Expert Guiders (expertguiders.com) believes in full transparency. This page explains our affiliate relationships, how we earn money from this site, and exactly how — or how not — that affects the content we publish.
1. FTC disclosure requirement
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that websites disclose any financial relationships that may influence the content they publish. Under 16 CFR Part 255, bloggers and website owners must clearly disclose when they have a material connection to a brand or earn compensation through affiliate marketing.
This page serves as that disclosure for Expert Guiders. We take this requirement seriously because we believe our readers have the right to know exactly how this site operates.
2. Amazon Associates program
Expert Guiders is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
3. How affiliate relationships affect our content
The short answer is: they don’t.
Expert Guiders was built on the principle that honest, unbiased product guidance is the only thing that makes this site worth reading. The moment we start shaping recommendations around commissions rather than quality, we lose the only thing that matters — your trust.
Here is our editorial commitment:
- Products are selected and ranked based on research data, user satisfaction signals, and long-term reliability — not affiliate commission rates.
- We will recommend a product that earns us a lower commission — or no commission at all — if it is genuinely the better choice for our readers.
- We will flag significant drawbacks of a product even if we link to it. A recommendation from Expert Guiders is not an unconditional endorsement.
- No brand, manufacturer, or retailer has ever paid for placement, a positive review, or a higher ranking on this site. No product on any Expert Guiders list has paid to be there.
4. How to identify affiliate links
Affiliate links on Expert Guiders typically point to Amazon.com product pages and will contain our Associates tracking tag in the URL. In most cases, product buttons and links labelled “Check Price on Amazon” or “View on Amazon” are affiliate links.
If you prefer not to use our affiliate links, you are always welcome to visit Amazon.com directly and search for any product we mention. We understand and completely respect that choice.
5. Sponsored content
At this time, Expert Guiders does not publish sponsored posts, paid reviews, or brand-funded content of any kind. If this changes in the future, any sponsored content will be clearly and prominently labelled as “Sponsored” or “Paid Partnership” at the top of the post — in accordance with FTC guidelines.
6. Free products for review
Occasionally, brands may offer free products for review consideration. If Expert Guiders ever accepts a complimentary product for review, this will be clearly disclosed within that specific article. Receiving a free product does not guarantee a positive review, a feature, or any coverage at all.
Currently, all products featured on Expert Guiders have been selected independently through our consensus research methodology — no complimentary units have been received.
7. Questions about this disclosure
If you have any questions about how Expert Guiders earns revenue, our affiliate relationships, or how we select the products we feature, please get in touch:
Julian Vance
Expert Guiders – expertguiders.com
Email: [email protected]
