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Yeah there aren’t any affiliate links yet. There will be. I used to build sites like this - the trick is to provide value for free upfront and gain and audience, then replace all the links with affiliate links when the traffic ramps.

Needless to say I quit because my “reviews” were bs and I never used any of the products I wrote reviews for...so I have a tough time these days trusting any site like this.




Affiliate links don't cost any more, so as a consumer why do I care if they use affiliate links or not?


only because if there is a better option available at a website which pays less or no affiliate money the reviewer is incentivised to recommend the one which earns money (but costs more/is a worse product).


Consumers don't care if affiliate links are used, they care if affiliate links are disclosed. People should be told when they're being potentially advertised to.




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