I thought it’d be good to do this for the record.

This blog contains my words and my opinions only. Every now and again I’ve done “Sponsored Posts“. I really don’t think I’ll be doing many more. I get paid for these Sponsored Posts, though every word is mine and not an advertiser’s.

Beyond Sponsored Posts, I am not compensated to write on this blog. Off of this blog, I am paid to produce content for a variety of websites, magazines and books. I am paid to produce video and audio content for clients, for corporations and for contributions to white papers.

I realize that having Sponsored Posts may affect people’s perceptions of the overall authenticity of my blogging. As a result, I am considering dropping them. Outside of Sponsored Posts, though, every bit of content is not paid for. It is mine and produced solely because of passion and because I think way too much.

Yes, I’m generally against disclosure statements, and I also know this whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. However, the water’s still hot and I don’t feel like getting burned just because I was too lazy to open up about waht I’ve already said was happening anyways. Every one of my business relationships is open, honest and disclosed on the blogs I write for but, for fear of getting burned, I’ve reiterated the obvious.

My voice is mine. My words are mine. And I don’t sell either. I sometimes sell my fingers to pay for my mouth, but when I do it will always be clearly marked, and will always be in the Sponsored Posts category.