Broke to Built publishes practical how-to guides on subjects where people are often stuck, stressed, or grieving — writing a eulogy, fixing a resume, running a jobsite safety talk, setting up a small shop. That's exactly why the writing has to be careful. This page explains the standard behind every one of our 115 guides.
What every guide has to do
- Actually answer the question. Each guide targets one real question and answers it directly, near the top, in plain language — not after 800 words of throat-clearing.
- Be original. We write our own explanations, examples, and templates. We don't copy, spin, or lightly reword other people's articles.
- Be specific and usable. Real examples, real templates, real steps you can follow today — the kind of thing you can copy, adapt, and use on the spot.
- Stand on its own. A guide has to be worth your time even if you never click anything else. Free means free.
How a guide gets made
- Research. We start from the real question people are asking and the situation behind it, and gather the facts, formats, and examples that a genuinely helpful answer needs.
- Draft. We write a complete, structured answer — direct summary, the how-to, examples, and the mistakes to avoid.
- Human review. A person reviews every guide before it publishes: checking that the facts are right, the examples make sense, the tone fits the moment, and nothing filler or misleading slipped in. Nothing goes live on autopilot.
- Update. When something changes or a reader flags an issue, we revise the guide and note it.
On tools and accuracy
Some of our free tools help you draft and format content quickly. They are built to work from the details you provide — they don't invent facts about your life, your product, or the person you're writing about. You review and finish everything before you use it. We say plainly when something is a starting point rather than a finished answer.
What we won't publish
- Thin filler written to rank rather than to help.
- Copied or barely-reworded content from other sites.
- Fake reviews, fake testimonials, or invented statistics.
- Advice that could genuinely hurt someone if it's wrong (legal, medical, financial) presented as professional advice — we point you to a professional instead.
Corrections
We get things wrong sometimes. If you spot an error, tell us through the contact page and we'll fix it. Accuracy matters more to us than looking infallible.
How we keep the lights on
The Site is free. We fund it through unobtrusive advertising and a small number of clearly-marked affiliate links to tools we actually use — never by charging you or gating the guides. Our affiliate disclosure lays out exactly how that works.