Affiliate Disclosure

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate marketing is a practice where a website earns a commission by promoting products or services offered by another company. When you click on certain links on our website and make a purchase, we receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you.

This commission helps support the ongoing operation and maintenance of All Bout Flowers, allowing us to continue providing free, comprehensive flower information to our visitors.

Amazon Associates Program

All Bout Flowers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

What This Means for You

• No Extra Cost: When you purchase through our Amazon affiliate links, you pay the exact same price as you would if you went directly to Amazon
• Support Our Site: Your purchases help us continue creating quality content about flowers
• Honest Recommendations: We only recommend products that we believe will be valuable to our readers
• Your Choice: You are never obligated to purchase anything through our links

Our Product Recommendations

When we recommend products on our website, including flower arranging tools, gardening supplies, books, and gift items, we do so based on:

• Relevance to our flower-related content
• Quality and usefulness to our readers
• Positive customer reviews and ratings
• Appropriate pricing and value

We maintain editorial independence. Our product recommendations are not influenced by the potential for earning commissions. We prioritize providing valuable, accurate information to help you make informed decisions about flower-related purchases.

Types of Affiliate Links

On All Bout Flowers, you may encounter affiliate links in the following areas:

• Product recommendation sections on articles and guides
• Flower care and gardening tool suggestions
• Book recommendations about flowers and gardening
• Gift ideas and flower-related accessories

All affiliate links are clearly marked with "Shop on Amazon" buttons and include the appropriate rel="nofollow" attribute as required by search engines.

How Affiliate Tracking Works

When you click on an affiliate link on our site:

1. You are redirected to Amazon.com (or another affiliate partner)
2. A tracking cookie is placed in your browser by Amazon
3. If you make a purchase within the cookie's timeframe (typically 24 hours for Amazon), we earn a small commission
4. The commission comes from Amazon, not from you - you pay the same price regardless

Our Commitment to You

Other Affiliate Programs

Currently, All Bout Flowers participates exclusively in the Amazon Associates Program. If we join additional affiliate programs in the future, we will update this disclosure accordingly.

Questions About Affiliate Links

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships or how we recommend products, please don't hesitate to reach out. We value transparency and are happy to answer any concerns you may have.

Florist Listing Fees

Alongside the affiliate links described above, we charge florists a one-time fee to claim a listing, or to add one that is not already in the directory. It is worth being clear about what that fee does and does not do.

• Being listed is free. The directory is built from public business data, and a shop appears in it whether or not it has ever heard of us or paid us anything.
• Paying does not improve a shop's position. Listings are ordered alphabetically. A paid claim lets the owner add information to their own listing, such as opening hours, delivery details and photographs. It does not move them up a page or ahead of anyone else.
• We do not accept payment for reviews or rankings, and we do not publish star ratings at all.
• We take no commission on flowers. The phone numbers and website links go to the shops directly. What you spend with a florist is between you and them.

Paid Advertising

We sell advertising on this website. There is one banner slot across the site as a whole, and a separate banner slot on each town page. Those are paid placements.

• Advertising is always marked. A paid banner carries a label identifying it as advertising, and the link carries the markup search engines expect on a paid link.
• Advertising does not change the listings. A banner sits above the list of florists in its own space. It does not move any shop up or down, add anyone to the directory, or remove anyone from it. Listings remain in alphabetical order whether or not anybody has bought a banner on that page.
• An advertisement is not a recommendation. We check advertising wording before it appears, but we do not verify claims a business makes about itself, and displaying an advertisement is not an endorsement of that business.
• We do not sell coverage. Nobody can pay to be written about, reviewed, featured in a guide, or left out of one.

FTC Compliance

This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) 16 CFR Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." We make every effort to comply with FTC guidelines regarding affiliate marketing and product recommendations.

Updates to This Disclosure

We may update this Affiliate Disclosure from time to time to reflect changes in our affiliate partnerships or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page.

Last Updated: January 13, 2026