Comments on: To Aff Or Not To Aff http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: WesleyTech.com http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-58107 WesleyTech.com Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:24:35 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-58107 Affiliate disclosure on your OWN site is not needed in my opinion. Now that you are using the johnchow.com/go/ links, your affiliate links are even more masked. Thank you, Wesley... http://DVDRentalForums.com Affiliate disclosure on your OWN site is not needed in my opinion.

Now that you are using the johnchow.com/go/ links, your affiliate links are even more masked.

Thank you,
Wesley…
http://DVDRentalForums.com

]]> By: Adam Henningsen http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-57907 Adam Henningsen Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:00:54 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-57907 Not to Aff. If they are going to click on the link out of curiosity for the word, then why should they care if it is an affiliate link. After all it is showing them content relevant to the word they clicked on. Adam TheAdambox.com Not to Aff. If they are going to click on the link out of curiosity for the word, then why should they care if it is an affiliate link. After all it is showing them content relevant to the word they clicked on.

Adam
TheAdambox.com

]]> By: Mark Robinson http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53553 Mark Robinson Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:56:09 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53553 I like the aff tag - it's good to disclose this stuff. I like the aff tag - it’s good to disclose this stuff.

]]> By: Law Student Blog http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53145 Law Student Blog Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:00:56 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53145 Why would you care about someone "accusing" you of being an affiliate? Why would you care about someone “accusing” you of being an affiliate?

]]> By: Law Student Blog http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53141 Law Student Blog Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:58:29 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-53141 Lose the aff! Looks cheap (and annoying!) And no disclosures either. We're all big boys here - no need to explain that *gosh - oh no!* you're making money! lol Lose the aff! Looks cheap (and annoying!)

And no disclosures either. We’re all big boys here - no need to explain that *gosh - oh no!* you’re making money! lol

]]> By: IndoDX http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52559 IndoDX Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:00:57 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52559 I think if there are AFF option, doing AFF is good reason ;) I think if there are AFF option, doing AFF is good reason ;)

]]> By: Aris http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52330 Aris Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:09:44 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52330 So what is your last word, John? So what is your last word, John?

]]> By: Marc http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52278 Marc Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:28:31 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52278 I say no to the (aff) or any other indication. There's simply no need. The alleged need for disclosure comes from the fear that some bloggers will start to lie like crazy and sucker people into something unfairly. The way I see it so long as you're still writing honestly, there's no need to disclose affiliate links. I say no to the (aff) or any other indication. There’s simply no need. The alleged need for disclosure comes from the fear that some bloggers will start to lie like crazy and sucker people into something unfairly. The way I see it so long as you’re still writing honestly, there’s no need to disclose affiliate links.

]]> By: Marc http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52241 Marc Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:52:11 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52241 "they’re meant to be the ‘new media’ right?" No, not really. A blog is a blog. To stretch the analogy to say that all blogs will be the new media is to say that all written work is old media. Just because I scribble something down on paper and show it to people doesn't suddenly put me under the ethical guidelines that a newspaper is allegedly supposed to follow. Blogs are the same. Those that are out there pushing themselves as a news source may need to adhere to a higher ethical standard, but 99% of blogs out there are just blogs. A personal website that happens to follow a chronological publishing order. I find people paint blogs with an extremely wide brush very often. “they’re meant to be the ‘new media’ right?”

No, not really. A blog is a blog. To stretch the analogy to say that all blogs will be the new media is to say that all written work is old media. Just because I scribble something down on paper and show it to people doesn’t suddenly put me under the ethical guidelines that a newspaper is allegedly supposed to follow.

Blogs are the same. Those that are out there pushing themselves as a news source may need to adhere to a higher ethical standard, but 99% of blogs out there are just blogs. A personal website that happens to follow a chronological publishing order.

I find people paint blogs with an extremely wide brush very often.

]]> By: Money Conciousness http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52143 Money Conciousness Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:49:24 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/to-aff-or-not-to-aff/#comment-52143 <strong>Affiliate Links</strong> Yet another post inspired by John Chow, but at least this one is probably more helpful. In a recent article, John Chow discusses the idea whether affiliate links in posts should be marked as such or not. For those of you who have not read the title of ... Affiliate Links

Yet another post inspired by John Chow, but at least this one is probably more helpful.
In a recent article, John Chow discusses the idea whether affiliate links in posts should be marked as such or not.
For those of you who have not read the title of …

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