At FilmmakerJourney.com, transparency is everything to us. We built this website for filmmakers who want honest, reliable information about gear, techniques, and the craft of filmmaking. Before you read any of our content, we want you to know exactly how this website works and how we make money.
What Is an Affiliate Link
Some of the links on FilmmakerJourney.com are affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and then make a purchase on the retailer’s website, we may earn a small commission. This comes at absolutely no extra cost to you. The price you see on Amazon or any other retailer is exactly the same whether you use our link or go directly to their website yourself.
Think of it as a referral fee paid by the retailer, not by you.
Amazon Associates Program
FilmmakerJourney.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
When you click a product link on our site that leads to Amazon and you make a qualifying purchase, we earn a small percentage of that sale as a commission. This is how Amazon compensates us for recommending their products to our audience. You can also learn more about partnership and promotional opportunities on our https://filmmakerjourney.com/advertise-with-us/ page.
This applies to all Amazon product links across our website including gear reviews, best of lists, tutorial recommendations, equipment guides, and any other content where a product is mentioned and linked.
Other Affiliate Programs We May Use
In addition to Amazon, FilmmakerJourney.com may also participate in other affiliate programs from time to time. These may include but are not limited to camera and lens manufacturers, filmmaking software companies, online course platforms, lighting and audio equipment retailers, video editing tool providers and other filmmaking related products and services.
Whenever we use an affiliate link from any program, the same rules apply. You pay nothing extra, we may earn a commission, and our editorial opinion is never influenced by the relationship.
How You Can Identify Affiliate Links
We do our best to be transparent about affiliate links on our website. You may see phrases such as the following near affiliate links on our pages:
This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase through our links at no extra cost to you.
On some pages and posts, affiliate links are present throughout the content without individual labels on every single link. However, the disclosure at the top of those pages makes it clear that affiliate links are used within that content.
Our Editorial Promise
This is the most important thing we want you to understand. Our reviews, recommendations, and opinions are never for sale.
We do not accept payment to write positive reviews. We do not rank products higher because of higher commissions. We do not recommend products we would not use ourselves or suggest to a fellow filmmaker. We do not change our honest opinion based on whether a company runs an affiliate program with us.
Every camera review, every gear recommendation, every tutorial we publish is written with one goal in mind and that is to give you the most accurate and useful information possible so you can make a confident decision. If we think a product is overpriced or has a better alternative, we will tell you that even if the alternative earns us less commission or no commission at all.
Your trust means more to us than any commission.
Sponsored Content
From time to time FilmmakerJourney.com may publish sponsored posts or reviews where a brand has paid for coverage or provided a product free of charge for review purposes. When this happens we will always clearly label the content as Sponsored or state that the product was provided for review at the top of that post.
Receiving payment or a free product never guarantees a positive review. We maintain complete editorial control over all content published on this website. Our honest opinion is always what you will find here regardless of how the content came to be published.
Display Advertising
FilmmakerJourney.com may also display advertisements through third-party ad networks such as Google AdSense. These advertisements are not editorial recommendations. They are automated placements based on your browsing behaviour and the content of our pages. We earn a small amount when these ads are displayed or clicked.
We do not control which specific ads appear on our site. If you see an ad that seems inappropriate or misleading, please let us know through our contact page.
Why We Use Affiliate Marketing
Running FilmmakerJourney.com takes a significant amount of time, research, and resources. Affiliate commissions and advertising revenue allow us to keep this website free for every filmmaker who visits, continue producing high quality reviews and tutorials, invest in testing gear and software so our recommendations are based on real experience, and grow the content library to cover more topics that help you on your filmmaking journey.
Without affiliate income this website simply could not exist in its current form. We are grateful to every reader who uses our links and supports the site in this way.
FTC Compliance
This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines on endorsements and testimonials as outlined in 16 CFR Part 255. The FTC requires that websites clearly disclose any material connection between a content publisher and the products or services they recommend. Our participation in affiliate programs and any sponsored content arrangements constitute such material connections and we are committed to disclosing these openly and honestly.
Questions About Our Affiliate Relationships
If you ever have a question about whether a specific link on our site is an affiliate link, whether a piece of content is sponsored, or anything else related to how we earn money, please do not hesitate to ask. We are happy to be completely open about it.
You can contact us https://filmmakerjourney.com/contact/
A Final Word
We know you have many choices when it comes to where you get your filmmaking information. We are genuinely grateful that you choose to spend your time here. Our promise to you is simple. We will always be honest, we will always put your interests first, and we will never recommend something we do not truly believe in just to earn a commission.
Thank you for supporting FilmmakerJourney.com. Every click and every purchase through our links helps us keep creating content for the filmmaking community.