How We Make Money

How DeskTally makes money

When an audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning reader buys through a book scanner or lumbar support cushion product-page link, DeskTally can earn a qualifying-purchase commission — but the audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning scores and ranks are fixed on merit before any link exists, so the commission changes nothing.

Key takeaways

Revenue comes only from Amazon Associates commissions on qualifying audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning purchases, at no extra cost to you.
A book scanner or lumbar support cushion link goes to a specific Amazon product page (/dp/ASIN), never a search or category page.
Every audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning score is calculated before any affiliate link is attached; commissions never change a book scanner's rank.
We do not accept payment, free products, or sponsored placement to alter a lumbar support cushion score or label a top pick.
If revenue sources ever change, this page is updated before any new program goes live.

How do Amazon Associates links work?

Each live audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning pick sends a book scanner or lumbar support cushion button to its specific Amazon /dp/ASIN page under the site's Associates tag, never a search result. A completed purchase can pay a small commission at no added cost. Per Amazon's rule: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

How is scoring kept independent?

Every audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning score is calculated before a single affiliate link is displayed. A book scanner and a lumbar support cushion are graded on the same published-spec formula regardless of whether either carries a commission-earning link; scores run 0/100 (no fit) to 100/100 (best match). The scoring formula is published on the Scoring Methodology page, including each criterion and its relative weight. Each product entry includes at least one documented drawback so readers can judge whether a product fits their specific situation rather than taking its aggregate rank at face value.

What do we refuse to do?

We do not accept payment to alter a book scanner score, move a lumbar support cushion up the rankings, or label an audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning product a top pick. We take no free products in exchange for favorable coverage, and we never disguise a paid relationship as editorial content.

Is there any other revenue?

Right now the only revenue for this audio, video & streaming gear, desk setup & seating, keyboards & mice, monitors & displays, power & charging, and printing & scanning site is the Amazon Associates program. If that changes, this page is updated to name any new affiliate program or advertising relationship before it goes live.