Because the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations, we’re going to cover our bases and state outright:
if I link to someone’s blog, review a product, make a recommendation, or otherwise direct your attention to any material outside of this website, go ahead and assume I’m getting paid to do it.
In other words:
(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer)