Editorial standards
These are the rules every guide on the site is held to. If you find a guide that does not meet them, tell us.
Fees, limits, eligibility rules, form names and deadlines come from the provider’s own pricing or help pages, the platform’s terms, or the government agency that sets the rule (for example the BIR for Philippine tax). We write the figure plainly with the month we checked it, such as “as of September 2026”, and list the source at the end of the guide. If we cannot confirm a figure from an official or highly reputable source, we leave it out rather than guess.
Every number, fee, limit and named form or setting in a guide is checked against its source. Links to official pages are tested. Steps that depend on an app or website screen are described using the names shown on that screen where we could confirm them.
Each guide shows the date it was last updated. We change that date when the content changes in substance (a new fee, a changed rule, a rewritten section), not for small wording fixes. Guides about money, tax and platform rules are re-checked first because they go out of date fastest.
If you find a mistake, send the page, the sentence and a link to the source through the contact page. We check the report against the source, correct the guide if it is wrong, and update the date. We do not quietly leave known errors in place.
We may use AI tools to help draft and edit; every guide is reviewed, fact-checked against primary sources and edited before publishing. AI tools are never treated as a source: any fact an AI tool suggests is checked against the official page before it is published, or removed.
Guides use worked examples, sample messages and short scenarios to show how advice works in practice. Scenarios about a person (for example “Ana, a former call-center agent”) are hypothetical and labeled as examples. We do not publish invented testimonials, client stories or income claims.
Rates, timelines and outcomes depend on your location, skills, service, the client and the market. Where we give rate or income figures, we say where they come from and treat them as a range, not a promise.
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Payment and tax guides are general education, not individual tax, legal or financial advice. Rules differ by country and by personal situation, so we link to the relevant authority and recommend a licensed professional when the stakes are high.