Last updated: October 2025
Let’s be honest — sarcasm doesn’t pay the bills (yet). Running a pop-culture site full of rants, reviews, and monkey-typed mayhem takes time, caffeine, and a small mountain of vinyl records.
So, here’s the unvarnished truth about how Mocktopus keeps the lights on and the sarcasm flowing.
1. Affiliate Links
Some of the links you’ll find in Derek’s articles — particularly in Derek Recommends, reviews, or gear shout-outs — are affiliate links.
That means if you click through and buy something, Mocktopus might earn a small commission from that sale.
It doesn’t cost you a cent extra, and it helps us pay for hosting, coffee, and the occasional new keyboard (because someone keeps smashing the old ones during rants).
We only link to products, music, or services that we’ve actually used, genuinely like, or think are funny enough to deserve a mention.
2. Advertising & Sponsorships
From time to time, we may feature display ads, sponsored content, or brand collaborations.
When that happens, you’ll see it clearly marked with a label such as “Sponsored”, “Ad”, or “Paid Partnership.”
We don’t sell our soul — or Derek’s — for ad money.
We only work with brands, events, or creative projects that make sense within the Mocktopus world (and don’t make us cringe too much).
3. Merch, Projects & Cross-Promo
Mocktopus occasionally cross-promotes creative projects from our extended jungle, collaborations, or side hustles born from caffeine and insomnia.
When you support those projects, you’re helping sustain independent satire and original Aussie-made content.
4. Why Transparency Matters
We’re upfront about funding because honesty shouldn’t go extinct on the internet.
If we earn something from a link or ad, we’ll tell you. If we don’t, we’ll probably still make a joke about it.
Mocktopus was built to stay independent — no corporate agenda, no editorial puppeteering, just one sarcastic monkey and a few unpaid interns made of imagination.
5. How You Can Support Us
If you enjoy what we do, there are a few easy ways to help keep Mocktopus alive:
- Share our articles and tag us on social media.
- Subscribe to the Mockmail newsletter.
- Buy through our affiliate links if something catches your eye.
- Tell your mates that a talking monkey writes better commentary than half the internet.
Mocktopus is proudly independent, occasionally coherent, and always dripping with truth and graffiti ink.
In short: We mock for free, but hosting isn’t — thanks for keeping this circus running.