Affiliate marketing is a way for content publishers to earn income by recommending products and services. Here is how it works in practice:

• NerdStake includes a link to a product or service in an article — for example, a link to Semrush or ConvertKit.
• If you click that link and then make a purchase or sign up for a paid plan, the company pays NerdStake a commission.
• The commission comes from the company's marketing budget — it does not increase the price you pay. You pay exactly the same amount whether you clicked from NerdStake or went directly to the company's website.
• NerdStake earns this commission as a referral fee for directing qualified readers to the product.

The most important thing to understand about NerdStake's affiliate policy is this:

This is not a standard disclaimer — it is a specific editorial commitment we make because most affiliate-driven content does the opposite. The Jasper vs Copy.ai vs Writesonic article on NerdStake explicitly names the fact that Jasper's 30% affiliate commission is why it appears at number one on most comparison sites, before explaining why that ranking does not reflect value for most readers.

How we enforce this:

• Recommendations are written based on research, documented user outcomes, and verified pricing data — not which partner pays the most.
• Where a free tool is sufficient for a reader's needs, we recommend the free tool even when a paid version with commission exists.
• Where a cheaper tool delivers comparable value to a more expensive affiliate option, we say so explicitly — including the price comparison.
• Tools that NerdStake does not have an affiliate relationship with are recommended freely when they are the right fit.

Affiliate links on NerdStake follow strict placement rules. We do not insert links purely to monetise sentences — links appear only where the tool is genuinely relevant to the reader's decision at that point in the article.

What contextual placement means:

• The first mention of a tool in an article — where the reader naturally wants to know more.
• When citing a specific price, plan name, or feature that a reader would logically want to verify.
• When giving an action instruction that requires visiting the tool.
• In clearly labelled CTA boxes at the end of articles or sections — visually distinct from editorial content.

What we do not do:

• Insert affiliate links using generic anchor text like "click here" or "this tool" — links are always descriptive.
• Link the same affiliate multiple times within one article.
• Create articles whose sole purpose is to generate affiliate clicks.
• Use misleading anchor text that does not accurately describe the destination.

Every article containing affiliate links carries an FTC Disclosure box at the very top of the article — before any content.

The following affiliate relationships are currently active on NerdStake. This list is updated when new partnerships are added or existing ones end.

This list reflects active partnerships as of May 2026. Additional partners may be added as NerdStake's content expands. This page will be updated to reflect all active relationships within 30 days of any new partnership being added.

NerdStake complies with the US Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255), which require clear and conspicuous disclosure of material connections between publishers and the brands they recommend.

In practice, this means:

• Every article containing affiliate links includes an FTC Disclosure box at the very top — before any article content.
• The disclosure is written in plain language, not buried in a footer or placed at the end of long articles.
• Affiliate links are not disguised as non-affiliate links.
• Social media posts containing affiliate links are labelled #ad or #affiliate where applicable.