Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: May 2026

ClearLegalTips.com is reader-supported. To keep our content free and our reviews honest, we partner with a small number of legal-services companies as an affiliate. This page explains exactly how that works, what we earn, and why it does not change what we recommend.

The Short Version

  • Some links on our site are affiliate links.
  • When you click an affiliate link and sign up for a paid service, the company may pay us a commission.
  • You pay the same price either way. The commission comes out of the company’s marketing budget, not your wallet.
  • Recommendations are based on independent testing and reader feedback. We do not let commission rates dictate which service tops our comparisons.

Companies We Have Affiliate Relationships With

As of the last update of this page, we are (or have applied to be) an affiliate of the following providers:

  • LegalZoom — Business formation, wills, and trademark filings.
  • ZenBusiness — LLC formation and registered-agent service.
  • Northwest Registered Agent — Registered agent and business formation.
  • Rocket Lawyer — Online legal documents and attorney consultations.
  • LawDepot — DIY legal document templates.
  • Incfile (Bizee) — Free LLC formation with paid add-ons.
  • Nolo — Legal books, forms, and lawyer directory.

If we add or remove a partner, we will update this page within 30 days.

How We Decide What to Recommend

Before any service appears in a “best of” comparison on this site, our editorial team:

  1. Buys or signs up for the service like an ordinary customer — at our own expense.
  2. Tests the full filing flow — from sign-up to delivered document, including upsells, support contact, and refund process.
  3. Records pricing, hidden fees, processing time, and the actual document quality.
  4. Cross-checks with reader feedback from our contact form, Reddit, and consumer reports.

If a higher-paying partner falls short on quality, we say so plainly. If a partner we earn nothing from is the best fit for a reader, we say that too — and often link to it directly (without an affiliate link) anyway.

What “Affiliate Link” Looks Like on the Site

Every paid relationship is disclosed at the top of any article that contains an affiliate link, inside a yellow box like this:

Affiliate Disclosure: ClearLegalTips may earn a commission when you use links to recommended legal services. This does not affect editorial independence. Information here is not legal advice — for state-specific questions, consult a licensed attorney.

Affiliate links also carry the HTML attributes in line with FTC guidance and Google’s link-attribute best practices.

FTC Compliance

This disclosure satisfies the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255) by clearly and conspicuously identifying our commercial relationships with the companies whose products we discuss. We disclose at the article level, the link level, and in this dedicated policy page.

Questions

If you ever feel a recommendation on this site does not reflect honest editorial judgment, please tell us through the Contact page. We take that feedback seriously — our reputation is the only thing that keeps this site working for readers.