FTC Disclaimer
Bottom Line Up Front
It seems the FTC now requires all bloggers to report how they receive money from their websites. I'm not really a blogger, but I figured it's better to be safe than sorry so here we go.
My Mission
Free-Clep-Prep.com was not created to make money. I created this site to help others who want to learn about CLEP, DSST, ECE's, and all the other ways of earning college credits outside a classroom. I enjoy working on this for the sake of helping others, and financial motivation has never been my primary driver.
The Reality of Running a Website
All that being said, the website does cost me quite a bit of money. At the time of this writing, I've dropped around $150,000 on various site-related things, like:
- Website hosting
- Website domain
- Website email
- Website security
- Free study guide research
- Test web apps development
- Question creation (for those web apps)
- A number of site overhauls before I decided just to learn development myself
- And much more...
It all adds up, but don't cry for me, Argentina! I enjoy helping others and in terms of long-term impact, helping people get a degree is a pretty good karmic return on investment.
How We Generate Revenue
Quick Prep Bundles
One of our mottos is "We don't sell knowledge, we sell convenience." Our Quick Prep Bundles aren't necessary for you to pass and don't contain any knowledge that you can't find in our free study guides. The bundles just make things easier and more time efficient.
InstantCert Partnership
Instacert and our other partners also help us offset costs. When you use the discount code and save five dollars, we get a bit of money from that. I sleep at night because I firmly believe in the value of InstantCert and by knowing that without that discount code you'd be paying full price. Everyone wins.
Trust & Integrity
Websites of this type are all about trust. I realize this, and I try to live up to that responsibility. If I recommend something on this website, it's because I've either:
It's never about financial gain, and I've turned down some pretty lucrative offers in the past that didn't pass my personal morality test. If it's not in the visitor's best interest, it doesn't go on the website... Period
(Interested advertisers take note)
Cheers and best of luck on your exam!