Legal / Policies

Below you can find disclaimers and terms and policies you agree to when you access AllFreelanceWriting.com.

Privacy Policy

All Freelance Writing will never sell or rent your information.

For details on the site's full privacy policy, please review the separate Privacy Policy page.

Comment Policy

All comments posted to AllFreelanceWriting.com are subject to the comment policies and rules below. If you break them, chances are good your comment won’t be approved, will be edited, or will be deleted at my discretion.

Note: Every person’s first comment is moderated to help prevent spam. Occasionally all comments on the blog must be moderated — during spam attacks, group attacks of any kind, or when particularly heated discussions are taking place (especially after normal business hours).

Comment Policies

  1. While I’m more tolerant of insults directed at me as long as they're otherwise constructive (as per rule #2), insulting other readers or other site contributors will not be tolerated.
  2. If you choose to post something venomous, I insist that you take credit for those comments publicly with your full name (I think that’s only fair, as I don’t hide behind anonymity in my posts). Insulting or obscene comments posted with a generic handle, first name only, or obviously-fake email address will not be tolerated. If your comments are simply constructive and conversational without that bite, I don’t mind if you prefer to use a handle.
  3. Any language that I deem to be inappropriate in the context of my readership will be edited or removed. Occasionally swearing probably won’t cause me to censor a comment. Excessive swearing, hate speech, and the like will.
  4. If you say something ignorant because you were too lazy to read a post fully before commenting, I may point out the idiocy once. After that, don’t be surprised if future comments of that nature are just deleted to save the headache. I’m a blogger, not a babysitter–I don’t have the time to continually point out that you haven’t yet learned to read.
  5. If you’re caught trying to further your own cause by commenting under multiple names / handles, all of your comments on that post will be removed (and yes, there are ways to tell). I reserve the right to name and shame any supposedly anonymous trolls at my discretion (you’re rarely as sneaky as you think you are, even when trying to mask your IP address). This behavior may result in a permanent ban on commenting, and information collected from your comments and our site statistics may be used to publicly attribute the anonymous or falsely-attributed comments to the actual original commenter instead of deletion, at my discretion (although we still won’t share any truly personal information like your email address or IP address publicly).
  6. If it is discovered that a line of comments is a result of anyone’s attempt to incite a mob mentality, all comments related to that call to action will be removed, and commenters may be banned from future comments here. For example, visiting a company’s forum to announce an unfavorable mention on the site and to ask members to get together to comment on the post, attack the poster or other commenters, etc., will result in deletion. This applies to any hint of mob mentality on this blog. Comments that remain objective and don’t appear to have any malicious intent may be published regardless, depending on the scope of the situation.
  7. If your comments have little substance, are irrelevant to the conversation, do nothing but try to incite arguments, are libelous in nature, or appear to be commenting solely to get links back to your website, the comments may not be approved. If you repeatedly engage in this behavior, future comments from you may be automatically blocked from appearing on the site. So don’t get off on the wrong foot.
  8. If you use a keyword-rich handle rather than a name, it will be assumed that you're commenting solely for SEO value, and your comment might not be approved. (ex. Posting under a username like "Software for Writers" rather than a name or handle representing you as an individual)
  9. You may not include "signatures" in your comments. This is when you add your name and a website to the end of a comment. The only form of signature allowed is the linked commenter name all users are given. If you try to paste in other URLs, they will automatically be stripped and will not be live links on the site. If you try to add links to anchor text, I might remove them before allowing the rest of your comment to go live. I will remove signatures when I see them in comments.
  10. If you repeatedly violate these rules (or in cases of extreme behavior – such as hate speech), you may be banned from future commenting on AllFreelanceWriting.com.

Simple, right? Be nice to others. Take credit if you want to be an ass to me personally. And read before commenting. Don’t agree? Then don’t comment.

Oh yeah. And don’t spam. Spam really pisses me off.

