Editorial policy

Useful before optimised

Every article must help an Australian cleaning-business owner complete a real task or make a better decision. Search demand can guide prioritisation, but it cannot be the sole reason to publish.

Primary sources first

Regulatory, tax, employment, safety, and platform-policy claims are checked against the responsible Australian authority or the platform’s own current documentation. Secondary sources are used for context, not as a substitute for primary evidence.

Experience must be visible

Operational guidance should include first-party workflows, examples, calculations, templates, product observations, or clearly described methodology. We do not publish generic summaries that simply repeat the existing search results.

Review follows risk

Articles that may affect legal, tax, employment, financial, health, or safety decisions require an appropriately qualified named reviewer before publication. Tidyly content is general information and does not replace professional advice.

How an article is produced

1. Define the reader, task, search intent, and evidence needed.
2. Research current primary sources and record when each source was checked.
3. Add original examples, practical workflows, or first-party analysis.
4. Fact-check claims, links, calculations, authorship, and disclosures.
5. Run technical, accessibility, structured-data, and on-page SEO checks.
6. Review after material source changes and on the article’s risk-based cadence.

AI-assisted work

AI tools may assist with research organisation, drafting, or quality checks. They are not treated as a source. Factual claims must still be checked against cited material, and authors or reviewers remain accountable for what is published.

Updates and corrections

The visible “Updated” date changes only after a substantive review or content change. Cosmetic edits do not reset it. If you spot an error or a source that has changed, contact press@tidyly.au.