News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on List of Tools for Bootstrappers.

Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by ngngngng on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:39PM (#19789490)
> ClubHouse – product management tool. Similar to Trello but so much better.

I can't bring myself to trust this opinion when an affiliate link is used.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by tomaisthorpe on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:49PM (#19789594)
There's a few affiliate links.

It looks like the author also added Blog Planner[1] to the list which they wrote, it uses the same GA account ID. You should really disclose these things. I don't have an issue with using affiliate links, but I think should clearly disclose them.

[1] https://blog-planner.com/

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by jwho82 on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:52PM (#19789618)
There was only 2 affiliate links, the other was for rescue time, but I have removed them both.

Blog planner is just a small tool I made on the side. But yeah, I should point that out. Thanks for the feedback!

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by tomaisthorpe on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:57PM (#19789663)
These kind of lists are really useful in helping you find tools you wouldn't normally come across and I'll definitely check out some of these links!

It's just better being upfront with any bias you may have.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by jwho82 on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @01:01PM (#19789711)
For sure! It's a great way to discover new tools.

Yeah good to know. I don't do a lot of writing, so always trying to improve. Cheers

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by jwho82 on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:44PM (#19789553)
Fixed with a normal link :).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:List of Tools for Bootstrappers by ngngngng on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @03:28PM (#19791089)
Someone else that replied to me was right. Affiliate links are fine, but just say something like "There are a couple affiliate links in here, but I promise these opinions are real."
[ Parent | on HN ]