Advertiser Disclosure

WarehousingCosts.com publishes independent cost data for warehousing and fulfillment. The publisher also operates C&C Warehouse (Charleston, CBP-bonded & GO). That dual role is named once, clearly, here and on /about. Sponsorship buys labeled visibility — not scores, and not unlabeled table rank (except labeled Featured rows on /3pl/compare, which are badged).

How We Make Money

Three channels we actually run: (1) quote-form follow-ups reviewed by the team, (2) labeled sponsorships on /partners, (3) affiliate links where the program is configured. We do not currently run Google AdSense — slot IDs are empty on purpose.

When you use /quotes, the submission goes to the WarehousingCosts team (greg@candcwarehouse.com). Introductions happen after review. We do not auto-share your PII with a 3PL network we do not operate.

Affiliate Links

Some outbound links to third-party providers are affiliate links. When you click one and subsequently sign up, the provider may pay us a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links carry rel="sponsored" and a Sponsored badge only when the affiliate URL is actually configured. Today that is ShipBob. Unconfigured programs render as ordinary organic links — we do not invent URLs, and we do not put a Sponsored badge on organic fallbacks.

Rankings Are Not Pay-to-Play (with one labeled exception)

Editorial ratings, cost figures, and the 10-row WMS software comparison table are not for sale. Providers cannot pay to change a score. The exception: paid Featured / Premium 3PL rows on /3pl/compare sort to the top and are badged Sponsored with amber treatment. That is labeled visibility, not a bought rating.

Sponsored Placements & Pricing Tiers

We sell three optional sponsored placement tiers to 3PLs and related vendors. Paid placements are labeled. See /partners for checkout and the invoice path at /partners/reserve.

  • Standard — $199 / month. Listing on /3pl/compare. Not pinned, not Featured-badged.
  • Featured — $499 / month. Sponsored badge + amber row on /3pl/compare, sorted to the top. Fulfillment: set isSponsored: true and sponsorshipTier: 'featured' on that vendor and ship. Greg turns the listing on within 1 business day of payment and assets — not an automatic marketplace.
  • Premium — $999 / month. Everything in Featured, plus one labeled sponsored placement on a relevant guide, placed by hand. We do not sell newsletter mentions we do not publish, or /quotes priority routing we do not operate.

WMS / systems-integrator cards (for example Everest Technologies on the WMS comparison and WMS cost guide) sit off the ranking table and are labeled as a paid placement, not a ranking. Implementation partners are not added as rows in the 10-row software table.

What does not change with sponsorship: editorial ratings, cost data, independent reviews. A Featured sponsor with a 3.5 rating still shows a 3.5. We comply with the FTC's Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255) by labeling paid placements.

C&C Warehouse

The publisher operates C&C Warehouse in Charleston. C&C CTAs on bonded / GO / drayage guides are the publisher's own facility, not a third-party ad. Charleston-shaped quote requests may be a C&C fit; other 3PL requests are not silently converted into C&C leads.

What This Means for You

  • Tools and calculators are free
  • Paid placements are labeled
  • Scores are not for sale
  • Quote forms go to a person, not a 500-provider blast list
  • You are never obligated to use a provider we mention

Questions? Contact us or email greg@warehousingcosts.com.