This comment policy was last updated on April 5, 2014 to clarify the issue of spam handles and spammy comment "signatures."

Private Ad Policy

All Freelance Writing currently does not accept private advertising. That includes private text link ads sitewide or within content, banner ads, or sponsored posts. Please do not contact me about private advertising, sponsorship, or equivalent partnership opportunities.

Ad Network Policy

At times, we might include advertisements from third party ad networks such as Google Adsense. These ads are generally contextual ads, and we do not have full control over what displays. For example, if a post is about invoicing software, you might see related ads about invoicing software and services.

These ads can also be controlled by your own browsing behavior where Google shows ads relevant to your interests and recent searches even if they're not relevant to the content on our pages. For example, if you've been searching for a new car, you might find auto-related ads. Again, we do not have full control over these ads and they are not hand-picked by us.

As a result of the nature of these contextual ads, no ad displaying in their results constitutes a personal endorsement by All Freelance Writing, Jennifer Mattern, 3 Beat Media, or any contributor to the site.

No-Bullshit Affiliate Promotion Policies

Every once in a while, I'll promote a product or service here using affiliate links.

What does that mean?

Simply put, if you like what I have to say about something, and you click my affiliate link before making a purchase, I may receive a small commission for referring you as a new customer.

Look. I don't like sites plastered with affiliate links any more than you do.

But do you know what I really don't like? Pushy marketers / bloggers who constantly release a stream of one new e-book, course, or membership product after another, pushing me to "buy, buy, buy!"

Screw that.

One of the things that's set this site apart over the years is that my focus has always been on putting your needs first. That's why, even though I occasionally release premium guides and tools, the vast majority of resources I release are freebies (all non-gated as of November 2016).

But those resources? Blog content? The other site features here? They take a heck of a lot of time to create and maintain. And I couldn't justify doing that if this site didn't bring in income.

Advertisers -- including those running affiliate programs -- foot the bill for most things so I don't constantly have to ask you to buy more shit from me. And if I am going to ask you to invest in something, it's damn well going to be worth your time and money whether that product comes from me or someone else.

My rules for affiliate reviews are simple.

Here's what I can promise you about any affiliate review you find here moving forward (and past affiliate-promoted content will all be reviewed in time and updated to be in line with these policies -- though most, if not all, already were):

  • I must have tested, used, or currently be using the product or service I'm promoting, with very few exceptions. Exceptions might include bundles where I'm familiar with some people involved or products included but not all, or if it's a situation where I'm referring you more to the person behind the product or service than anything else. It's not easy to earn my trust to a point where I'd do that though, so if I'm recommending something I haven't used, you know that person has a long a track record of not fucking people over.
  • I will only promote affiliate links for things I can honestly and wholeheartedly recommend to you, or that I feel is a good option to consider (in those cases I won't outright say "you should buy this"). I know money can be tight when you're just starting to build a writing business. I don't tolerate others trying to nickel and dime new writers to death with BS products, and it sure as hell will never happen here.
  • I will always disclose those affiliate relationships.
  • I will treat affiliated product and service reviews the way I would treat any other review here. (I share the highlights, problems or suggestions, and a final verdict or recommendation -- you'll always get an honest full picture. After all, if you can't trust my reviews, you're not going to trust my recommendations to buy something anyway. So why waste either of our time having it any other way?)
  • If I later sour on a product or service, I will always go back and include an update to the original review to let you know how my opinion has changed, and why. And, in those cases, affiliate links will be removed.

In other words, I will never betray your trust in order to make a buck.

Unless otherwise specified in an article or contributor bio, contributors to All Freelance Writing are not licensed insurance, legal, financial or medical professionals (or any other type of licensed professional). Information provided by contributors is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and readers should seek the assistance of a licensed professional to help them in their personal and business situations. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of All Freelance Writing,, Jennifer Mattern, or 3 Beat Media (which owns All Freelance Writing).

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