How We Make Money
How we make money
USBuyGold earns affiliate commissions. When you click certain links to dealers or services and then buy or open an account, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. We are not paid to give a positive review, commissions never change our ratings or what we recommend, and we are not owned by any dealer. This page explains exactly how it works.
We think the only honest way to run a money-topic site is to tell you precisely where the money comes from — and to wall it off from the editorial work. Here’s the full picture.
Affiliate links, in plain terms
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click one and then make a purchase, open an account, or request information, the dealer or service may pay us a commission. You pay nothing extra — the price is the same whether you use our link or go to the dealer directly. These commissions help fund the research, tools, and writing on the site.
What affiliate money does not buy
- It doesn’t buy a good review. Our dealer research follows a published review methodology based on public information. A company cannot pay to raise its rating, remove a criticism, or be called “best.”
- It doesn’t decide our recommendations. We routinely point out lower-cost options, tell readers when a product’s premium is too high, and explain when not to buy at all — including when the right move earns us nothing.
- It doesn’t mean we’re owned by anyone. No dealer, mint, or metals company owns or controls USBuyGold or its editorial decisions.
How we keep it separate
The people who write and review our content are guided by our editorial standards, not by which partners pay the most. Ratings and rankings are set before any commercial relationship is considered, and a partnership never reorders them. Where a page contains affiliate links, we disclose it on that page, near the top.
Other ways the site may earn
Besides affiliate commissions, we may in the future run clearly-labeled advertising or sponsored placements. If we ever do, they will be marked as advertising and kept visually and editorially separate from our independent content. We will update this page before introducing any new revenue source.
Why disclose all this?
Because US Federal Trade Commission guidelines require honest disclosure of material connections — and because trust is the whole point. If you ever feel a recommendation reads like a sales pitch rather than straight analysis, tell us via our contact page; we take that seriously.
This site is educational and not financial, tax, or investment advice. Always verify a dealer’s current prices, fees, and terms on their own site before buying.