Write a clear affiliate disclosure
Tell readers when recommendations can generate commissions.
The scenario
A comparison guide has a general disclosure in its footer and purchase links near the top.
A reader can act on the recommendation without seeing the footer. A plain sentence near the recommendation can state that the publisher may earn a commission if the reader buys through the links.
Apply it to your own work
Put the notice before or next to the recommendation and test visibility on mobile. Repeat it near distant purchase sections if the reader could miss the first notice.
What to watch for
Link attributes serve a technical purpose; they do not replace a visible disclosure to the reader. Review the FTC guidance for the context.
Review the placement on a phone
Open the article from a fresh mobile visit and locate the first compensated recommendation. Make the relationship visible before or at that point, with wording a reader understands without having to open an accordion or reach the footer.
If the page has a separate comparison table and a long review section, check whether someone jumping directly to either section can see the relevant disclosure. Make sponsored relationships distinguishable when one section is paid and the rest is editorial.
Try a related tool
Measure earnings per tracked referral click after refunds and reversals. Use counts and commissions from the same cohort.
