I appreciate very much your comment. You are correct in that I stand to profit some if a reader decides to buy the product I review if they use the link in my article. But I can assure you that the review is genuine, and that I personally own it, I’ve looked through it thoroughly, and I from experience can recommend it. I will not review a product if I myself know very little about it.

Although I stand to make a profit as stated above, the actual seller of the product is the one who stands to gain the most. A seller of a product may decide that they want to reach more people than their own mailing list, so they set up their product as an affiliate product where they promise others a percentage of the sale if they sell their product on their web site. There are at least two advantages to this. One, they sell more of their product! And two, more people are exposed to their product, hence they will go to the seller’s web site to see what else there is. More traffic, more sales. It’s mutually beneficial.

Some web sites may just post a link to the product without ever even knowing whether it’s good or bad; I don’t work that way. Before I make a recommendation, I thoroughly review the product. If it’s worth putting my name on it, then I’ll write the review and post it on my site. I hope that the readers can see that I’ve actually taken the time to give an honest review, so they can make an informed decision, yeah or nay. Most may not buy the product, but I’ve done my part.

Shortly I will actually be reviewing a product that has no affiliate program linked to it, so I stand to gain nothing monetarily from it. There will be a link to the author’s web site for those who want to buy it, and I hope they do because it’s that good. But I like it, so I’ll recommend it. I also am working on my own product that I will sell on my site, and will promote on other sites where I will be paying those web site owners a percentage of the sale. I think affiliate programs work if done honestly and respectfully.

Craig, I really hope you continue to come back to this site. I don’t only write reviews; I love drums, and I’ll write anything about them. If you haven’t already, please go through the whole site and let me know what you don’t like (and like!), and I’ll be glad to look into it. Maybe not everything will work, but I won’t know unless honest folk like you let me know! You don’t have to buy anything if you don’t want to, just come back, at least from an entertainment/information perspective.

Thanks again for leaving your comment. Good day!

A product I may have considered but not now since I know you are only out to profit from us buying this. And now I will be skeptical of any future review you post on your blog.