One programme, named.
Knock earns money in one way: a small affiliate commission when a reader follows an Amazon UK buy button on a recommendations page. The commission rate does not change the order phones appear in. Every link uses the standard rel="sponsored noopener" attribute so search engines can see it clearly.
Where you will not see affiliate links
These three pages are the trust layer of the site. Mixing them with commerce would undermine the work they are doing.
The one programme Knock uses
Knock earns a small affiliate commission on the Amazon UK buy buttons on this site, through the Amazon Associates programme. That is it. Where a phone or SIM is sold elsewhere (Pinwheel UK direct, Light direct, Back Market UK refurbished, the SIM providers), the buy button is a plain direct link with no commission attached.
The Amazon Associates programme pays around 3 per cent on UK electronics. A typical Nokia 3210 sale earns Knock roughly £2. The commission does not change the price you pay, and it is not the basis for which phones are ranked. The order on /best-simple-phones is editorial.
We may add other affiliate programmes back later when Knock has the traffic and reach to make them worth the disclosure surface. For now, keeping it to Amazon makes the disclosure honest in one paragraph.
What you will not see
No paid placements, no sponsored content, no banner ads, no third-party advertising scripts, no email list rentals. Knock does not take payment from manufacturers to write a review.
If you would rather not use the link
Then please don't. The product name on each page is enough to find the phone elsewhere. The price you pay is identical either way. The only thing that changes is whether Knock earns roughly £2 on the sale.
How strict are the disclosure rules
Strict. The Advertising Standards Authority, the Competition and Markets Authority, and HMRC all care about this. So does Knock. If you ever see an Amazon affiliate link on a page without the disclosure bar at the top, that is a bug; please email hello@knockphone.co.uk.
