About Make It or Buy
Who is behind Make It or Buy, how its articles are made, and how to reach it.
What Make It or Buy is
Whether to make something yourself or buy it: food, household things, small repairs and crafts, with the cost, the time and the result compared side by side.
It sets out to help someone decide, for one thing at a time, whether making it or buying it is the better use of money and time.
It is written for people deciding whether a do-it-yourself job is worth it.
What it covers
Homemade against bought food; household products you can make; repair it or replace it; what your time is worth; tools: buy, rent or borrow.
How the articles are made
Articles are researched and drafted with AI, checked against their sources, and reviewed before they are published.
Each one ends with "How this was made": the sources it used, the model that drafted it and what it cost. Nothing about how a page was made is hidden.
Who signs them
Articles are signed with a pen name for Make It or Buy's editorial team, so the site keeps one voice. The note under each article says when a name is a pen name.
A pen name is not a person with credentials, and no article claims experience nobody had.
Mistakes and corrections
If something is wrong or out of date, write through the contact page. It is checked, and the article is corrected.
Every correction made after an article was published is noted under the article and listed, with its date, on one page:
How the site is paid for
Some articles may contain affiliate links: if you buy through one, the site may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Recommendations are not for sale.