ecomtoolshed.com earns money through affiliate commissions. This page explains exactly how, in plain language, in line with the US Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255) and the disclosure requirements of the affiliate programs we work with.
Last updated: September 21, 2026
The disclosure in one sentence
When you click certain links on this site and then create an account or buy a subscription, we may receive a commission from the vendor. You pay exactly the same price either way, and the commission does not influence what we recommend or how we rank products.
The programs we participate in
We name every program we earn from, because that is the fact that matters to you: you can see exactly where our commercial interest sits.
In this category one structural difference is worth stating. Some software affiliate programs pay a share of recurring subscription revenue for as long as the customer stays, rather than a single payment. That is a longer-lived incentive than a one-off product commission, and you are entitled to weigh it. Which specific programs work that way is set out in each program’s own public terms.
| Program | What it covers |
|---|---|
| systeme.io | Funnels, email marketing, courses, and site building |
| Kit (formerly ConvertKit) | Email marketing for creators and small sellers |
| GetResponse | Email marketing, automation, and landing pages |
| Hostinger | Hosting, domains, and site building |
| Shopify | Storefront, checkout, and retail operations |
We do not publish the individual commission rates we are paid. Those are commercial terms between us and each vendor, they change without notice, and a percentage on this page would tell you less about our incentives than the list above does. What matters is that we are paid by some of the tools we cover, and that the payment never decides the outcome.
A higher rate never buys a better position in our rankings. Where two tools are close, we may say so and explain why we prefer one — but the rate is not a tiebreaker. We have recommended tools that pay us nothing.
We may also earn from other programs in future. When we do, this table will be updated.
How affiliate links are identified
- Outbound commercial links are marked in the page’s HTML with
rel="sponsored", following search engine guidelines on link attribution. - Where a link is part of a recommendation, the recommendation itself names the vendor.
- Each article carries a short disclosure line at the top, before any affiliate link appears, so you see it before you can act on a recommendation.
- Block-level recommendations are visually set apart so they are not mistaken for body copy.
A disclosure only works if you see it before you click. That is why it sits at the top of the article rather than in the footer.
What we will never do
- We do not accept payment for a positive review. Vendors cannot buy a placement, a score, or a recommendation in our editorial content.
- We do not accept free accounts, credits, or upgraded plans in exchange for coverage. Where we describe a paid tier, it is from published pricing — not from an account given to us in exchange for a review.
- We do not allow a vendor to review or approve our editorial articles before publication. Sponsored content is different, and the two are never mixed — see the labelling rules below.
- We do not hide a recommendation inside a list of hashtags or bury the disclosure where it is easy to miss.
- We will never ask you for your login credentials to any tool we cover, and any message that does so is not from us. See our Privacy Policy, section 2.1.
- We do not claim experience we do not have. Every article states plainly what we base our conclusions on, and where we have not used a product we say so.
Editorial independence
Commercial relationships never determine editorial conclusions. Where we could not verify a claim against a primary source — a vendor’s own pricing page, documentation, or help centre — the article labels it as unverified rather than dressing it up as fact. Our full method is described in our Editorial Policy and our How We Research page.
If the tool we would recommend is one that pays us nothing, we still recommend it. If the tool that pays us most has a pricing trap or a migration problem, we say so.
Prices, plans, and availability
Prices and plan limits shown on this site are indicative and may be out of date. Software vendors change pricing, packaging, free-tier limits, feature gating, and promotional terms constantly, and we cannot monitor every pricing page continuously. Every figure in an article reflects what we found in the sources listed at the bottom of that article on the date printed there. Always confirm the current price, the current free-tier limits, and the current terms at the vendor before you commit. Section 6 of our Terms of Service sets out the limits of our product information.
Sponsored content and how it is labelled
We distinguish two kinds of content on this site, and they never blur into each other.
Editorial content is what we research and write on our own initiative. No vendor pays for it, reviews it before publication, or influences its conclusions. This is the overwhelming majority of the site.
Sponsored content is content paid for by a vendor. We may publish it. When we do:
- it carries a clear label — “Sponsored” or “Paid partnership” — at the top of the article, above the fold, in a size and position that cannot be missed, and the label is visible before any content or link;
- it is excluded from our rankings, scores, comparison tables, and “best of” lists, and it never counts as our independent verdict on a tool;
- the vendor may review its own sponsored draft for factual accuracy and brand voice, but cannot change a factual finding, insert a comparison claim in our voice, or veto a negative statement about its own product or pricing;
- the fact that it is paid is disclosed in plain language in the article itself, not only in a policy page;
- any price or limit quoted in it must still be traceable to the vendor’s published pricing, with the date checked, the same as editorial content.
Sponsorship never buys a position in a ranking, a score, a recommendation, an editorial article, or the removal of a critical finding — including a pricing trap or migration problem — published elsewhere on the site.
As of the last updated date above, no content on this site has been paid for or sponsored by a vendor.
Questions or complaints
If you believe a disclosure on this site is inadequate or misleading, tell us. Email contact@ecomtoolshed.com. Corrections of substance are published, and we note what changed and when.