Affiliate Program Disclosure

In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released their new rules for Disclosure Compliance. These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (blogs, Youtube videos, etc.) know if the blogger/presenter is sponsored, endorsed, or partnered with a different company. In blog terms, the readers need to know if the blogger is making money by sharing a link or product.

In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links and posts on this site: Any/all of the links on Practical Machinist are affiliate links from which we receive a small compensation from sales of certain items.

What are affiliate links?

Purchases are made on external affiliate company websites: When a reader clicks on links to various merchants on this site and makes a purchase, the reader buys the item from the seller directly (not from Practical Machinist). This can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the Amazone Affiliate program or the eBay Partner Network.

Prices are exactly the same for you if your purchase is through an affiliate link or a non-affiliate link. You will not pay more by clicking through to the link.

Which affiliate partnerships does Practical Machinist use?

Practical Machinist uses the following affiliate platforms and partnerships:

  • Amazon Associates
  • eBay Partner Network
  • CJ
  • Avantlink
  • Pepperjam

Amazon Affiliate Program

Practical Machinist is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com, endless.com, myhabit.com, smallparts.com, or amazonwireless.com. Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links. Each of your purchases via our Amazon affiliation links supports the forum at no additional cost to you.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

If a website links to an Amazon product (with a special code for affiliates embedded in the link), and a reader places an item in their “shopping cart” through that link within 24 hours of clicking the link, the blogger gets a small percentage of the sale. Amazon links are not “pay per click.” If you click on the product link and stay around Amazon and purchase something else, however, Practical Machinist will get a commission on that sale.

Anytime you see a link that looks like http://astore.amazon.com/… or www.amazon.com/… it is an Amazon affiliate link.

eBay Partner Network

Practical Machinist is a participant in the eBay Partner Network, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to eBay properties. eBay offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links. Each of your purchases via our eBay affiliation links supports the forum at no additional cost to you.

 

NOTE: Our recommendations always come from our experience and research and are not influenced by anyone other than our editors.