Bloket.blog is honest about how it earns money. This page explains when and how the site uses affiliate links, what that means for readers, and what commercial relationships the site maintains.
This disclosure exists because readers deserve to know when a recommendation might carry a financial incentive. Transparency on this point is not optional — it is required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States and expected by readers everywhere.
What an affiliate link is
An affiliate link is a link that includes a tracking code identifying bloket.blog as the source of the click. If a reader clicks that link and makes a purchase, the site may earn a small commission from the seller at no extra cost to the reader.
The price the reader pays is the same whether they arrive through an affiliate link or navigate directly to the seller’s site. The commission comes from the seller’s revenue, not from an added charge to the reader.
Affiliate programs are a common way for content websites to cover operating costs. Hosting, writing, editing, and maintaining a site like this one costs money. Affiliate commissions help offset those costs.
Does bloket.blog currently use affiliate links?
Bloket.blog may use affiliate links in some articles. Where an affiliate relationship exists for a product or service mentioned in a guide, the article includes a disclosure near the relevant link or at the top of the article.
The absence of a disclosure in an article means there is no affiliate relationship for the products or services mentioned in that article.
Which affiliate programs does bloket.blog participate in?
Where affiliate relationships exist, they are with services that are directly relevant to the site’s content — educational tools, classroom resources, or related software products.
Bloket.blog does not participate in affiliate programs for products unrelated to education or to the topics covered on this site. Readers will not find affiliate links to products that do not genuinely fit the content.
Specific affiliate relationships are disclosed in the articles that reference those products. If a reader wants to know whether a specific link is an affiliate link, they can check the article for a disclosure or reach out through the Contact page.
How affiliate relationships affect editorial content
They don’t.
The affiliate relationship for a product does not change how that product is described in a guide. A product recommended on bloket.blog is recommended because it is genuinely useful, not because it pays a commission.
The same editorial standards that apply to all content on this site apply to content that mentions affiliate products. The standards are described in the Editorial Policy.
Bloket.blog does not publish positive reviews in exchange for affiliate placement. Products get covered based on whether they add real value for readers. If a product adds that value, it gets recommended. If it does not, it does not get recommended, regardless of whether an affiliate program exists for it.
No product gets coverage simply because an affiliate relationship is available. The coverage decision comes first. The affiliate link, if one exists, comes second.
Advertising and Google AdSense
Bloket.blog displays advertisements through Google AdSense. These ads appear in spaces on the site and are served automatically based on the content of the page and, in some cases, the browsing history of the reader.
Google AdSense earns the site revenue when readers view or interact with these ads. The presence of advertising has no effect on which topics get covered or how they get covered.
Bloket.blog does not control which specific ads appear through AdSense. The site does not endorse the products or services advertised through the AdSense network.
Information about how AdSense uses cookies and data to serve ads is in the Cookie Policy.
Sponsored content
Bloket.blog does not currently publish sponsored content — that is, content created or paid for by a third party in exchange for coverage.
If sponsored content is ever published on this site, it will be labeled clearly as sponsored and visually separated from regular editorial content. Readers will always be able to tell the difference.
What this means for readers
Readers can trust that:
- Recommendations are based on genuine usefulness, not commission size
- Affiliate relationships are disclosed where they exist
- Editorial coverage is not for sale
- Advertising does not influence what topics get covered
When in doubt about whether a link on this site is an affiliate link, check the article for a disclosure notice. If the disclosure is absent, there is no affiliate relationship for that link.
FTC compliance
This disclosure meets the requirements of the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, which require clear and conspicuous disclosure of material connections between publishers and the products they mention.
The FTC guidelines apply to US-based publishers and are considered best practice internationally. Bloket.blog follows them regardless of the location of the reader.
For more information about the FTC’s guidelines on endorsements, the FTC’s website at ftc.gov contains the full text of the applicable rules.
Questions
Readers with questions about affiliate relationships on this site or about any specific link can reach out through the Contact page. Questions about commercial arrangements are taken seriously and answered directly.