Affiliate Disclosure

Affiliate Disclosure

Our Commitment to Transparency

SmartHomeMend is reader-supported. When you purchase a product through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission — at no additional cost to you.

This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

How Affiliate Links Work

When you click a product link on SmartHomeMend and make a purchase, the retailer (such as Amazon) pays us a small commission. The price you pay is exactly the same as if you had navigated directly to the retailer’s website.

Here’s what you need to know:

  1. We only recommend products we have researched or tested. Affiliate relationships do not influence which products we recommend or how we rate them.
  1. Many of our guides don’t require buying anything. We always present free fixes and DIY solutions first. If a factory reset or a router setting change solves your problem, that’s the recommendation — not a product.
  1. Affiliate links are clearly identifiable. Product links on SmartHomeMend include an affiliate tag. You can recognize them by the `tag=smarthomemend-20` parameter in Amazon links.
  1. We earn commissions from qualifying purchases, not clicks. If you click a link but don’t buy, we don’t earn anything.

Our Affiliate Partners

SmartHomeMend 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.

We may add additional affiliate partnerships in the future. This page will be updated to reflect any new relationships.

Why We Use Affiliate Links

Running a site like SmartHomeMend requires significant resources:

  • Purchasing and testing smart home devices across multiple protocols and platforms
  • Maintaining a test environment with multiple hubs, coordinators, and voice assistants
  • Creating, updating, and fact-checking hundreds of troubleshooting guides
  • Hosting and infrastructure costs

Affiliate commissions help cover these costs and keep SmartHomeMend free for all readers. We never use paywalls, sponsored content, or paid placements.

Editorial Independence

Our editorial content is not reviewed, approved, or influenced by our affiliate partners. Product recommendations are based on our own testing, research, and assessment of what works best for the specific troubleshooting scenario described in each guide.

If a free fix solves your problem, we’ll lead with that. If you need a replacement part or a new device, we’ll point you to the most reliable option we’ve found — with or without an affiliate link.

Questions?

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or how we use affiliate links, contact us.