Blog Disclosure

This blog is not primarily financially driven. If it were, I would have advertising and sell more stuff.

That said, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.

First, the obvious. I’m a full-time employee of LexisNexis and a part-time entrepreneur and advisor, including investments of time and money in this website as well as in Knewdle.com, OutFishing.com, RUSHmyresume.com and others.

Second, the less obvious. If I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify this, as I would if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, ditto. Disclaimers all over.

This would be tedious for me and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.

To cover my behind and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true: the writer either got fed or paid; or received perks, free products, stock options or other items of material value.

Thanks to TIm Ferriss for the disclosure ideas.