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Advertiser disclosure

How we make money

Paperwork Hero is free to use. We earn money when some of the services we recommend pay us a commission after you sign up through our links. Here’s exactly how that works, and the rules we follow so it never decides what we recommend.

How affiliate links work

When you click a button like “Start with GovPlus” and then sign up, the provider may pay us a fee. You don’t pay more for using our link. In some cases a partner offers our readers a discount, and we’ll say so when that happens.

Featured placements

Some pages show a partner in a box labeled “Featured partner · Paid placement” above our rankings. That position is paid for. It is always labeled, it sits outside the ranked list, and it never changes a Hero Score or the order of the independent ranking below it. Where the official government route is free, the featured box says so.

Our rules

  • Scores aren’t for sale. Commissions play no part in the Hero Score, and partners can’t see or change a score before it’s published.
  • We show the free route. If you can do something yourself with the government for less, we say so on the same page, even though we earn nothing from it.
  • We include services that don’t pay us. Our comparisons list the best options, whether or not we have a partnership with them.
  • We disclose relationships. Every money page has an advertiser disclosure, and any separate business relationship with a company we review is stated on that review.
Current partners
We currently have commercial relationships with GovPlus, Notarize and Staples, and may earn commissions from other providers listed on the site. Members of our team also have a separate business relationship with GovPlus, which we disclose on related pages.

How rankings are ordered

Within a comparison, services are ordered by Hero Score. Where services tie, we put the one that best fits the most common situation first. We never move a service up because it pays more.

Questions or corrections

If something looks wrong, or you think a recommendation isn’t fair, tell us. We review every correction request and note material changes on the page.