Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on this site are affiliate links. This means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

I only include products and services that I have evaluated and believe are worth recommending. Affiliate relationships do not influence which products receive positive coverage — I aim to give honest, practical assessments.

When a product is reviewed based on hands-on use, I note it. When a review is based on research, documentation, and third-party reviews, I note that too.

For questions, contact me at contact@doancongtuan.com.

The short version

Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That commission does not influence which products I recommend or how I write about them.

How affiliate links work technically

When you click an affiliate link, a tracking cookie is stored in your browser by the affiliate platform, not by this site. If you complete a purchase within the cookie window, the platform attributes a commission to this site. The price you pay is identical. Affiliate commissions are paid by the vendor, not added to your order.

Affiliate links on this site go through /go/[slug] redirect URLs. You can always check the destination before clicking.

Which products have affiliate relationships?

Products with affiliate relationships include hosting providers (Vultr, Hostinger, Cloudways, Kinsta), WordPress themes and plugins (WP Rocket, Rank Math Pro, ACF Pro, WPForms, GeneratePress, Elegant Themes), and web builders (Webflow). Individual reviews and comparisons include disclosure notes where affiliate links are present.

Products without affiliate relationships are covered the same way. No affiliate link is not a negative signal. Some good products do not run affiliate programs, or I have not applied yet.

Does commission affect recommendations?

No. The practical reason: a recommendation that sends readers to the wrong product destroys trust faster than any commission is worth. The honest reason: I have been on the buyer side of misleading affiliate reviews enough times to know how it feels.

If a product is not the right fit for your situation, I say so even if I have a link for it. A good recommendation sometimes tells you not to buy yet.

How I choose tools to mention

I cover tools relevant to the reader journey this site serves: WordPress, hosting, VPS, static site frameworks, affiliate content systems. I do not cover tools because they have a good affiliate program. Commission rate is not a selection criterion. Fit to the reader's actual situation is.

Why some tools are labeled research-only

Every review and comparison carries an experience level note. Hands-on means I have used the tool in production. Research-based means I evaluated it through documentation, demos, and community sources. I have not built anything real with it.

Some research-only tools have affiliate programs. I can describe what they do and how they compare on paper. I will not write "in my experience" when the experience is not there. The Uses page lists every tool with its confidence level.

Why I may tell readers not to buy

Some tools are genuinely the wrong fit for where a reader is. Managed WordPress hosting at $35/month makes no sense for a site doing 1,000 visits a month. A premium theme with a steep learning curve is not the right first purchase for someone who just wants a simple blog. When the fit is wrong, I say so.

Reader responsibility

Pricing, features, and terms change. What I write today may be out of date by the time you read it. Always verify current pricing and feature availability directly on the vendor's site before purchasing. The Editorial Policy explains how I handle this in reviews and comparisons.

Questions?

Contact me at contact@doancongtuan.com.