Federal Trade Commission Disclosure

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that all endorsements and testimonials
posted on websites (such as those found in blogs) disclose if there exists a connection
between the endorser and the seller of the advertised product that might materially
affect the weight or credibility of the endorsement (i.e., the connection is not
reasonably expected by the audience).

In the SEO/SEM and Social Media industries so-called “affiliate” marketing (placing
a link to a product or service and getting a commission if a sale occurs) and traditional
business referrals are standard ways of conducting business. Nonetheless, we’d like to
let you know the particulars of our practices:

1. We don’t review any product or service for a fee. We may receive loaner or trial
versions of a product or service in order to facilitate that review.

2. Affiliate links to other sites (such as Amazon.com) will be marked as such. We may
receive compensation for such affiliate links.

3. Requests for business referrals are common (such as for website design, etc.) and we
have cross-referral and/or commission-based relationships with other sites and vendors.
While we do not conduct in-depth investigations of business partners, we only conduct
business with those parties with whom we believe are legitimate and ethical. In the event
that a party to whom we refer you engages in unethical behavior, we ask that you notify us.

4. If you see “Ads by Google” on our site, know that these ads are selected by Google, not
us, and if you see a Google ad on our site that is about the same product or service, it
will be a coincidence.


If you would like to read the FTC policy in its entirety, you can find it here:
[http://www.ftc.gov/os/2009/10/091005endorsementguidesfnnotice.pdf].