How we research, write, and score the the topics we cover we publish about.
Research
Before we publish a guide, the writer reads primary sources — terms of service, government regulator pages, brand support docs, and (where possible) the product itself. We don't rely on what other affiliate sites have written, because affiliate sites tend to copy each other.
Editing
Every guide is edited by someone other than the writer. The editor checks: are the facts right; is anything misleading; do the recommendations follow from the evidence; is the article actually useful versus filling space.
Updates
Guides are reviewed at least once a year. We update sooner when we get a credible factual correction from a reader, when a brand changes a relevant policy, or when our own ongoing coverage surfaces new information.
Scoring (where we score)
If a guide includes scores or "best of" rankings, the criteria are listed inline. We don't weight commission rate. We do weight: price/value, fees, transparency, customer support quality, and how easy the brand makes it to complete the common task the reader cares about.
What we do not do
- We don't accept brand-supplied "review units" with strings attached.
- We don't allow brands to preview articles before publication.
- We don't take brand money to bury negative coverage.
Feedback
If you think we got something wrong — or if our methodology itself needs work — write to us via the contact page. Reader corrections are the most important error-check we have.