Amazon Associates Program
NerdCultureMidwest.pages.dev is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
This means: when you click a link on this site that goes to Amazon and you make a purchase, we receive a small commission. The price you pay is exactly the same whether you use our link or navigate to Amazon directly — you pay nothing extra.
Which Links Are Affiliate Links?
Affiliate links on this site go to Amazon.com and are marked with the label "As an Amazon Associate, NerdCultureMidwest earns from qualifying purchases." near the link. Links to conventions, game shops, community resources, and external references are never affiliate links — we do not use affiliate programs with any convention, game shop, or event organizer.
Does This Affect Our Recommendations?
No. Products are only recommended on this site when they are genuinely useful to the audience — tabletop gamers, convention attendees, cosplayers, and Midwest nerd culture fans. We do not recommend products solely because they have an affiliate program. We do not accept payment for product recommendations. The existence of an affiliate link means we may earn a commission; it does not mean the product was chosen because of the commission.
If a product genuinely serves our readers — like a dice set for new RPG players or a painting kit for Warhammer beginners — we recommend it because it helps readers, and the affiliate link is a way to earn a small return from that recommendation.
Google AdSense
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Questions
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