The rules we follow when we report, review, and rank. Last updated April 2026.
Advertisers and affiliate partners do not see coverage before publication, cannot request changes, and cannot pay for better rankings. Our recommendations reflect our editorial judgment, not commission rates. When we recommend a product whose commission pays us more than a competitor's, that coincidence is not the reason for the ranking — and we will say so explicitly when it looks relevant.
Every factual claim in our reviews links to a primary source (the vendor's own affiliate terms page, the FTC, the program's signup portal) or to a reputable secondary source (PCMag, CNBC, Pat Flynn's SPI, etc.) when a primary source isn't publicly available. We do not republish claims from vendor press releases as fact.
For every affiliate program we review:
When we link to a product via an affiliate program, you'll see a disclosure like: "We earn a commission when you sign up through our links. This doesn't change the price you pay and doesn't affect our rankings." This appears at the top of every article containing affiliate links. Full details: Affiliate Disclaimer.
When we get something wrong, we fix it in-place, add a corrections note at the bottom of the article, and — if the error was load-bearing — post an update at the top. Email corrections@mdpassiveincome.com.
We use large language models (primarily Claude) to help research, draft, and format content. Every article is reviewed by a human editor before publishing. The editor is responsible for accuracy, tone, and final sign-off. We do not publish unedited AI output, and we do not generate fake benchmarks, fake quotes, or invented statistics.