Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this site earn commissions. Here is exactly how that works - and why it does not change what we document.
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, we earn a commission. This does not change what we document. We document what tools actually produce - not what pays the most.
What Affiliate Links Are
An affiliate link is a tracked URL. When you click it and make a purchase, the tool vendor pays us a commission. The price you pay is the same whether you use our link or go directly to the vendor.
Affiliate links are how independent reference sites like this one stay operational without charging for access or running advertising.
What Affiliate Relationships Do Not Change
SMARTER CLICKS AI documents what AI tools actually produce in the real world - not what they promise. That standard does not change based on whether a tool has an affiliate program.
We document constraints and limits even for tools we earn commissions from
We document operator gaps even when those gaps reflect poorly on the tool
We do not inflate outcomes to make affiliate tools look better than they are
We do not omit tools from documentation because they do not have affiliate programs
We do not rank tools by commission rate
The Documentation Standard
Every tool on this site is documented with the same four-part pattern:
What the tool actually produces when used correctly.
What the tool is and what it does.
Where the tool falls short. What it cannot do. What it does poorly.
What the operator still has to do. What the tool does not handle.
This pattern applies to every tool, regardless of affiliate status. The Limit and Gap sections exist specifically to prevent the kind of inflated documentation that affiliate relationships can produce.
Which Tools Have Affiliate Links
Tools with affiliate links are identified by the presence of a referral parameter in the URL (e.g., ?via=ivan or ?ref=ivan). If a tool link does not have a referral parameter, it is not an affiliate link.
Not all tools on this site have affiliate programs. Some are documented because they produce real outcomes - regardless of whether we earn anything from them.
FTC Compliance
This disclosure complies with the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255). We are required to disclose material connections to products we recommend. We do so here and on individual tool pages where affiliate links are present.
Questions
If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or documentation standards, use the contact form. We are direct and we respond.
Last updated: April 2026
