How this site makes money

As an Amazon Associate, Iron Mako Media earns from qualifying purchases.

Bag & Bell is reader-supported. When you click a product button or an inline product link and buy something, we may earn a commission from the retailer. It does not change the price you pay. That commission is how the site is funded; there is no advertising, no sponsored content and no paid placement.

How the links work

Every product link on this site points to our own address first — /go/ followed by the product's name — and then redirects you to the retailer with our tracking tag added. We do it that way so every outbound link can be audited from one place, so a link can be updated if a product moves without rewriting a page, and so the retailer's tracking works as intended. Links are marked #ad with a link to this page wherever they appear, and carry the rel="sponsored" attribute search engines ask for.

Prices

We do not print prices. Retail prices change daily and a number printed on a page goes stale within days; a stale price is worse than none. Every button reads “Check price on Amazon” and opens the live listing. If the site ever displays a price, it will be pulled from the retailer's own data, stamped with the date it was checked, and removed automatically if it is more than 48 hours old.

Which programs

Active affiliate programs at the time of writing: Amazon (Amazon Associates). Other brands and retailers we link to — Everlast, Hayabusa, Venum, TITLE Boxing, Ringside, Century Martial Arts, Fairtex, RDX Sports, Sanabul, Rival Boxing, Outslayer, Shock Doctor, SISU Mouthguards, Rogue Fitness, Titan Fitness — are plain links: we have not joined their affiliate programs and earn nothing when you buy from them. If that changes, they will be named here.

What the commission never changes

• The ranking. Picks are chosen before links are built, and if a different retailer is the better place to buy, the page says so — see the editorial policy.
• The price you pay.
• What we say about a product. We have never received a free product, a sample, or a payment from any brand on this site.

What we don't do

• Accept sponsored placements or paid reviews.
• Accept free or discounted products.
• Show prices we cannot verify, or invent ratings, review counts or “bestseller” claims.
• Claim to have tested products we have not — see the methodology.

Questions

mike@blackironathletics.com, or the contact form.