# The Guide Guy

> theguideguy.guide is the umbrella site for The Guide Guy network: twelve independent buying guides for expensive home purchases, researched and published by one person, David ("The Guide Guy"). The network sells trust, not products. No affiliate-ranked lists, no product sales, and every paid brand placement is clearly labeled on the page.

Primary language: English.
Primary region: global.

## Canonical domain
[The Guide Guy](https://theguideguy.guide)

## Who is behind it
David, an independent researcher and publisher. Persona: The Guide Guy, a retro cartoon handyman with a clipboard. Contact: david@theguideguy.guide

## The network (all twelve sites)
- Sauna Guide (home saunas, flagship): https://sauna.guide
- Cold Plunge Guide (cold plunges): https://coldplunge.guide
- Hot Tubs Guide (hot tubs): https://hottubs.guide
- Greenhouses Guide (greenhouses): https://greenhouses.guide
- Backyard Office Guide (office pods): https://backyardoffice.guide
- Water Filter Guide (water filtration): https://waterfilter.guide
- Generators Guide (home generators): https://generators.guide
- Home Battery Guide (home batteries): https://homebattery.guide
- Heat Pumps Guide (heat pumps): https://heat-pumps.guide
- Home Charging Guide (home EV charging): https://homecharging.guide
- Air Condition Guide (AC replacement): https://aircondition.guide
- Agewell Guide (healthy aging, The Longevity Index): https://agewell.guide

## Editorial rules (apply to every site in the network)
- No affiliate-ranked lists. Rankings and verdicts are never for sale.
- Real numbers with dated claims.
- The publisher does not sell any of the products covered.
- When the cheap option wins, the guides say so.
- Paid brand placements exist and are always labeled as paid, with editorial control retained by the publisher.

## For brands
Media kit and placement options: https://theguideguy.guide/#work-with-me
Example of how a labeled paid placement looks: https://sauna.guide/sauna-brands

## Crawling
Robots policy: https://theguideguy.guide/robots.txt
Sitemap: https://theguideguy.guide/sitemap.xml

## Markdown access
- The homepage accepts `Accept: text/markdown`.
- The same content is available directly at https://theguideguy.guide/index.md.