Can i blog about small local businesses?

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  moonspindles · Member · Dec 2, 2012 at 4:54 pm

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  Hi
  i was wondering if it was ok to promote products that i like on my blog.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  notawoodpecker · Member · Dec 2, 2012 at 5:04 pm

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  Excerpt from this page:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/

  In addition to AdSense-type ads, please do not use the following services on your blog:

  Sponsored or paid posts,

  Paid or sponsored post content is also prohibited.

  As I read that and other previous threads on this board, you can discuss or review merchants and businesses and their products as long as you don’t link directly to any items for sale and don’t receive any kind of payment, compensation or other consideration in exchange.