Affiliate Disclosure & Editorial Methodology

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Affiliate disclosure (FTC § 16 CFR Part 255)

TechFuel HQ is a participant in affiliate marketing programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to retailers and service providers. When an article links to a product page, that link may be an affiliate link. If a reader clicks the link and makes a purchase, TechFuel HQ may earn a small commission at no extra cost to the reader.

These commissions help fund the cost of running the site (domain, email forwarder, occasional hardware for testing). They do not influence which products get recommended. If a product is not worth recommending, it does not get recommended — affiliate link or not.

Specific programs that may be in use:

  • Amazon Associates — As an Amazon Associate TechFuel HQ may earn from qualifying purchases
  • Newegg, Best Buy, B&H, and other retailer affiliate programs — where applicable
  • Vendor-direct affiliate programs (Synology, Western Digital, Crucial, Backblaze, Tailscale, Proton, etc.) — where applicable

Every article that contains affiliate links also contains a clear disclosure block near the top of the article.

Editorial methodology

How articles are produced

Articles on TechFuel HQ are drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by Lowell K. Wood IV before publication. The AI-assisted-with-human-review workflow is disclosed in the methodology block at the bottom of every article.

Source standards

  • Vendor specs are cited with links to the vendor’s official documentation page
  • Benchmarks are cited with links to the original test source (publication, repository, or vendor)
  • News and licensing changes are cited with links to the originating announcement

If a claim cannot be cited to a real, resolvable source, it is omitted.

Real-artifact policy

Where an article references a physical measurement, photo, or receipt — for example a Kill-A-Watt reading, an iperf3 result, or a parts receipt — that artifact is supplied from the site author’s own gear. Articles label such artifacts clearly. Hardware claims that cannot be backed by a real artifact get demoted to vendor-data citations or are omitted entirely.

Updates

Articles are revised when the underlying facts change (a new release, a price shift, a vendor policy change). The “Last updated” date in the article methodology block reflects the most recent revision.

Errors and corrections

Spotted an error or want to challenge a recommendation? Email hello@techfuelhq.com with the article URL and the specific section. Material corrections are made in-place with an updated “Last updated” date.

Contact

Publisher: Lowell K. Wood IV Email: hello@techfuelhq.com Location: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States