Trust and Legal
Affiliate Disclosure
The plain truth first: this site has no affiliate links at launch. This page explains the rules for the day that changes.
No affiliate links today
As of the last update of this page, Learn To Make Money contains no affiliate links, earns no affiliate commission, and has no affiliate relationship with any product or programme mentioned on the site. If you click a link to a product today, nobody pays this site for that click.
This page exists now, before any affiliate relationship, so the rules are public before they are needed. That is deliberate: a disclosure written after the money arrives is less trustworthy than one written before it.
What an affiliate link is
An affiliate link is a tracked link to a product or service. If you buy through it, the site that linked to it earns a commission from the seller, at no extra cost to you. The commission is a material connection: a relationship that might affect how much weight you give the recommendation.
That definition matters because it decides when disclosure is required. The answer is: whenever a material connection exists. The US Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255, revised 2023) require disclosure of any connection that might materially affect the weight or credibility of an endorsement, and the FTC’s plain-language guide, Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers, explains how that applies to posts, videos, tags and pins.
How this site will disclose
When affiliate links are added, each one is disclosed where the recommendation appears — in plain language, before the first affiliate link on that page, in words a reader cannot miss, such as “This page contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.” A disclosure on this page alone does not cover a recommendation on another page, and a disclosure buried at the bottom of a page, in a footer, or behind a click does not count.
Disclosures use plain words. Abbreviations such as “sp”, “spon” or “collab”, and vague words such as “thanks” or “ambassador” on their own, are not clear disclosures. The words “ad”, “sponsored”, or a plain sentence explaining the relationship are. Where a platform offers a paid-partnership label, it is used in addition to the written disclosure, not instead of it.
What will never happen
No recommendation will be written because of a commission. No “best” ranking will be ordered by commission rate. No programme will be recommended without the author checking its current terms. No product will be presented as tested when it has not been, and no review will be published without an honest statement of whether the product was actually used.
If this site ever joins the Amazon Associates programme, each page with Amazon links will carry the programme’s required statement: “As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.” The programme’s rules change, and that sentence is checked against the current Operating Agreement before it is used.
Earnings claims and endorsements
Endorsements on this site follow the same rule as everything else here: no earnings claim without substantiation. The FTC Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR Part 437) requires sellers of covered business opportunities to give buyers a disclosure document at least seven days before signing or paying, and to back any earnings claim with a written earnings claim statement. This site sells no business opportunity, but it teaches readers to ask for that statement whenever one is offered to them.
This page is general information about the site’s policy, not legal advice. It was last checked against the FTC sources linked below on 14 November 2026. No penalty figure is quoted here: published penalty figures conflict across sources, and this site does not publish a figure it has not verified against the current official source.
Sources
FTC Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR Part 255: eCFR, Title 16, Part 255. FTC Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers: FTC plain-language guide (PDF). Both links were opened and read on 14 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Does this site earn commission from links today?
No. There are no affiliate links on the site at launch, and no commission is earned from any link you click today.
When will affiliate links appear?
Only after a policy audit, and only on pages where a recommendation is honest and the current terms have been checked. Each link will be disclosed with the recommendation itself, in plain language.
Why does disclosure have to be with the recommendation?
Because a disclosure you never see cannot inform your decision. The FTC requires it to be clear and conspicuous, placed with the endorsement itself — not on another page, at the end of a post, or somewhere that needs a click to find.
What counts as a material connection?
Payment, free or discounted products, affiliate commissions, employment, or a personal or family relationship with the brand — anything that might affect how much weight you give the recommendation.