Why we need income
At MySwissAlps.com, several people are working on technical maintenance, content updates, and helping out tourists. They work both full-time and part-time. Apart from that, running a website requires hardware, software licenses, and subscriptions to online services.
This website started very small. It has expanded over the years, and it now takes a lot of effort to keep it running. We enjoy doing this, but money is essential. Without income, this website would cease to exist.
How we earn income
Our goal is to have a clear and practical website that is a pleasure to use for tourists going to Switzerland. Our income is generated by the websites of the partners we link to. We also get paid for display advertisements and visitor retargeting by partners. We do not publish sponsored articles. We don’t sell anything to travelers ourselves.
Commercial, non-commercial, partner, and affiliate links
Two types of links
We link to websites that we find useful for our visitors. There are two types of links:
- Some links are commercial, meaning that we may earn money if you click those links. Such links are also referred to as affiliate links or partner links (since we have a relationship with the website we link to).
- Other links are non-commercial, meaning that we do not earn money from them.
Both commercial and non-commercial links are very common on the internet. In general, only hobby and government websites may have non-commercial links only.
How links earn us money
If you click a commercial link, we may earn money in several ways. In some cases, the click itself earns us a small amount. In most cases, we earn money only if you place an order on the website we link to. This can be a fixed amount or a percentage of the order.
Our income varies
Income through affiliate links is not guaranteed: common reasons to not receive payment are canceled orders, orders via duplicate marketing channels, or orders that can’t be tracked back to visitors from MySwissAlps. Our income hugely varies because of this, seasonal variations, and various other factors.
What our links mean for you
For you as a website visitor, commercial links on MySwissAlps don’t cause negative effects. You won’t pay more for orders you place. Sometimes you may even pay less because a discount can be offered in cooperation with our partner. In many cases, we can offer better assistance and product information because of our relationship with our partners.
About our partners
We only work with partners we trust. And we do not exclusively work with one partner. We want to be independent and link to the websites that serve our visitors best, while earning sufficient income to keep this website running. We have a lot of partners. You can read about some of them here.
Last modification
Last modification: December 15, 2020.