Our Policy On Advertising
Always Wander will always be transparent.
Destination Reviews/Overviews - I will NEVER post a report about a place I’ve not been to in order to generate content or profit. Never.
Product Reviews - As mentioned, the fact of the matter is most all of the products I’m reviewing or highlighting here, I own and have used. I will start any post with a clear definition of what the post is (review, product overview, sponsored post, etc.). If I’ve been provided a product from a company in order to review it, I will be 100% Transparent about that. I will NOT, however, allow that to alter my review in any way - my opinions will be strictly my own. If a company approaches me and would like me to highlight a product on my site (not a review) as a sponsored post, I will mention that straight away. If the company is not comfortable with that, I WILL NOT AGREE TO A SPONSORED POST.
Affiliate Links and Patreon - Affiliate links and future Patreon donation pages/Buy Me A Coffee links will allow me to do things like pay for internet hosting, upgrade equipment, contract with graphic designers as I grow, and of course continue to generate great content. I use a combination of direct affiliate links as well as Amazon affiliate links on my site. As is the norm, using these links will cost nothing to you the user.
On-Site Advertising - As my site grows, I will engage in the placement of Ads from Google through a program called Google AdSense. Using blank space on my site, Google would “serve” ads that it thinks are relevant for you on your visit (based on website content and past browsing, typically). It’s important to note that I personally DO NOT serve these ads nor do I choose which ads are shown. It’s all decided by Google’s algorithm. While this shouldn’t happen, if you are shown one that you feel is inappropriate, please let me know. I can report it to Google, and possibly even block the advertiser’s ads from my site if deemed too far off-base.