Disclosure

Affiliate links should be obvious.

This page explains affiliate links, tool recommendations, and what visitors should verify before buying or publishing.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on Print on Demand Secrets are affiliate links. Known affiliate links at launch include Printful and Printify links. Some additional outbound tool links may become affiliate links later, but they should be clearly identified before you click.

If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase or order, Print on Demand Secrets may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links help support the site, but compensation does not decide rankings and should not be treated as proof that a tool is the best option for your shop.

Disclosures should be close to the relevant recommendation or link, easy to notice, and written in plain language. Affiliate links should also use suitable link attributes such as rel="sponsored" where appropriate.

Editorial standards

  • Tool recommendations should match the user's stage: beginner, Etsy seller, brand builder, or scaling seller.
  • Official tool pages are preferred over third-party summaries when the visitor needs pricing, platform access, terms, or legal policies.
  • Visitors should be encouraged to sample products and verify licenses before publishing or scaling.
  • Affiliate compensation should not decide the order of recommendations or be presented as proof that a tool is the best option.

Tool fit bars

Fit bars are editorial guides, not traffic estimates or official active-user counts.

They are based on how directly a tool helps POD sellers, beginner usefulness, and fit for the selected task. Pricing, product quality, licensing, and support still matter more than a bar.

Compliance

FTC references.

This is not legal advice. For U.S. affiliate and endorsement disclosure guidance, review official FTC materials.

FTC affiliate guidance

The FTC says material connections should be disclosed clearly and conspicuously so readers can evaluate the recommendation.

Read FTC Endorsement Guides

FTC disclosure basics

The FTC also recommends simple language and placement that is hard for visitors to miss.

Read Disclosures 101

Visitor reminder

Prices, commissions, platform access, shipping regions, license terms, marketplace rules, and affiliate programs can change. Always verify official terms before buying a tool, publishing a product, or relying on a policy summary.