IronMakoMedia

Owner-operated gear review sites

Forty-nine gear review sites. One owner. Every link leads back here.

Expert-led and hands-on where possible, owner-operated by Mike M.. Each site says what was tested and what was researched, discloses its commissions, and links back to this page so you can see who runs it.

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What Iron Mako Media is

Every site in the network traces back to one person.

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Owner-operated

One person runs every site.

There is no media group behind a curtain. Every site in the portfolio is owned and operated by Mike M., and each one names me on its About page and links back here.

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Evidence you can check

Every pick shows its work, so you can buy with confidence.

Picks are built from manufacturer specs, manuals, safety and certification standards and long-term owner reports, with the source linked so you can check it yourself. Clear top picks for each use case, and the trade-offs named.

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Commissions disclosed

The sites earn a commission. This page earns nothing.

When you buy through a link on a portfolio site, that site may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It is disclosed on every page. This hub carries no affiliate links, no prices and no ads.

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The portfolio — 49 sites

Every site Iron Mako Media owns and operates.

All 49 sites are live. Each card links to the site's profile on this hub, and the site itself opens in a new tab.

Full portfolio
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How the sites earn

Commissions, disclosed in plain words.

Here is the whole business model. The portfolio sites recommend gear. When you click a link on one of them and buy something, the retailer may pay that site a commission. The price you pay is the same either way. Every site says this on every page that has a link, and I say it again here.

Commissions never set a score or decide a pick. If a product is not worth buying, the site says so, commission or not. And this hub, the page you are reading now, has no affiliate links, no prices and no advertising. It exists so you can see who is behind the sites and how they work.

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Latest

Newest additions to the network

The most recently added site profiles. Each one explains what the site covers and how it works.

Contact

Questions, corrections, program verification.

I read every message myself. Email contact@ironmakomedia.com or use the form.

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