an Amazon product (with a special code for affiliates embedded in the link), and a reader places an item in their \u201cshopping cart\u201d through that link within 24 hours of clicking the link, the blogger gets a small percentage of the sale. Amazon links are not \u201cpay per click.\u201d If you click on the product link and stay around Amazon and purchase something else, however, I will get a commission on that sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anytime you see a link that looks like astore.com\/\u2026 or amazon.com\u2026 it can be assumed that it is an Amazon affiliate link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Product affiliate links.<\/strong><br>These affiliate links work the same way: if you click the link and buy the product, then the blogger gets a percentage of the sale or some other type of compensation. Things like e-book bundles, e-courses, and online packages are usually affiliate links, as well. Again, prices are not different if you use these affiliate links. You will&nbsp;not&nbsp;pay more by clicking through to the link. These links are not \u201cpay per click\u201d, unless otherwise denoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What about sponsored content?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do not write sponsored posts. I want to bring you real, unbiased information. However, if a post is sponsored by a company and it is a paid sponsorship, I will disclose this clearly in the beginning of the post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, the&nbsp;Federal Trade Commission released their new rules for Disclosure Compliance.&nbsp;These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (blogs, Youtube videos, etc.) know if the blogger\/presenter is sponsored, endorsed, or partnered with a different company. 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