Unpopular opinion: your affiliate disclosure should come FIRST, not in fine print.

Unpopular opinion: your affiliate disclosure should come FIRST, not in fine print.
Burying it kills trust and the FTC is sniffing. Front-load it like this:
— Say it out loud in the first 20 seconds: "Yes, these are affiliate links, and no, that didn't change my take"
— One plain-text line in the description, top of the fold, not buried at the bottom
— Pin a comment that repeats it in human words
Viewers who hear you own it convert MORE, not less. Honesty is a conversion lever, not a tax. Think transparency scares buyers off? Convince me.