Editorial methodology
This page documents exactly how LovelyCodes verifies deals, ranks merchants, and discloses affiliate relationships. Everything we publish follows these rules. If the process changes, this page is updated the same day.
How we verify a deal
- Initial test. A human editor visits the merchant in an incognito browser, walks through signup or checkout, and applies the promo code to confirm the discount is real.
- Weekly re-test. Every active code is re-tested at least once every 7 days. The Verified badge means a human confirmed the code worked in the last 7 days.
- Failure handling. When a code stops working, the listing is marked expired within 48 hours. We never leave broken codes on the site to inflate counts.
How we pick merchants
We track AI tools we (or readers) actually use. Inclusion is editorial, not paid. A merchant cannot pay to be listed or to be ranked higher in any category. Listing follows three criteria:
- The product exists, ships, and accepts payment from the public (no vapor or invite-only).
- It fits one of our category buckets (writing, image, video, coding, productivity, chatbots, audio, marketing).
- It has at least one verifiable discount, free trial, or onboarding credit at the time of listing.
How we rank merchants within a category
Default order on category pages is by review count, weighted lightly by rating. The top tile is always the merchant with the most recent verified deal in that category. Ranking is never influenced by affiliate payout rate. We don't accept payment for placement.
Affiliate disclosure
Some outbound links on LovelyCodes are affiliate links. If you click one and end up buying, the
merchant may pay us a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate revenue is how the site is
funded. It does not influence which merchants we list, which deals we feature, or how
they're ranked. Outbound affiliate links use rel="sponsored nofollow" per Google's
guidance and FTC disclosure rules.
Editorial team
Posts and listings are written by named editors with author pages and bios. You can see who wrote a given article in the byline. Every editor signs off on the verification status of the deals in their pieces.
Corrections
If you spot a broken code, a stale discount, or an error in our reporting, tell us. We re-verify and update within 24 hours of receiving a confirmed report.
What we do not do
- We never scrape codes from other coupon sites.
- We never publish a code without testing it ourselves.
- We never let an affiliate program dictate our rankings or featured slots.
- We never collect or sell reader data beyond standard analytics (see privacy).