Disclosure
How We Make Money
Short answer: this site does not earn money from the platforms it covers. Its owner also runs a web design business, and you should know that when you read our views.
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The owner's web design business
The owner earns money building and improving websites for businesses, and that work can involve the platforms discussed here. The footer of every page says so.
That business is not named, advertised or linked anywhere on Cmsmeridia. If you write to us about having a website built, our reply may describe the owner's web design services, as the privacy notice explains. We disclose the interest because it could, in principle, influence how we describe platforms: someone who earns money from web design might lean toward platforms that need more design work, for instance. Knowing that lets you weigh our views accordingly.
We reduce the effect of that interest in three ways:
- Facts on the site come from the platforms' own pages or labeled outside sources, with links, so you can check them without trusting us.
- Views are labeled as views, and the scores behind the wizard are published in full.
- We include the parts of each platform that cut both ways, including the low-maintenance benefits of hosted builders that need little ongoing design work.
Why we tell you
The Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides say a connection between an endorser and a seller "must be disclosed clearly and conspicuously" when it could affect how people weigh an endorsement (16 CFR 255.5). Our situation is not a paid endorsement, but the principle is sound: readers deserve to know about interests that could color advice. That is why a short disclosure appears in the footer of every page, with a link here.
Questions
If anything on this page is unclear, or you think a page falls short of it, write to hello@cmsmeridia.online.
Sources for this page
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 16 CFR 255.5, Disclosure of material connections. Official source, read November 4, 2026.
- Federal Trade Commission (June 2023): Federal Trade Commission Announces Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements. Official source, read November 4, 2026.
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