Monetization & Disclosures
Premium Content (SureMembers)
The five premium content types — prompt, snippet, pattern, template, runbook — are gated behind a SureMembers membership and are the primary paid-content surface. Free types (cheatsheet, reference, checklist, glossary) remain public and indexable.
| Content Type | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
prompt | Reusable, copy-paste AI prompt | Data Extraction Prompt |
snippet | Single ready-to-run code block | Python Retry-With-Backoff Snippet |
pattern | Reusable approach to a recurring problem | Idempotent Deploy Pattern |
template | Complete copy-paste starting file or scaffold | Docker Compose Template |
runbook | Ordered operational / incident procedure | Backup Restore Runbook |
Rules for premium content:
- Full bodies are membership-only; the excerpt and SEO meta description stay visible so search can confirm the answer exists.
- Do not gate free content — the public tiers keep building topical authority and traffic.
- Keep the access model simple and honest: no content gates beyond SureMembers, consistent with the no-popup, no-forced-account conversion principle.
Recommendations Approach
The /recommendations/ page is the designated space for tools the site owner uses or genuinely recommends. It may include affiliate links.
The page is live and renders via the [id86_recommendations] shortcode. It is organized into VPS and AI tabs:
- VPS: RackNerd, DigitalOcean, GreenCloudVPS, Contabo.
- AI: OpenCode Go.
Each recommendation card shows a Visit provider button (the primary action) and a Read review button that jumps to an on-page review. See 2. Design System → Recommendations Page for the component anatomy.
Required Disclosure
The site-wide disclosure page is live at /affiliate-disclosure/. Recommendations must also include a nearby disclosure so the relationship is visible where the recommendation appears.
Every recommendation page must include a clear disclosure near the recommendation content:
<div class="id86-affiliate-disclosure">
<strong>Affiliate disclosure:</strong> Some links on this page may be
affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through them, I may earn a
commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I use or
genuinely believe are useful.
</div>
Rules
- Do not hide affiliate disclosures in a distant policy page.
- Do not make performance claims that cannot be substantiated.
- Keep recommendations relevant to the practical use case described.
- Preserve editorial separation: a reference remains useful whether or not it links to an affiliate tool.
- The affiliate disclosure CSS uses red/error-styled border and background to be visually distinct.