How PR97 researches, writes, checks, and updates content
Scope and reader promise
PR97 publishes SaaS pricing research, procurement comparisons, calculators, and editable working files. Each page should answer a defined buyer question, disclose the evidence boundary, and give a reader something verifiable or usable.
Source priority
- Official vendor pricing, product, billing, help, security, legal, and status material.
- A buyer's dated quote, order form, and signed agreement when supplied for a private analysis.
- Government, standards-body, or regulator material for a control or procurement practice.
- Secondary sources only when they add clearly attributed context that cannot be obtained from a primary source.
Pricing standard
A published price must state or make clear the date checked, currency, unit, billing basis, and important exclusions. Public list pricing is not described as a guaranteed quote. Regional, tax, promotion, reseller, legacy-plan, quantity, and renewal differences are disclosed. Pages link to the official source used.
Comparison standard
PR97 does not rank products from feature counts alone. Comparisons define the operating scenario, normalize billable population and term, separate mandatory gates from preferences, and tell the buyer what to demonstrate or test. Hands-on claims require a documented plan, date, scenario, and limitation; otherwise the page is explicitly public-source research.
Template standard
A template page must link to a real packaged file. File format and structure are inspected during release. Public descriptions, field lists, and formulas must not promise elements absent from the file. Examples are labeled as examples, not observed buyer outcomes.
Authorship and review
Mark is responsible for writing and maintaining PR97 content. PR97 does not use fictional experts, invented credentials, or an unnamed reviewer to make a page appear more authoritative. Claims, sources, calculations, links, and downloads remain Mark's responsibility.
Conflicts, advertising, and corrections
Advertising is separated from editorial decisions. A vendor cannot purchase a favorable conclusion. Material errors are corrected after verification; readers can submit the page URL, disputed text, and supporting source through the contact page. Substantive updates receive a new modified date.
Handling updates and disagreements
Product packaging, limits, and public prices can change. A substantive update should identify the current source and avoid implying that an older quote or contract changed automatically. When credible sources conflict, the page should describe the conflict, identify what the buyer must verify, and avoid selecting the more convenient claim without evidence.
Commercial independence
Advertising and referral relationships are disclosed and kept separate from conclusions. A vendor may provide a correction or current source, but it cannot purchase a ranking, favourable verdict, or removal of a material limitation. The same evidence standard applies whether or not a commercial relationship exists.