Affiliate disclosure

Last reviewed: 2026-10-31.

The short version

Stakmotive is an independent guide to CRM and marketing software for agencies and service businesses. We are paid in one way that matters to you: if you click a link to HighLevel on this site and then buy a HighLevel plan, we may earn a commission from HighLevel. It does not cost you more. Links that do this are labelled as affiliate links, with a sentence next to the link saying so.

The program we are part of

We participate in the HighLevel Affiliate Program, which HighLevel operates for people who refer new customers to its platform [3]. HighLevel’s program rules require affiliates to disclose the relationship clearly and conspicuously [3], and so do we, for the reasons below. We do not publish commission rates on this page. They are set by HighLevel, can change, and are not information you need to evaluate a recommendation.

FTSR LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, doing business as Stakmotive, 1250 Lincoln Way E, Suite 201, Massillon, OH 44646, operates this site and receives the payments.

Why we disclose

In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR Part 255, treat a financial relationship between a publisher and a company it recommends as a material connection that readers should be told about [1][2]. The FTC’s guidance says the closer the disclosure is to the recommendation, the better, and that a disclosure that sits behind a link alone is easily avoidable [2]. We follow that by putting the disclosure sentence beside each affiliate link rather than only on this page.

How you can recognise an affiliate link

The link goes to HighLevel and carries our referral identifier.
It is marked with the attribute that tells search engines the link is sponsored.
A sentence immediately beneath or beside it reads: “Affiliate link: if you sign up through this link we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.”
Every page that carries such a link also links back here.

We do not hide, shorten, redirect or disguise affiliate links. We also do not offer discounts, coupons, bonuses or free trials that HighLevel has not authorized.

What this does not change

Our verdicts do not depend on payment. We write each comparison and guide using the vendor’s own pricing pages and documentation, and we date every price we quote. The fact that we can earn from HighLevel does not change what we write about its weaknesses. Each of our pages that discusses HighLevel includes a section on who should not choose it.

We recommend competitors when they fit. Several of our pages tell readers to choose HubSpot, ClickFunnels or another product, including products that pay us nothing. We do not currently earn referral income from the competitors we name.

We do not sell placement. No vendor can pay to be listed, ranked or described more favorably on this site. See our editorial policy.

We do not tell you how much you will save or earn. Calculators on this site are estimates based on your inputs. See the terms.

Other relationships

At the time of this review, HighLevel is the only company on this site from which we earn referral income. If that changes, we will update this page and mark the new links the same way. Contacting us does not create a business relationship with any vendor mentioned.

Questions or corrections

If you think a page on this site fails to disclose a relationship, tell us at FTSRmarketing@gmail.com and we will review it. See also our privacy policy for how we handle information about visitors.

Stakmotive is operated by FTSR LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, doing business as Stakmotive. HighLevel is a trademark of its owner; we use the name to identify the product we discuss and we are not endorsed by or affiliated with HighLevel beyond participation in its affiliate program.