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Disclosure Policy
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PayPerPost Inc
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Blog Readers
Blogging can be about community, technology, politics, self-promotion, big business, small business, cultural awareness or Aunt Mary’s secret recipes. That is the beauty of the blogosphere, each person blogs for their own reason in their own words. Blogs are written by real people with real feelings, opinions, motivations, and experiences.
However, as the blogosphere has grown so has the financial opportunity it represents. Now more than ever Advertisers, PR agencies, political organizations and bloggers themselves are reaching out to blog owners in an attempt to gain visibility for their products, services and causes. As a reader it has been difficult to identify which blogs are influenced by these organizations and how... until now.
Disclosure Policies are designed to allow bloggers to self-identify any affiliation, payment or other conflicts of interests that may influence the content of a blog. From banner ads and paid content to free gadgets and travel, disclosure policies allow you to make your own judgement regarding the influence on content you are presented with. Bloggers provide this service to you, their reader, in order to be as transparent as possible with their blog.
If you see a blog without a disclosure policy drop them a line and send them to disclosurepolicy.org. Demand disclosure and and help set the right tone for advertising on the Internet for years to come.
Blogger Disclosure
This site is designed to provide you with the tools you need to provide transparency to your readers about the content on your blog. By including a disclosure policy you are protecting the integrity of your blog and providing a service to the advertisers, sponsors and organizations that you support you. Disclosure encourages trust amongst your readers and promotes an ethical blogosphere
Disclosure does not mean you are not changing your voice, perspective, values or persona. You will always be you, and that’s why you blog.
Disclosure does mean that you will be open, honest and transparent about the things that influence your blogging. This includes disclosure of organizational affiliations, compensation received for advertising, paid content generation or inclusion, as well as any form of VIP treatment or gifts received.
Ultimately, you are responsible for your blog, your choices, your opinions and your morals. We encourage you to visit our forum and ultimately adopt a disclosure policy today.
What is disclosure?
The act of making something obvious. Disclosing (divulging or explaining), the purpose and interests of a blogger in his/her published posts: written, audio or video.
Why is it important in blogging?
Because advertisers are offering bloggers payment or gifts to create content about specific products or services, the blogger’s interest in the product or service may be in part the financial gain. Whether the blogger would have included content in his/her blog about the product or service without gift or payment, the fact is the blogger is receiving payment for certain content.
Why disclose?
By disclosing the purpose of a blog, bloggers are letting readers know more about the information they’ll be reviewing. Bloggers retain the freedom to write original content, as well as select which advertisers they will represent in exchange for gifts or money. Any ethical concerns will remain where they’ve always been - on the individual level. Because it is a blogger’s freedom to select which topics will bring them payment, he/she remains responsible for his/her own reputation.
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- PayPerPost Inc [did also : PayPerPost for Bloggers , PayPerPost for Advertisers ]
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