<p><span>When I started SavvyMommy.com in 2002 I made it very clear I would not accept payment to write nice things about a company or product. Eight years later, that is still very true. I didn&#39;t need the FTC back then to make my brand relationships transparent and I don&#39;t need it now. </span></p><p>But in light of changes in the blogosphere, here are five important details you should know when spending time on SavvyMommy.com:</p><ul><li>There are advertising opportunities on SavvyMommy.com (email me if you are interested) but the editorial space is not and never will be for sale.<br /><br /></li><li>I have always received product samples for free from brands and will continue to accept and/or request free product samples in order to review the product online for this website, on one of my blogs or in one of my television segments.</li></ul><ul><li>I am frequently hired as an event host and spokesperson for brands. If I have partnered with a company and have been hired as their compensated spokesperson, I will continue to alert everyone to the relationship. I am very proud of the brands I partnered with and will continue to only work with brands I believe are a fit for my family. Trust me, I&#39;ve turned down many brands over the last eight years. </li></ul><ul><li>I receive invites for press trips or events hosted and paid for by companies or PR firms.&nbsp; If I write about any invitation I have accepted it will be clear I was invited on behalf of the brand but that doesn&#39;t sway my opinion about the product, company or destination. It is safe to also assume I did not pay for meals, airfare, transportation or hotel accomodations on the press trip. And that a gift bag is given to me at the end of almost every event I attend. </li></ul><ul><li>I will not write a disclaimer on every editorial review if a product was  provided for free from a PR firm or company. I have decided to ask  everyone reading my editorial reviews to just assume I received the  product for free whether or not I actually received a free sample or I purchased  the product myself.&nbsp; </li></ul>