Builtplain publishes practical writing about technology, business, and earning money on the internet. This page explains how our content is produced.
Sourcing
Factual claims, prices, fees, statistics, policy terms, are verified against primary sources (official documentation, company pricing pages, regulators, original research) before publication, and we state the date figures were checked. Community discussions and social posts are used to identify real reader problems, never as the basis for factual claims.
AI assistance
We use artificial intelligence to help organize research and draft articles. Some articles are produced and published through an automated research and editorial workflow. That workflow opens sources, checks claims and calculations, reviews originality and duplication, and records an editorial assessment before publication. These are automated checks, not a claim of human review of every article. The editor sets the standards and handles corrections. AI is never listed as an author, and AI output is treated as an unverified draft, not a source.
Bylines
Builtplain is written under a small set of recurring pen names, each covering a consistent beat. The pen names are disclosed as such on their author profiles; the editor remains responsible for the publication and its standards, including content published by the automated workflow. We claim no credentials we do not hold.
Corrections
When we learn of a material error, we correct it promptly and add a correction note where the original error could have misled readers. To report an error, contact the editor at the address on the About page or reply to any of our posts.
Independence
We disclose any affiliate or commercial relationship in the article where it applies. Comparisons state their methodology and the date checked. If we have no relationship with a product mentioned, we say nothing because there is nothing to say.