This page explains how articles on The Money Watch are chosen, researched, written, and kept up to date, so you can judge how much weight to give them.
How topics are chosen
Topics come from real search questions: the things people type into a search engine when they need a plain answer. Each article targets one question and the follow-up questions that usually come with it. Topics that would require promoting alcohol, gambling, interest-based lending, or adult content are excluded by policy.
How articles are researched
Every article is built from primary sources first: the manufacturer’s documentation, the venue’s own site, a government or university page, or an official help center. Independent sources such as news coverage, consumer bodies, and established user communities are used to check the primary source against real-world experience. Sources are listed or linked within the article. If sources disagree, the article says so and explains which one is more authoritative.
Accuracy and dates
Facts that change over time, such as prices and policies, are labelled with the month they were verified. Articles are reviewed when a reader reports a problem and periodically as part of routine maintenance. Material updates are noted at the bottom of the affected article.
Authorship
Every article is researched, written and edited by Eric Dawson, who is responsible for the final wording of everything on the site. See the About page for background.
Independence
No company pays for coverage, placement, or a favourable mention. Some articles carry Amazon affiliate links: as an Amazon Associate the site earns from qualifying purchases, and every such article says so on the page itself, as described in the Affiliate Disclosure.
Corrections
Send corrections to admin@themoneywatch.com. Verified errors are fixed promptly and, where the change is material, acknowledged in the article.