Affiliate disclosure
This site is reader-supported through affiliate commissions. In plain terms: some links on this site are affiliate links, and if you click one and then buy something, the merchant pays us a percentage. You pay nothing extra. United States FTC guidance (16 CFR § 255.5) requires us to disclose this clearly — and we think you deserve the specifics, not just the boilerplate.
Every relationship we have
| Program | What it is | What we earn |
|---|---|---|
| Loan Signing System (LSS) | Signing agent training course; referral program run on LeadDyno | 35% of up-front course payments, roughly $100–175 per sale |
| Notary Net | Notary supplies, bonds, and commissions | 20–40% per order |
| NotaryLive | Remote online notarization platform | recurring commission from 15% |
| Amazon Associates | Gear links (printers, journals, supplies) | Category rates, typically a few percent |
That is the complete list. If a program is not in this table, we have no financial relationship with it — including the National Notary Association and Notary Stars, which we compare against LSS while earning nothing from either.
How affiliate links work here
- Every affiliate link on this site points to an internal
/go/address, is markedrel="sponsored", and is counted (anonymously) so we know which pages earn. - Every page containing an affiliate link shows a disclosure box above the first such link — before you can click it, not after.
- On review and comparison pages, the specific relationship is also named in the text (for example, the LSS review states our LSS commission in the body).
Our editorial rules
- Verdicts are not for sale. The commission does not change what we recommend — our best-courses roundup includes "skip the course entirely" as a real option, which pays us nothing.
- No income promises. Dollar figures on this site come from a sourced claims registry; unverified figures are visibly flagged.
- We disclose the conflict instead of pretending it away: yes, we earn more if you buy LSS. Read the LSS review and judge whether the analysis is straight.
Questions
If any disclosure here seems incomplete, tell us — reply to any issue of The Signing Brief. See also the privacy policy and terms of use.