As an artist and multi-preneur, I use a lot of brands and services to make my life easier or better. Due to my glowing social media and SEO presence, some of these brands have offered for me to join their affiliate programs. It’s gotten to the point where I have a hard time keeping track of the links, so here’s a page of all my affiliate referrals.
Want to know more about my affiliate marketing standards and practices? Click here.
Affiliate Links
QuickBooks Self-Employed
What’s so great about it?
I started working for myself again back in 2017 and a lot of my success with being able to financially keep my head above water can be attributed to QuickBooks. It’s a great option when your business is not in a position to hire a CPA. Here’s what I like about it:
- Automatically imports data from bank and credit card accounts so one can just press a button to claim a purchase as a business expense.
- The phone app uses your phone’s location services to track your mileage, which like the expense tracking, makes it easy to click a button to claim a business trip.
- Reminders and calculations for quarterly estimated tax payments. Non-payment of quarterly tax payments comes with a hefty fee and that plus the compounded total of those payments due can be an extremely unpleasant (and unaffordable) surprise come tax season.
- Easy-to-use invoicing with clear call outs on overdue invoices with a button to send a reminder. Sending a receipt is just as easy. Clients can pay these invoices with bank transfer, credit card, or PayPal.
- Ability to quickly generate profit-and-loss statements for proof of income, when you need to rent a house or take out a loan.
- Since they’re both made by Intuit, data imports into TurboTax super efficiently, so you can do your taxes faster.
I receive a cash back reward (multiple tiers dependent on the level of QuickBooks subscription) once the referral has been a paid subscriber for 60 days.
Spray Planet Aerosol Paints & Accessories
What’s so great about it?
Spray Planet is one of my go-to sites for ordering MTN 94 aerosol paints. They also have some of my favorite caps. If you’re looking to get some high quality professional paints, order via my referral link!!
I make 3% commission on every referral conversion.
Denik Custom Notebooks
What’s so great about it?
I’ve been using a Denik sketchbook for several years now. Unfortunately, they stopped making their sketch books. They were the best sketchbooks in the world and I am hoping they bring them back some day. Not to be dismayed, you can still get custom printed dot-grid journals and more through them which are also really nice.
I make 5% commission on every referral conversion.
DeerRun Treadmills & Walking Pads
What’s so great about it?
Mural painting is an endurance sport. My DeerRun treadmill is helping me keep my heart healthy and my endurance up when I am not at the wall. Here are some things I like about it:
- Tray is nice for reading a book or looking at a sketch or playing a game to distract me from my cardio
- Supports up to 350lbs
- Goes up to 10mph
- Adjustable to a 6% incline
I make 5% commission on every referral conversion.
Disclaimer on Affiliate Marketing Standards and Practices
I will NEVER recommend a brand or service I do not use and haven’t vetted personally. As someone with a background in UX design, I am constantly bummed at the state of the web being an ad-cluster spam-fest nightmare.
No one likes being sold to. Having a trusted friend send an affiliate link or worse trying to sneak it in under the radar can feel super scammy and like that advertising nightmare is encroaching on your social life. But, if I’d be recommending a product regardless, why not get a little bounce back for my word-of-mouth marketing, especially when I can get a homie a discount while I am at it? The only way I know how to reconcile this is by being transparent as possible when sharing, so that’s part of why I have created this page.