# The money comes from shops.

> Shop links can earn padell.io a small commission. It never changes a score, a list or which shops you see. This is how it works.

- URL: https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/
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- Site: padell.io (https://padell.io/)

Shop links go through padell.io/go/ (affiliate links: padell.io may earn a commission, which never affects scores). Prices include shipping to the Netherlands unless stated otherwise, and change daily.

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How padell.io earns money

padell.io is free. If you buy something at a shop through a link, padell.io sometimes gets a few percent.

## How it works

1. **You click through to a shop**
   From a price on a racket page, a list or the price comparison.
2. **You buy something there**
   At the shop's own price. You pay nothing extra because you came through padell.io.
3. **The shop may pay padell.io a commission**
   Usually a few percent of the order, and only from shops that have a partner programme.

## What money never changes

**The score**

Worked out from the brand's specs and independent reviews, the same way for every racket. A shop link plays no part in it.

**The order of a list**

Top lists and the racket finder rank on score and fit. A racket without any shop link ranks the same.

**Which shops you see**

Every shop on padell.io that delivers to your country, cheapest first including shipping. Also shops that pay nothing.

**The texts**

No paid reviews, no sponsored texts.

## Questions

**Do I pay more when I buy through padell.io?**

No. You pay the price the shop shows everyone. The commission comes out of the shop's margin.

**Why do shop links say sponsored in the code?**

Search engines ask sites to mark links that can earn money. Every shop link here is marked that way, also the ones that earn nothing. So nothing is hidden.

**Can a brand pay to be on padell.io?**

No. Brands can send specs, a feed or product photos. That makes the index more complete. It never buys a score or a place in a list.

**Why not just show ads?**

Ads get in the way. You click a shop link anyway when you want to buy. Only then does it earn something.

**Something here not right?** Let me know. Better to hear it than to guess.

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