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I always look for affiliate links when bloggers suddenly start shilling merchandise outside of their competency.

I don't mind when there's an obvious "best prices" DIV at the bottom or wherever, where its purpose and commercial motivation is obvious, but embedded affiliate links just feel....scummy.

It's like getting invited to dinner and the host starts an Amway pitch. It colours the entire presentation.

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> It's like getting invited to dinner and the host starts an Amway pitch.

I respond in the same way, I leave, never to return.

Maybe try not attending dinners titled "revisiting Amway products". Just a suggestion.

I realize this is a bit off topic but how do you feel about disclosure right there in the blog post? Something like "if you follow that link, I'll get some money"? I wrestle with this every time I link to something in a blog post. I've mostly settled on the affiliate link disclosure followed by an affiliate free one.

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