This disclosure policy is in effect from Sunday, September 5, 2010.

This blog consists of articles written and/or edited by me, author Damien Riley. It is a collection of “posts” related by a common theme which you can find in the About section. I write because I enjoy connecting with readers. The Bohemian in me would do it for free until I am 80. Having said that, there are several ways I profit from this blog to compensate my family for the time away I spend working on it. Some include: Adsense ads, sponsored posts, text-links (these are included without in-post disclosure), and private advertising. While the sponsored posts are always kept to a minimum, I do them here. I would ask if they offend you to please scroll past them.

I don’t ever try to hide my paid reviews and sponsored work. Having said that, I will not write a sponsored post unless two truths are present: 1) I believe the product or link has value to my readers 2) I believe and/or use the product. For example, I wrote about a company that sells prescription glasses for $8. This is extremely beneficial to many of my readers who now use this service. The post paid me $3 two years ago and people are still emailing me thanking me for writing it. I am more glad to help people through a sponsored post than to be paid for it.

Now that I have said all that, please understand that I truly love writing here. Any money I may or may not make month-to-month is not the primary motivation I have for doing this. I hope you will read my blog knowing my primary motivation is to create and innovate quality content that provides value to my readers. Thank you!

Sunday, September 5, 2010
Damien S. Riley