Complete Transparency
I put this blog up in 2009 for the purpose of sharing my life’s lessons from “Hard Knock University,” producing a secondary income stream through the sales of my book and recommendations of worthy products and services, building a community of which to interact and learn from and launch my Rebuild the Bayou non-profit project.
That said, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.
First, the obvious: I am a real estate investor, business coach and author. My primary business is conducted here and here.
Second, the less obvious: Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place.
This would be tedious for me to detail every occurrence and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules are rules.
Although it’s probably less than 50% of the time… I do need to cover my ass AND preserve your reading experience, so please assume that for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true:
