How affiliate links on this site work.

The disclosure

This is the disclosure shown on pages that carry commercial recommendations:

First-hand content adds one sentence:

Sam Moreton is an active paying Cloudways customer: first-hand reviews and tutorials are written from the servers he pays for and runs.

How the links work

• If you use an affiliate link and go on to buy, the vendor may pay us a commission.
• Commission follows a purchase, not a click.
• The commission is paid by the vendor. Buying through our links never increases your price.

Where you will see it

• The disclosure appears before or close to the recommendation. It is readable where you read, not hidden in a footer.
• On reviews and comparisons, it sits with the recommendation and its call to action.
• On tutorials, it appears by the point the walkthrough first asks you to create an account.

What a commission never buys

• Commercial relationships do not decide conclusions.
• Every review states strengths and drawbacks, and says who the product suits and who should look elsewhere.
• We will not publish a ranking that simply places the highest-paying partner first.

More detail

How pages are researched and kept current: editorial policy. How products are tested: testing methodology. The site is run by Sam Moreton.