I'll change the link, I don't care about the referral dollars, it was to get you 50% off for using the link. Anyways, I'd rather it didn't detract from the message of the post.
I think the referral link is a great idea - both from a discount perspective and because you are referring us.
I'd propose just disclosing exactly that: "here's a referral link, and you get 50% off the first month by using it." If folks are uncomfortable with using it, they presumably can find Fancy Hands' website on their own. Or offer both direct & referral links.
The people taking issue witg using referral links for something when they are actually being referred should just type it into google themselves. There is nothing malicious about it.
Thanks for doing that. I'll leave my original comment up in shame--I shouldn't jump to conclusions so quickly.
A note for the FancyHands team, though (I know the founder is hanging around here somewhere): I didn't notice the referral link at first; my first reaction when I saw "Steven Corona knows you'll love FancyHands" was that Steven worked for the company, which detracts from the authenticity of his blog post. I'd seriously consider removing that 'feature' and making the referral process more inconspicuous, leaving it up to the bloggers to disclose their participation in the referral program.
BTW- I love FancyHands and have 0 ties with them.