Mike McDonnell

Editorial Standards

This site exists to share tools, products and referral codes I actually use. Here is exactly how each recommendation gets onto the site and how I keep it accurate.

Who writes the recommendations

Every post is written and maintained personally by me — Mike McDonnell. I run Glide Marketing, an SEO and marketing agency based in Chelmsford, Essex. I have no content team and no AI-only writing on this site; every line is either drafted by me or reviewed by me before publishing.

How a referral code gets onto the site

  1. I personally open an account or buy the product.
  2. I receive the referral bonus myself, end-to-end (sign-up, qualifying action, payout).
  3. I write the post from my own experience, including the parts that aren't great. Honest cons are part of the standard template.
  4. The post is published with the date I joined, the date of the first payout I received, and a "Last verified" date showing when I last checked the offer still pays.

How I verify the offer monthly

On or around the 1st of each month I run through every active referral post:

  • Confirm the referral link still loads and applies the bonus.
  • Confirm the headline bonus amount and qualifying terms are unchanged.
  • Update the post's lastVerified date and the month in the title.
  • If the programme has changed, the post is updated (or removed) within a week.

Affiliate disclosure

Most referral programmes pay both sides — the new customer and the referrer. The codes on this site pay both of us. I never recommend a product purely because it pays a commission; if the product is bad, I either don't cover it or I cover its problems honestly. There is no editorial pay-for-placement.

Where a UK regulator requires a specific disclosure (FCA-regulated financial products, credit cards with representative APR, FSCS protection notes) those are stamped directly on the relevant post.

Corrections

If you spot something out of date or wrong, please get in touch. I usually reply within 24 hours and the post is updated the same week.

Ratings sources

When a post shows a brand's star rating, the number comes from a public, third-party source — almost always Trustpilot, the App Store, Google Play, Which? or Citizens Advice. The source is named alongside the rating. Ratings are refreshed when the quarterly post update is run.