Transparency

Affiliate disclosure.

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APPadap is free for verified providers because we earn revenue from staffing partners and a small set of disclosed affiliate partners. This page explains exactly how those relationships work, who the partners are, and what FTC compliance looks like in practice.

1. Two revenue streams

APPadap currently earns revenue in two ways:

Staffing partner placement fees. When a provider is successfully placed in an assignment listed by an APPadap-partnered staffing agency, the agency pays APPadap a performance-based fee. Providers never pay this fee. The fee does not affect ranking, review visibility, or which assignments a provider sees.
Affiliate referrals. When a provider books a service (housing, transportation, professional services) through a partner link, the partner may pay APPadap a referral commission. Providers never pay more because of this commission.

2. Where you will see affiliate links

Affiliate links appear in our relocation tools, in selected blog content, and in some service-partner directories. Wherever they appear, they are visually marked with an Affiliate disclosure tag or labeled "sponsored" / "partner."

3. Current and likely affiliate partners

This list is illustrative of the kind of partnerships we maintain. The current operative list will be kept up to date here:

Furnished short-term housing: Furnished Finder and similar locum-housing platforms.
Travel: rental car partners, flight aggregators, pet-friendly stay platforms.
Professional services: CPA marketplace partners specializing in 1099 healthcare clients, malpractice insurance brokers, license-renewal services.
Productivity tools: tax software, mileage-tracking apps, expense-management tools.

4. What affiliate relationships do not change

Your price. The price you pay is the same whether you click an affiliate link or go to the partner directly.
Editorial reviews. If we evaluate or compare partners, our analysis is independent. A higher commission does not produce a higher rating.
Default placement. Default ranking is based on provider-reported satisfaction, not partner spend.

5. FTC compliance

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires "clear and conspicuous" disclosure of material connections. We follow these standards on every page where affiliate or sponsored content appears. The disclosure is positioned where you will see it before you make a decision — not buried in a footer or hidden behind a tooltip.

6. How to recognize an affiliate link

An Affiliate tag appears next to the link.
The introductory section of any blog post containing affiliate links includes a disclosure paragraph.
Sponsored content, when it exists, is labeled "Sponsored" and visually distinguished from editorial content.

7. Avoiding affiliate links

If you would prefer to avoid affiliate links, you can:

Search for the partner directly rather than using the APPadap link.
Use the platform’s built-in concierge service (flat-fee) where the fee is your only payment.
Contact us if you believe a non-affiliate option should be added to our directory.

8. Reporting concerns

Found a missing disclosure or a relationship you think is improper? Please email integrity@appadap.com. We treat affiliate-disclosure issues with the same priority as editorial-integrity issues.