Affiliate Information

I try to use affiliate links to improve my content by linking directly to products that I own and have tested or that I have used within each article or video. For example, a lot of my recent work involves testing products in mini-experiments and therefore it is very natural (and a bit more scientific!) if I link directly to the materials used in the test. A good example would be my slug control video where I purchased items and tested them to find out which barriers prevent slugs from eating plants. Given the variability in product quality between brands, a direct link to the product is really helpful here.

Some content can be expensive to make, especially when testing new products (like the slug control video) or purchasing a lot of materials and having to use more material than I normally would so I can get the right number of shots for the video or a good sample size (my germination tests and grow lights videos spring to mind here). In this case affiliate commission, although usually small, can offset some of these costs.

Sometimes I will link to products that I use regularly and it’s likely that they were involved in the background or contributed in a minor way without being directly featured in the article or video but this isn’t always the case. You’ll see this more often in video descriptions.

At the time of writing, none of my content entirely refers to or attempts to promote a specific product and instead talks about the general product or product category. You will therefore most likely find an affiliate disclosure within an article or a video itself, rather than before you click on the content (e.g. in a title or thumbnail). This is in compliance with the CAP code for affiliate marketing as set out by the Advertising Standards Agency which reflects relevant UK legislation.