Disclosure

Privacy
Short and Sweet. Based on the Golden Rule.
If you sign up to receive post updates (RSS) I don’t share or sell your email address address. My RSS feed is maintained via Feedburner. If you leave me a comment on a post somewhere, or write me an email, I don’t share or sell your email address. You can rest assured that you won’t be getting any junky emails from me touting some mlm scam to buy into. I don’t contribute to the web’s spam problems and I hope you don’t, either.

Disclosure
I blog about working at home, telecommuting news, home business resources and other things related to today’s changing virtual workforce because it interests me. I’m grateful to have found a way to have my cake and eat it, too. I wouldn’t like either side of the coin (stay at home mom or career woman) but I absolutely adore the combination of the two. Working at home affords me that combo.

I don’t make a lot of money from this blog. It was started as a hobby, not a business. That said, everything comes with a price and I’ve tried various ways of monetizing my efforts here without compromising the value of the content with crappy ads and links. It’s a subjective thin line between the two. Here’s how I attempt to earn back the costs of running this blog:

Sponsored ads & Links of Interest
I am paid either directly by an advertiser (that I approve of) or through an affiliate program should anyone find the resources in the ads useful.

Affiliate Links
When I find a resource I feel confident in recommending here I’ll join their affiliate program (if they offer one). Sometimes I just link places, sometimes I choose to use the affiliate link. I’m also testing out VigLink to automatically affiliate our commercial links. VigLink serves as an affiliate hub, reducing my maintenance time considerably.
Some links monetized by VigLink

Sometimes I’m given free stuff
On occasion, a company contacts me and asks if they can send me something they feel I will find useful and be willing to test drive and write about. Sometimes I accept and sometimes I decline. I only accept what I truly think will be useful and of interest to TJ readers, such as this and this and this. In these cases, most of the actual posts begin by disclosing the reason for writing the post in the first place (even before the FTC ruled that bloggers should disclose any “material connections” to their readers).

Anyone who sends me freebies understands that giving me something to test drive doesn’t guarantee a rave review. I strive to be honest and tell it like it is, just like I do in every other post I publish here. Maybe that’s why I don’t get a lot of free stuff for review. Those who are brave enough to send it over or ask me to take a look at something are generally pretty confident in the merits of the product or service. >:->

I’m an optimistic skeptic. Now that you know where I’m coming from, and how I attempt to earn a little money in return for this labor of love, I think you’re well equipped to judge the content you’ll find inside TelecommutingJournal. The FTC guidelines for disclosures are available online here and here.

Guest Posts
I sometimes post articles from other authors and bloggers that I feel have something to say that’s worth sharing. They generally have something to promote. Nuff said.

Comments
Although comments are moderated by yours truly, I do not take responsibility for the opinions that may be expressed in the comments left by others. I attempt to approve any and all comments that add value. Agree, disagree, or just point out a related fact but save me and my readers the cheesy links to your pyramid scheme or your spammy make money online links. They never make it past the front door.

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