Advertisers and referral fees

Some of these links allow us to earn a referral fee if you, the reader, goes on to sign up for the service, which in turn helps us fund the site. We also post many links to services and websites with which we have no advertiser relationship. If we link to a product or service, it's because we believe it's worth taking a look at in the context of the article or review. Once an article or review is completed by one of our analysts, a separate team retrospectively looks at which of these links we can add something called an affiliate tracking code to. This code allows us to earn a referral fee if you go on to make a purchase. To dispel a popular misconception, clicking on a referral link won't cost you extra if you go on to make a purchase. In some cases, it could actually save you money where we have negotiated special deals for our readers.