Paid Blogging and Disclosure
I had written about the need for disclosure in my earlier post. When you are being compensated in any manner, you have a moral obligation to let your readers know that you are being compensated for what you have written.
This blog always had a little notice at the end of every PPP post that said that this relates to a PPP opportunity. I am glad that the good folks at PPP too think that disclosure is a good thing to happen, and are now encouraging bloggers to have a disclosure policy on their blog. This blog has its disclosure policy here.
If you too want a disclosure policy for your blog, head straight to Disclosure Policy Generator. Its pretty simple and in less than 5 minutes by answering some simple questions you will have your own disclosure policy. I would strongly recommend that you read the generated policy and edit it to suit your requirements before you put it on your blog.
By disclosing your affiliations or compensation received for post, you let your readers know more about what you have written. If you have received any compensation for your posts, don’t you think your readers should know that? Or if you have an affiliation with a company whose products you are writing about, should your readers know that too? So go ahead and increase the transparency in blogosphere by adding a disclosure policy to your blog.
Disclaimer: This post relates to a PayPerPost Opportunity.
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