How findyl makes money
findyl is a free service. We don't charge you to search, compare prices, or browse discographies. We make money through affiliate commissions — when you click a link on findyl and buy something from a retailer, we may earn a small percentage of the sale.
This is standard practice for price comparison websites. It's how we keep the lights on and keep findyl free to use.
What this means for you
You never pay more by using findyl. The price you see on the retailer's website is exactly the same whether you arrived from findyl or went there directly. Affiliate commissions are paid by the retailer, not by you.
Our affiliate partners
findyl currently earns affiliate commissions through the following programmes:
- Amazon Associates — Amazon UK's affiliate programme. When you click an Amazon link on findyl and make a purchase, we earn a commission.
- eBay Partner Network — eBay's affiliate programme. We earn a commission on qualifying purchases made after clicking an eBay link from findyl.
- AWIN — An affiliate network that connects us with select UK vinyl retailers including POPSTORE, Vinyl Castle, EMP UK, Debenhams, Impericon UK, Chalkys, and Recordstore. When you purchase from these retailers via findyl, we may earn a commission.
- Sister Ray — Sister Ray's own affiliate programme. We earn a commission on qualifying purchases made after clicking a Sister Ray link from findyl.
We may add further affiliate partners over time. This page will be updated accordingly.
What affiliate links look like
On findyl, affiliate links appear as the retailer cards on album pages (showing store name, price, and a link to buy), the store quick-links below price results, links within the homepage "Trending on vinyl" showcase, and any links to specific products within our editorial articles.
Outbound retailer links on findyl include rel="sponsored" in the HTML, which is the standard way to indicate affiliate links to search engines.
How results are ordered
Affiliate commissions do not influence how results are displayed on findyl. On album pages, retailer results are ordered by price — cheapest first. We don't favour retailers with higher commission rates, promote specific retailers over others, or suppress results from non-affiliate retailers.
findyl also includes links to retailers where we have no affiliate relationship (such as Rough Trade, Norman Records, Banquet Records, Dig In Records, and others). These are included because they're valuable for our users, not because of any commercial arrangement.
Retailer coverage
findyl currently compares live pricing from a selection of UK retailers and the eBay marketplace. We do not claim to include every UK vinyl retailer. We're always working to add more stores to give you a more complete picture. If you know of a UK retailer we should include, please let us know at hello@findyl.co.uk.
Editorial independence
findyl's articles, guides, and editorial content are completely independent of our affiliate relationships. No retailer, label, distributor, or artist can pay for coverage or influence what we write. We write about albums because we think they're worth hearing, not because a particular retailer has a better commission rate.
Articles may contain links to findyl album or artist pages where you can compare prices. These exist to serve the reader — if you're reading about an album and want to know where to buy it, the link is there. We don't write content in order to drive clicks to a specific retailer.
Amazon Associates disclosure
findyl is a participant in the Amazon Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.co.uk.
Questions
If you have questions about how findyl earns money, how results are ordered, or our editorial independence, please email hello@findyl.co.uk. Transparency matters to us — if something isn't clear, we'd rather know about it.