Here at Get Clients I write articles about marketing and business development for professional services firms. The articles (unless marked as guest posts) are my original work – although they may have been inspired by the writing of, or discussions with others. Where this is the case it will be clearly stated.
I rarely review or endorse products. Where I do so I will have used (or read in the case of a book) the product myself and will be speaking from experience. I may provide a link to books or other products (e.g. on Amazon) via an affiliate link where I will get a commission. Whether I receive a commission or not, my review will not be biased in any way by any commission I might make. My reputation is too important to me.
I am occasionally provided with free copies of books to review. This does not guarantee a positive review. In fact it doesn’t even guarantee a review: I have 5 books currently in my in-tray waiting to be reviewed and it probably won’t happen anytime soon.
At the moment I don’t accept advertisements on the site. And I will certainly never accept those “disguised text link” adverts. If I do place any adverts on the site they will be clearly marked as such.
Sometimes I participate in product launches where an author will ask me to provide a bonus item for their book launch. The benefit of this for me is that it will bring traffic and subscribers to my site, and sometimes a commission is offered on the products. The benefit for my readers is that it gives them early access to high quality new products (often at a discount or with bonuses above what is normally offered).
I will only participate in launches of products I have personally reviewed and endorse. And I will fully disclose any involvement in the launch.
Finally, occasionally kind people just send me gifts. I fully encourage this! Currently the team at Raintoday.com have gifted me free membership to their site (although I paid for their excellent How Clients Buy report from my own hard earned cash).
If anyone else wants to send me gifts, chocolate is good!
If you have any questions or concerns with this policy, please don’t hesitate to contact me via my contact form. I’d be happy to talk about any concerns you might have.
