Since the launch of our affiliate program, we’ve paid out thousands to bloggers and business owners happy to recommend our services. One of the surprising things we’ve noticed is that it’s not always the people with the high traffic and followers that get the most sales. In fact, many smaller, newer website owners make a lot of our sales, even if their traffic and followers are in the hundreds or less. Here’s how.
If you’re a member of any affiliate programs (including the Lyrical Host Affiliate Program!) you’re responsible for declaring any affiliate links and any content you have a commercial connection to or may be compensated for.
Several years ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced requirements for online advertising that include rules on how affiliates should disclose their commercial interests online. While the FTC advises that their rules are in place for US-based audiences and consumers, many countries have similar guidelines. The reality is that as a responsible website owner and affiliate, you want to abide by these guidelines for all your visitors and followers because you can’t control the citizenship of the people seeing your posts, and in the interests of being trusted and transparent.
The good news is that compliancy is straightforward and easy. This blog post explains what you need to do, so let’s get started!
Have you heard people talking about “nofollow” links on websites, but you’re not sure what they are, how to implement them, or when you should use them? This post is your handy guide to explaining everything you need to know about nofollow…and other rel= attributes you can add to your links.