Editorial Policy

What we publish and why

Topfolio publishes practical guides for people breaking into data analytics: SQL and Python tutorials, career roadmaps, interview preparation and tool comparisons. Every article must answer a single real question a reader typed or asked an interviewer. We do not publish thin definitions written to chase a keyword.

Who writes it

Every article carries a named human byline with a verifiable profile. Today that is Anuj Saini (Founder, 6+ years in data at JPMC, Ultrahuman and high-growth startups, 500+ resumes reviewed on hiring panels). When other authors are added, each will have the same profile page, credentials and sameAs links. No article is published under an organisation byline alone.

A named reviewer is listed when the author and reviewer are different people; otherwise the author is the reviewer and the byline says so explicitly.

How we source and verify

• Salary and market figures are stated as ranges for the Indian market and re-verified before publication against public sources (LinkedIn Salary, AmbitionBox, Glassdoor, levels.fyi). City-level breakdowns note the 1.2–1.5× metro multiplier explicitly.
• SQL and code examples are run against a real seeded database before publication. Any on-screen number in a video has a matching entry in our verified-values sheet.
• External claims use inline citations. Each post aims for at least one verifiable source per ~100 words; claims without a source are phrased as guidance, not fact.
• Company-interview framing (e.g. “in the style commonly asked in <Company> interviews”) is topical, not provenance. We never claim a specific question was asked at a specific company in a specific year.

Publication gate

An article is not published until it passes all of these:

1. Named human author with a live profile page.
2. Answer-first summary (40–60 words) near the top of the article.
3. At least one verifiable stat, citation or worked example per ~100 words.
4. Every number cross-checked against the verified-values sheet or a cited source.
5. FAQ section whose visible markup and JSON-LD are generated from the same array.
6. A conversion bridge that is honest about what the product does — e.g. “job assistance until you are hired”, not “guaranteed placement”.
7. Images where they aid understanding, with descriptive alt text.

Sponsored and affiliate content

Topfolio does not currently publish paid or sponsored editorial. If that changes, any sponsored article will carry a disclosure at the top, and outbound affiliate links will use rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow". Editorial decisions are never sold.

Corrections and freshness

If we get something wrong, we fix it and show that we fixed it. The article's updatedAt is bumped to the correction date, and where the correction is material we add a short note at the top of the article. Salary guides and pillar roadmaps are reviewed quarterly; an honest updatedAt is a ranking and citation signal, so we do not fake it.

To report an error, email hello@topfolio.in with the article URL and the correction. We aim to acknowledge within 2 business days.

What we will not publish

• Programmatic pages without underlying data (no pSEO on invented content).
• Interview questions attributed to a specific company and year without provenance.
• Salary or outcome guarantees.
• AI-generated articles without a named human author who reviewed and stands behind them.