This page explains how Central Florida ADU Authority makes money and how commercial relationships do and do not influence what we publish. We take the view that readers are better served by clarity than by subtle hedging, so this page is written plainly - starting with the part most disclosure pages bury.
The current state: we earn nothing
As of July 2026, the site is not monetized. There is no display advertising, there are no affiliate links anywhere on the site, and no listing in our directory has ever been paid for. Nobody pays us, and we pay nobody for coverage.
The sections below describe the models we have ruled out and how affiliate links would work if we ever add them. We publish the rules now, in advance, so they exist before the first dollar does.
How we approach monetization
Display advertising. The site does not run display advertising, and we have no plan to add it.
Affiliate links. If we add affiliate links, they will live primarily in the costs, financing, and builders sections. When a reader clicks an affiliate link and subsequently purchases a product or service, we would earn a commission at no additional cost to the reader. We will not mark up prices; commissions come out of the partner’s existing margin.
Directory listings. Listings are editorial and unpaid. We considered selling clearly marked placements and rejected the model because the conflict with an independent reference is too direct. Payment cannot buy inclusion, ranking, or coverage.
What partners cannot buy
Coverage, first of all. We do not accept payment in exchange for articles, for favorable mentions in articles, for removing unfavorable mentions, or for influencing how we rank builders, lenders, or products. If a partner offers us money to alter coverage, we decline; if they pressure us to water down factual reporting about code enforcement actions or licensing issues, we publish an explanation of the pressure.
The same goes for links. No partner can pay to have a link inserted into an article. Every outbound link on the site was placed by the editor for editorial reasons, and that is the only way one gets there.
And it goes for the review itself. When we evaluate a builder for directory inclusion, the criteria are state licensure, disciplinary history, photographic evidence of completed projects, client references we can verify, and Better Business Bureau standing. Money does not move any of those.
Affiliate link notation
When affiliate links exist, each will carry an inline disclosure near the link, and a page-level disclosure will appear on every article that contains one. We follow the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines for affiliate disclosures as published in the FTC Endorsement Guides. If you ever see a link that appears to be affiliated but is not marked, email us and we will correct it.
Specific affiliate relationships
None. The site has no active affiliate relationships. When the first one is added, it will be named here and on the specific pages where the partner’s products are discussed.
Editorial independence statement
The author of this site is financially independent of the builders, lenders, and software vendors covered in our content. We do not hold equity in any featured partner. We do not accept gifts beyond standard review units of software, and we disclose those when they influence coverage. If we ever enter an equity or employment relationship with a covered partner, we will either cease coverage of that partner or provide a prominent conflict-of-interest disclosure on every page that references them.
Questions
Email hello@centralfloridaadu.com with any question about this policy or about a specific relationship. We respond within 48 hours.