How we make money

Plainly, so you can judge what you read.

Affiliate commissions

Many links on this site are affiliate links. When you buy through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Some brands we cover have no affiliate program at all, and we cover them anyway.

No paid placements

We do not sell features, placements or mentions. Brands cannot pay to be included, and they have no say over what we write.

Our family of brands

STAND+ is part of our family of brands. Wherever we recommend a STAND+ product, we say so with the line "From our family of brands."

What we never do

We never sell rankings, and we never let commission rates decide what we recommend.

Updated October 7, 2026.