No Ads Pledge
A promise to keep the site clean.
We will never run ads
Art is Hard is a community-sourced reference site. Every artist profile, gear connection, and source link is contributed and verified by real people. Polluting those pages with irrelevant, ugly ad blocks would disrespect the content and the people who created it.
Why we feel strongly about this
Generic display ads, the kind that follow you around the internet selling things you already bought, have no place on a site built for discovery and reference. They slow pages down, break layouts, and erode trust. We refuse to subject visitors to that experience.
How we sustain the site
Art is Hard earns revenue through affiliate links. When you click a “Buy” button on a product page and make a purchase from a retailer like Amazon or B&H Photo, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships never influence which gear is listed. All connections are community-sourced and editorially reviewed.
The fine print
This pledge covers traditional display advertising (banners, pop-ups, interstitials, ad networks like AdSense). In the future we may explore curated content like brand spotlights or featured collections, but those would always be clearly labeled and kept separate from community-contributed content.