Affiliate Disclaimer

What This Is

My Seven Stars (mysevenstars.com) is a tools review and comparison website for founders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. We research, test, and curate software tools, hosting platforms, and business services to help you make informed decisions.

Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and then purchase a product or service, we may receive a commission from the company — at no additional cost to you.

FTC Compliance

In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines (16 CFR Part 255), we disclose material connections between My Seven Stars and the products and services we recommend. When we include an affiliate link, we mark it with rel="sponsored" in the HTML and include visible disclosure banners on pages that contain affiliate links.

This disclaimer applies to all pages, blog posts, reviews, and comparisons on mysevenstars.com.

How We Choose What to Recommend

The existence of an affiliate relationship does not influence our editorial opinions, ratings, or recommendations. We follow these principles:

• We test before we recommend. We use or thoroughly evaluate every tool we write about. We don't publish reviews of products we've never used.
• Ratings are independent. Our star ratings are based on feature quality, pricing value, ease of use, and real user feedback — not on commission rates.
• We recommend non-affiliate options too. Many tools we recommend don't have affiliate programs. We include them because they're genuinely good.
• We publish negative findings. Our reviews include real cons and limitations. We don't hide the downsides to protect affiliate income.
• We update content regularly. We revise reviews when tools change significantly, pricing updates, or better alternatives emerge.

Which Companies We Have Affiliate Relationships With

We currently have affiliate relationships with some or all of the following companies (this list may not be exhaustive and is updated periodically):

• Bluehost (web hosting)
• GoHighLevel (CRM / marketing platform)
• Shopify (e-commerce platform)
• Canva (design software)
• SEMrush / Semrush (SEO tools)
• Additional companies as relationships are established

Many of the tools we review and recommend do not have affiliate programs. We recommend them solely on merit.

Your Choices

You are never under any obligation to use our affiliate links. You can always go directly to a company's website to make a purchase. Using our links helps support the site and allows us to continue producing free content — but it's entirely your choice.

Our affiliate links are marked with rel="noopener sponsored" attributes. You can identify them by hovering over links to see if they go to tracking URLs.

No Professional Advice

The content on My Seven Stars is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, investment, or professional advice. The tools and services we review carry their own terms, pricing, and risks. Always conduct your own due diligence before purchasing any software or service for your business.

Funding and lending products in particular carry significant risk. Our reviews of funding platforms are informational only — consult a qualified financial advisor before making financing decisions.

Contact

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or editorial practices, please contact us through the information provided on our About page.