Affiliate Disclosure

RankOfSupplements is reader-supported. When you buy a supplement through one of our links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Here is exactly how that works, why it does not influence our editorial scoring, and what we do and do not accept from brands.

Affiliate Programs We Participate In

RankOfSupplements participates in a range of affiliate advertising programs, including brand-direct partnerships (Onnit, Seed, Ritual, AG1, and similar premium brands), retailer programs (Amazon Associates, iHerb, Bodybuilding.com), and performance-marketing platforms (ShareASale, Impact, ClickBank for select high-EPC offers in the weight-loss and testosterone categories).

When you click on links to products on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. Commission rates vary by program — typically 5-10% for retailer programs, 15-40% for brand-direct partnerships, and a flat per-conversion fee for some performance offers. None of these rates are published per-product on our site because they are not relevant to your buying decision: the scoring rubric is identical regardless of commission.

How Commissions Are Insulated From Editorial

  • Scoring runs first. Every product is scored against the published rubric before affiliate links are added. The score field in the database is set by the editorial team and locked before the affiliate URL is attached.
  • Same rubric, every product. A product with a 30% brand-direct commission is scored on the same five factors as one we have no relationship with. We do not weight ingredient analysis differently for partner brands.
  • Transparent fallback links. When the brand-direct merchant is out of stock or has a policy issue, we route to a retailer fallback (most often Amazon) so the reader is not punished for our affiliate-network choices.
  • Public methodology. The rubric, weights, and scoring examples are documented at /methodology/ and applied consistently across the full product catalogue.

What We Will Not Accept

  • Paid placements on category hub pages or in our rankings.
  • Sponsored editorial content disguised as a regular review.
  • Brand veto over scores, methodology, or the timing of a review.
  • Pre-publication review or approval rights for any sponsor.

FTC Compliance

Per the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides, we disclose any material connection between RankOfSupplements and a brand whose product we discuss. The disclosure appears in the page footer, in this dedicated disclosure page, and inline near affiliate CTAs where the relationship is most material.

Your Trust Is the Asset

Affiliate revenue funds the operation, but reader trust is what makes the revenue possible. If you spot anything that looks like a brand bias — unusually generous scoring, missing critique on a flagship product, undisclosed sponsorship — please email us. We investigate every flag within 48 hours and publish a correction notice if warranted.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do affiliate commissions influence which products win your rankings?
No. Every product is scored against the published 5-factor rubric (ingredient quality, dosage adequacy, third-party testing, value, user experience) before any affiliate link is added. We regularly publish top-rated products from brands we have no commercial relationship with.
Are all the links on your site affiliate links?
No. Internal links between our own pages are never affiliate, and we sometimes link to external research or merchant sites with no commercial relationship. Affiliate links route through /go/{slug}/ — you can hover any product CTA to see the destination before clicking.
Why disclose at all if it doesn't influence scoring?
FTC rules require clear disclosure of any material connection between a publisher and a brand. Beyond legal compliance, transparency is a core part of how we differentiate from supplement-affiliate sites that hide their commercial model.
Can a brand pay you to review their product?
We accept product samples for testing but do not accept paid placements, sponsored editorial, or pay-to-publish reviews. If a piece of content is sponsored, it is clearly labelled as such and is separated from our editorial scoring system.