I want more clarification on what i can and can't do in terms of advertising

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  lukemccredden · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 9:38 pm

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  I do appreciate your responses.
  However the question still remains…
  Can I, within my own blog, incorporate a website address and image of the brand or company I am talking to or about?

  My blog is based on interview style articles with each of my guests having a brand or club associated with them.
  I want to incorporate their brand or club or charity or whatever it may be, into my blog.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 9:43 pm

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  Will you be receiving any compensation either in cash or kind?

  When a company or individual encourages you to publish content for the purpose of promoting a specific product, service, or idea, we consider this a sponsored post. Whether you are paid to publish this material or not, we allow sponsored posts on WordPress.com as long as they consist of original content created by you.
  …read the rest at https://en.support.wordpress.com/sponsored-posts/

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  lukemccredden · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 9:45 pm

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  In most cases I won’t be compensated

  Please clarify….
  “as long as they consist of original content created by you.”

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  timethief · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm

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  Oh my! I assumed your mother tongue was English. I do apologize. We have support forums in other languages as well. See here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/forums-in-other-languages-not-english?replies=1

  However, not to worry as Staff will be responding to your email.

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  lukemccredden · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 9:53 pm

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  Ok I am just going to go ahead with whatever I want to add, I get the feeling you are not all that keen to help out a new member.

  Thanks

  I’ll be sure to refer to this feed if questioned.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 10:02 pm

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  I have been keen on helping new people for over 9 years now. I predate all support staff except one member even being on staff, I predate all support documentation as well. Please do refer to is thread in your email discussions with Staff. That way they will improve what I refer to as “the no third party blogger initiated advertising of any kind documents” to eliminate possibilities of new bloggers being confused about what they can and cannot do on their wordpress.com hosted blogs.

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  lukemccredden · Member · Jul 21, 2015 at 10:25 pm

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  Ok thanks.
  So in summary, within my blogs, I can or can’t include a website address and image of a brand or logo?

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  brookedot · Member · Jul 23, 2015 at 12:27 am

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  Advertising is not allowed on WordPress.com blogs, as Timethief has pointed out. Please check our policy here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/

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  lukemccredden · Member · Jul 23, 2015 at 12:32 am

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  Thanks guys I’ve had it clarified via email now.
  Good to go.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2015 at 11:00 pm

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  @bdukes
  Thanks for the follow-up here.