Editorial Policy
How articles on QuickFnd are researched, written, edited, fact-checked, and corrected. This policy applies to every post on the blog, every "About" description on a tool page, and every comparison page we publish.
Who writes our articles
Articles on QuickFnd are produced by the QuickFnd Editorial Team — a small group of developers, writers, and analysts who build and use the tools on this site every day. Editorial decisions (what to cover, how to frame it, what to correct) are made by the team and the founder, Girish Prabhu. We do not publish sponsored or ghost-written posts.
We use AI tools — specifically OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini — for drafting, outlining, and first-pass writing. Every published article is reviewed and edited by a human on the team before going live. The byline "QuickFnd Editorial Team" reflects that the final piece is an editorial product of the team, not the sole output of any one contributor or model.
How we choose topics
Topic selection is driven by three signals, in priority order:
- Real search intent. We use Google Search Console and Serper's People-Also-Ask data to find questions people are actually asking about the tools on QuickFnd.
- Content gaps. For each target keyword, we analyse the top 5 ranking pages and look for questions they fail to answer. Our article is then written to fill those gaps.
- Reader requests. Feedback through the contact form or tool-request form can trigger a guide if we see repeated interest.
How we write
Each article goes through an outline-driven draft where the structure (how-to, explainer, comparison, decision framework, etc.) is chosen to match the reader's intent for that query. We enforce a banned-phrase list of about 90 corporate and AI-generated clichés ("unlock the power of", "in today's digital world", "delve into", "game-changing", etc.); drafts that contain any are sent back for rewriting.
We require every article to include at least one of: a worked example with real numbers, a small code snippet, a comparison with real alternatives, or a step-by-step walkthrough. Articles that are pure definitions or pure marketing copy are not published.
Fact-checking and sources
Claims that depend on a specific number, standard, or external fact are checked against a primary source before publication: RFCs for protocols (e.g. RFC 4648 for Base64), WHO / NHS / CDC guidelines for health metrics, the Income Tax Department and GST portals for Indian tax content, SEBI circulars for Indian investment rules, and official product documentation for third-party tools referenced in comparisons.
Where an article refers to a third-party tool, we link to the official source and note the date we last verified the behaviour. Tax rates, interest rates, and regulatory thresholds are reviewed at least once per financial year, and each article carries a "last updated" timestamp so readers can judge freshness.
Corrections
Mistakes will happen. If you spot a factual error, an outdated number, a broken link, or something that could be clearer, please contact us or email hello@quickfnd.com. We review correction requests within two business days. When an article is materially corrected after publication, we note the change at the end of the article with the date and a short summary of what was fixed.
Advertising and commercial relationships
QuickFnd is funded by Google AdSense and an optional Pro subscription. We do not take affiliate commissions and we do not accept paid placements in articles. Ads are served and labelled by Google and appear in designated slots — they do not influence which tools we build, which topics we cover, or how we recommend solutions.
Where we reference a third-party product (e.g. in a comparison article), the recommendation is our honest editorial view. We do not receive compensation for mentions. If this ever changes, we will disclose it prominently in the relevant article.
Use of AI
We use AI for drafting. We do not use AI to invent quotes, statistics, or case studies that we cannot verify against a primary source. AI-drafted passages that cannot be fact-checked are rewritten or removed before publication. Any tool on the site that uses AI at runtime (for example, the AI Email Writer or AI Paraphraser) is clearly labelled on the tool page.