FTC guidelines that require a blogger to publicly acknowledge compensation for book and product reviews make it a little tricky for bloggers to make money directly from those reviews. For example, let’s say you enter into an arrangement with an author whereby you agree to write a review of his book in exchange for $25, or even for a free copy of the book. You’re required by law now to state in your blog that you’ve received compensation from the author for that review and that&#…
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