Some of the articles on Fixynest contain affiliate links. This page explains what that means in plain terms.
What is an affiliate link
An affiliate link is a regular link to a product page that includes a unique tracking identifier. If you click the link and then buy the product, the retailer pays Fixynest a small commission. The price you pay does not change. The commission comes out of the retailer’s own margin, not your wallet.
We currently participate in retailer affiliate programs at major online stores, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, Fixynest earns from qualifying purchases. We may add other affiliate programs in the future.
How we decide what to link to
We add an affiliate link in an article only when a specific product is the practical solution to the problem the article is about. For example, if a guide explains that a particular brand of Zigbee bulb has consistently better pairing reliability than other bulbs at the same price, we may link to that bulb. We do not insert affiliate links to fill the article with revenue.
The editorial team writes the article first. Affiliate links are added afterward, and the editor doing the linking does not see commission rates. We are looking for products that solve the reader’s problem, not products that pay us the most.
What an affiliate link does not mean
An affiliate link does not mean the manufacturer paid for the placement. It does not mean we received a free unit (we usually did not). It does not mean we are obligated to maintain the recommendation. If a product we previously recommended becomes unreliable, develops a serious flaw, or is discontinued, we update or remove the recommendation.
Sponsored content
We do not currently publish sponsored content. If we ever do, it will be clearly labeled as “Sponsored” at the top of the article, in a color that is impossible to miss, and the article will be kept out of our regular editorial feed. We will never run a sponsored piece that pretends to be an independent review.
Free samples and review units
From time to time a manufacturer sends us a free sample of a product. We accept these only when the product is something we would have purchased ourselves for the lab. The sample does not entitle the manufacturer to favorable coverage, and we usually do not write about review units at all, since we do not run product reviews. If we do write about a unit that was provided free, the article will disclose that fact in the first paragraph.
Display advertising
The site shows display advertising from third-party ad networks. The ads shown to you are chosen by the network, not by us. We do not select individual advertisers and we do not preview ads before they appear. We block categories of advertising we consider misleading, such as deceptive download buttons and weight-loss claims. If you ever see an ad on Fixynest that looks abusive, screenshot it and send it to [email protected] so we can block it.
How to support us without buying anything
If you find our guides useful and want to support the site without buying through an affiliate link, the most useful thing you can do is share the guide with someone else who needs it, leave a comment with what worked or did not work for you, or send us a fix from your own experience for another guide. Reader contributions make the site better for everyone.
Last updated: May 2026.