AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE TEMPLATES AND GUIDE
In the United States, if your website features affiliate links, you are required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to disclose this. The FTC guidelines tell us that the affiliate disclosure needs to be “conspicuous†on your website. In other words, it should be somewhere the readers are sure to see them. The start of your content (the top of the blog post, the beginning of the YouTube video, etc.), or as close as possible to the affiliate link itself, is usually a safe bet. Burying it in fine print at the bottom of your website probably isn’t going to cut it.
The disclosure should also be very visible, meaning the font must be big enough and prominent enough to be easily readable.
The affiliate disclosure also has to be “clear†according to the FTC. The reader must be able to understand that you will earn a commission when they buy through your link. This means you shouldn’t assume the reader knows what an affiliate link is or how an affiliate program works.
Copy and paste one (or a combination) of the following affiliate disclosure templates to your website as makes sense for your content:
Amazon Affiliate Income Disclosure Template
Lexie On The Go 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.com.
Affiliate Disclosure Template 1
Many of the products featured on our website are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on the page. However, this does not appear our evaluations. Our opinions are our own.
Affiliate Disclosure Template 2
When you buy through links on our website, we may earn an affiliate commission. This keeps our website free of ads or sponsorships. We appreciate your support.
Affiliate Disclosure Template 3
We independently research, test, and rate products we recommend on our website. We only make money if you purchase a product through our links. We do not accept free products from manufacturers.
Affiliate Disclosure Template 4
This post may contain affiliate links. This means that we get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through our links, at no cost to you.
Affiliate Disclosure Template 5
When I link to products and services, those links may be affiliate links. If you click on any of those affiliate links and make a purchase within a certain time frame, I’ll earn a small commission. The commission is paid by the retailers, at no cost to you. I’ll be careful to link to products and retailers that I use myself and recommend. Thank you for your support: affiliate income earned keeps this website running.
