Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: April 2026

In short: Some links on this website are affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This is how we fund our operations. It never influences our review scores or recommendations.

How We Make Money

Smart Buyer Reviews is a free-to-read publication. We generate revenue primarily through affiliate partnerships. When we link to a product and you make a purchase through that link, the retailer or manufacturer may pay us a referral commission. This comes at no additional cost to you — you pay the same price regardless of whether you use our link.

What This Means for Our Reviews

Our editorial process is independent of our affiliate relationships. We evaluate every product using the same standardized testing methodology regardless of whether an affiliate relationship exists. Products that fail our testing criteria are not recommended, even if a lucrative affiliate program is available.

Our review scores, rankings, and recommendations are determined by research, testing, and comparison — not by commission rates or business relationships.

How to Identify Affiliate Links

Affiliate links on our site typically point to product purchase pages. We include a disclosure notice at the top of every review article that contains affiliate links. When you see language like "This article contains affiliate links" or similar disclosures, it means we may earn a commission if you purchase through those links.

Our Commitment

We believe transparency builds trust. We will always disclose our affiliate relationships. We will never let affiliate commissions influence our editorial judgment. And we will never recommend a product we wouldn't use ourselves or recommend to a family member.

Questions?

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships or disclosure practices, please contact us at contact@smartbuyerreviews.org.