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 how monetization will work if and when we turn it on. We publish the rules now, in advance, so they exist before the first dollar does.
How we plan to make money
Display advertising. When ads arrive, they will be a modest amount of display advertising through a standard ad network. Placement will be algorithmic; advertisers will not know which specific articles their ads appear on and will not be able to request editorial placement. If an ad for a particular builder someday appears next to an article that mentions a different builder, that will be coincidence, not coordination.
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 partnerships. Our directory of Central Florida ADU builders, permit expediters, and financing providers may eventually include paid placements, clearly marked as such, alongside editorial listings included on merit and unpaid. Paid placement will never buy editorial ranking or coverage in our articles. The two categories are separate editorial surfaces with separate standards.
What partners cannot buy
Editorial coverage. We do not accept payment in exchange for articles, for favorable mentions in articles, for removing unfavorable mentions, or for influencing our rankings of 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.
Link insertions. We do not sell 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.
Review outcomes. 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. We do not alter these criteria based on payment.
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.