Disclosure
Statement
Among articles with the byline D. Alan Carter or David Alan
Carter, any and all product reviews and/or
recommendations as part of those articles have
been written and edited by me, David Alan Carter. The
views and opinions expressed in these reviews/recommendations
are purely my own. I abide by ‘Word of Mouth' standards of
conduct and believe in honesty of identity, relationship and
opinion.
Accuracy of
Information
While I always strive to provide
information that is timely and accurate, any claim, statistic,
quote or other representation about a product or service upon
which you intend to base a purchase decision should be verified
by you directly with the manufacturer, provider or party in
question.
Sponsored
Content
I do not accept sponsored content.
No company or advertiser pays me to write about, post or review
their product or service.
Affiliate
Relationships
Many, if not most Web-based
retailers and service providers, if they have a product or
service worth advertising, have an affiliate program – the
details of which can be found on their websites. Affiliate
marketing has become a common practice on the Web ever since
Amazon.com popularized the concept back in 1996.
Readers should be aware that I may have an affiliate
relationship with companies whose products I review or
otherwise promote in the course of my articles. What does
"affiliate relationship" mean? Does it mean that I'm routinely
invited to tea and crumpets aboard yachts owned by the moguls
behind resume writing services? No. I don't know any "moguls"
personally, and I'm not even sure what a crumpet is. It
does mean that I may have the prospect of receiving
compensation if a company succeeds. More specifically,
affiliates receive a small percentage from any sale generated
as a result of a link placed on a site by the affiliate.
Should you be concerned about a conflict of interest? In
general, I believe readers should always be concerned
about potential conflicts of interest. In my particular case, I
hope you'll weigh the following information (but you'll have to
decide for yourself).
I'm not some anonymous reviewer. In fact, I'm quite
forthright in offering up my identity and bearing my
professional background for all to see. I want you to know who
has written the review, and from what perspective I come at the
task (as a skeptical consumer, published author, and
developer of more than 50 informational websites). Bottom line:
my name and reputation matter to me. I'm not about to
jeopardize either by recommending some product or service that
I do not believe in.
Advice In General:
Internet Postings, Blogs and Reviews
I'll
state this again because it bears repeating: readers should
always be concerned about potential conflicts of
interest. While there are companies and products out there that
provide shockingly good value, the internet is still the Wild
West in many respects, and you need to take what you read with
a grain of salt. At a minimum, you should know your author,
know his or her background, and know if any compensation is
involved. And finally, before you base a decision on any
particular claim made on any internet blog, social networking
site or review page, verify that claim with the company in
question.
Thanks for taking the time to look this over. Keep up your
guard, and best of luck.
– David Alan Carter
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