How We’re Funded

Last updated: 2026

We believe you should know exactly how this Site makes money before you read a single product recommendation. Here is the full picture.

Paid Links

Some links on smokerslung.com are paid links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission from the retailer or affiliate network at no additional cost to you. This is disclosed at the top of every article, before the first such link appears — not only here or in the footer.

How Commissions Work

Commission rates vary by retailer and product category and typically range from a small flat fee to a percentage of the sale. We do not receive payment for the content or conclusions themselves — only for completed purchases made through a disclosed paid link.

What Commissions Don’t Affect

Paid link relationships do not determine which products we cover, what we conclude about them, or how we rank or compare them against alternatives. Editorial and commercial functions are kept separate: our review process (see How We Review) runs the same regardless of whether a given product pays a commission.

FTC Compliance

This disclosure is provided in accordance with the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, 16 CFR Part 255. We use “paid link” language rather than the word “affiliate” alone, because FTC guidance recognizes that many readers do not understand what “affiliate” means in this context.

Questions

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