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Do I need a terms of service for my personal blog?

by Julio
17 replies
Hello,

I added an affiliate to my personal blog and I was wondering if I need a terms of service because of the affiliate links?

I don't collect any info from visitors or no one subscribe to anything yet.
#blog #personal #service #terms
  • Profile picture of the author impossibleisnothing
    Sure you need it...
    You can write down whatever you want but it's a good impact when it comes to site reputation.
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  • Profile picture of the author Julio
    I'll need to do some research then because right now I don't know what my terms of service would be about.

    Thank you for the reply impossibleisnothing,
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  • Profile picture of the author impossibleisnothing
    You're more than welcome.
    Better if you hire a writer on $2 and leave it on him/her.
    Simpler is better !
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  • Profile picture of the author starlox
    Wordpress has Auto TOS plugin, so if you use Wordpress you can use that
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  • Profile picture of the author gluckspilz
    Yep! it will also make your site more legit as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author ColinB
    Yeah I would definitely recommend it. If you are unsure as to how to go about this you can could hire a freelancer with experience on freelancer.com or some such platform. It should be quite cheap as they are generally small jobs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Julio
    Thanks everyone!

    I did a search on terms of service and privacy policy and I found a company called RocketLawer.

    https://www.rocketlawyer.com/

    They have a 7 day FREE trial and with it I was able to download the 2 documents.
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  • Profile picture of the author ppcmaestro
    You should use it. It actually will help you in long run. Here is on sample TOS - https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-te...ions-template/

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
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  • Profile picture of the author Clarence Chan
    Definitely need it. Not only it will make your site look more legit but it somehow helps you to improve your SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author haider45678
    hello dear,
    yes you need it. because it is important thing for your site SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author haider45678
    use different sites that provide auto making of terms of service. you can easily create it.
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  • Profile picture of the author shaqsquash
    Not really. Maybe if you're putting up a google ad as it will increase your quality score but other than that not really necessary.
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    • Profile picture of the author Julio
      Originally Posted by shaqsquash View Post

      Not really. Maybe if you're putting up a google ad as it will increase your quality score but other than that not really necessary.
      So I can ran better I need to have a google ad to get ranked in google?
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Julio, if all you have on your blog are affiliate links, you just need to include an affiliate disclosure or disclaimer. You can add one on the footer of each page, or link to a disclaimer elsewhere on your site.

    You'll find examples of how to word them here: sample-affiliate-disclaimer-statements/
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  • Profile picture of the author Corey Taylor
    Better be safe than risk it. You should add one, you can also google "tos generator" if you feel uneasy writing one yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author desireedavid
    We normally place a terms of service on our blogs. It helps with SEO, and it makes us look more professional. It also helps with your own security and makes users feel more at ease.
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  • Profile picture of the author megamind22
    Yes you do from personal experience cause it makeseems your site look more professional and increase your on page SEO score. So is the "ABOUT" & "PRIVACY POLICY" page which also help.
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