How to enter affiliate links in blog posts on free site?

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  reebue · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:47 pm

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  How do I insert affiliate links into my free site? I do reviews and so the links will be products I love and use (or would love to use–no MLM)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:50 pm

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  Please read this support doc carefully http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/

  1. WordPress.com allows bloggers to insert text affiliate links within post and page content to most third-party affiliate programs, provided they are not the primary content of the site in question.

  2. Image affiliate links in posts and pages and any banners and/or affiliate links in sidebar or footer widget areas, are still considered to be advertising and are not allowed on WordPress.com blogs.

  Also read:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/sponsored-posts/
  https://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

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  timethief · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:51 pm

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  No blogger initiated advertising is allowed on WordPress.com blogs. The only blogs that can be equipped for ecommerce are those with the $299. per year business upgrade. http://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/

  The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains. Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/
  http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/

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  reebue · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 11:04 pm

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  I’m still confused. I read the doc you sent prior to posting my question. It says they allow affiliate links in WordPress.com for reputable merchants. I do reviews of products and would like to have affiliate links to them and from what I read, that’s allowed… I’m wondering how I can do that?

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  reebue · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 11:04 pm

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  All that I’ve been able to find is adding a plugin for WordPress.org accounts

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 11:13 pm

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  Don’t do that. You can’t use plugins on WP.com blogs.

  Use plain html text links. You can’t make affiliate image links or use affiliate links in the sidebar.

  We do not give instructions on how to use affiliate links here.

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  reebue · Member · Jan 24, 2015 at 1:45 am

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  Ok I’ll try again. Thanks.