Last Updated: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
At Digital Elite Day, we believe in complete transparency about how we earn revenue and the recommendations we make. This page explains our affiliate relationships and how they work.
Our Commitment to Transparency
We only recommend services and tools that we genuinely believe will help UK business owners succeed with SEO and digital marketing. Our editorial standards are never compromised by commercial relationships.
However, like many websites that provide free, helpful content, we earn revenue through affiliate partnerships. This disclosure explains exactly how that works.
What is an Affiliate Relationship?
An affiliate relationship means that if you click on certain links on our website and subsequently purchase a service or submit an enquiry, we may receive a commission from that company.
This commission comes at no additional cost to you – you pay exactly the same price whether you use our link or go directly to the service provider yourself.
These commissions help us maintain this website, create free content, and continue providing helpful information to UK business owners.
Our Primary Affiliate Partnership: Bark
The primary affiliate relationship on Digital Elite Day is with Bark, a service that connects UK business owners with vetted, local SEO agencies and digital marketing professionals.
How the Bark Partnership Works
When you click on a Bark link or button on our website and submit an enquiry through Bark’s platform, we may receive a commission if you subsequently connect with and respond to an SEO agency through that platform.
Bark is free for you to use. You’ll receive quotes from local SEO agencies, and you’re under no obligation to hire any of them. The service simply connects you with professionals who can help with your SEO needs.
Why We Recommend Bark
We recommend Bark because:
- It connects you with local, UK-based SEO agencies rather than overseas providers
- You receive multiple quotes, allowing you to compare options and pricing
- Agencies on the platform are vetted and reviewed by other UK businesses
- The service is completely free for business owners to use
- It saves you time researching and vetting agencies yourself
We would recommend Bark whether we earned a commission or not, but transparency requires us to inform you that we do benefit financially from this partnership.
Editorial Independence
Our affiliate relationships do not influence the content we create or the advice we provide. Here’s how we maintain editorial independence:
- Content First: We create content based on what will genuinely help UK business owners, not on what will generate the most affiliate revenue
- Honest Opinions: We provide honest assessments and advice, even if that means recommending free alternatives or options that don’t earn us any commission
- No Hidden Recommendations: We don’t insert affiliate links into content where they don’t belong or aren’t relevant to the topic
- User Benefit Priority: If a service isn’t genuinely beneficial to our readers, we don’t recommend it – regardless of potential commission
- Regular Review: We regularly review our recommendations to ensure they remain the best options for UK businesses
How We Identify Affiliate Links
We make it easy to identify content that includes affiliate relationships:
- Pages containing affiliate links include a clear disclosure statement
- Call-to-action buttons linking to Bark are clearly labelled
- This Affiliate Disclosure page is linked from our footer and Editorial Policy
- We never hide our affiliate relationships or attempt to disguise them
Other Potential Affiliate Relationships
While Bark is currently our primary affiliate partnership, we may occasionally recommend other SEO tools, services, or resources that offer affiliate programmes.
If and when we do recommend such services:
- The affiliate relationship will be clearly disclosed on the relevant page
- The recommendation will only be made if we genuinely believe the service provides value
- We will provide honest assessments, including any limitations or drawbacks
- We will only recommend services relevant to SEO and digital marketing for UK businesses
What We Don’t Do
To maintain your trust and our editorial integrity, we commit to never:
- Recommend services we haven’t researched or don’t believe in
- Create content solely to generate affiliate revenue
- Hide affiliate relationships or make them difficult to identify
- Exaggerate benefits or make unrealistic promises about affiliate services
- Prioritise commission rates over genuine user benefit when making recommendations
- Allow affiliate partners to influence our editorial content or SEO advice
Your Choices
You are never obligated to use our affiliate links. If you prefer, you can:
- Navigate directly to service providers without using our links
- Research and contact SEO agencies independently
- Use alternative services or free tools we may mention
- Read our content purely for educational purposes without taking any action
Our goal is to provide helpful, accurate information. Whether you choose to use our affiliate links is entirely up to you, and it won’t affect the quality or availability of our content.
Legal Compliance
This disclosure is provided in accordance with:
- The UK Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- The FTC’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255)
- Google’s guidelines on affiliate content and transparency
- General standards of honest business practice in the UK
Questions About Our Affiliate Relationships?
If you have any questions about our affiliate partnerships, how we earn revenue, or our recommendations, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
We’re committed to maintaining complete transparency and will happily answer any questions you may have about our business model or specific recommendations.
Additional Information
For more details about our content standards and editorial practices, please see our Editorial Policy.
Last Updated: Tuesday, 18 November 2025