Who writes SoloBrief

SoloBrief is written by G Mohan Jayanth (MJ), a freelancer and solopreneur based in India who runs the editorial team. Research is assisted by AI tooling; every verdict, recommendation, and limitation note is human-reviewed before publication.

G Mohan Jayanth, Editor

  • Role: Founder, Editor, primary reviewer
  • Location: India (UTC+5:30)
  • Years in freelance and solo work: 5+ years across writing, research, and product evaluation
  • Areas of focus: AI productivity tools, dictation software, scheduling apps, web hosting for small sites, project management for one-person businesses
  • Contact: [email protected]

MJ writes the verdicts, evaluates the trade-offs, and signs off on every published review. If a review goes live with the wrong price or a missing limitation, that is on MJ to fix and disclose.

How we evaluate AI tools

Every review on SoloBrief follows a documented 5-factor rubric:

  1. We label our evidence, and we never fake first-hand use. Each review states plainly whether it is hands-on or research-based. If we have not personally used a tool, we say so in the review itself rather than implying experience we do not have. A research-based review is still useful; a review pretending to be something it is not is worthless.
  2. Pricing verified at source, with a date. We read the vendor’s own live pricing page and record the date we read it. Where a vendor renders prices in JavaScript that we cannot reliably read, we mark that figure unverified rather than repeating a number we cannot stand behind.
  3. Pricing math at year 1. Renewal price after the promo period, not the headline number. We include the math.
  4. Honest limitation section. Every review has a “Where this tool falls short” section. A review with no weaknesses in it is a review that did not look hard enough.
  5. Affiliate relationships disclosed per page. Where we earn a commission, the page says so, in plain language, near the recommendation and not buried in a footer.

What this rubric deliberately does not claim. We do not currently publish time-on-task measurements against a no-tool baseline. Until this page was corrected on 2026-08-19 it claimed we did, which was not true of any published review. Where a review is research-based rather than hands-on, the review says so in its own words.

How we use AI in the editorial process

AI is used for:

  • Initial research (gathering pricing pages, feature lists, integration matrices)
  • Drafting first passes of structural sections (intros, comparison tables, FAQ scaffolds)
  • Catching factual inconsistencies between sources before publication
  • Generating image briefs and social distribution copy

AI is not used for:

  • Final verdict decisions
  • Rating numbers
  • Limitation calls (what the tool does poorly)
  • Recommendation calls (who should buy this, who should not)

A human team member signs off every article before it publishes.

Affiliate disclosure

SoloBrief earns commissions from some of the tools we cover. Every applicable page carries a clear affiliate disclosure. We do not accept payment for positive coverage, paid placements, or guest posts. We do refuse to promote tools that fail our 5-factor rubric, even when they offer high commissions.

Full policy at /disclosure/.

Editorial corrections

If you find a factual error (wrong price, outdated feature description, broken affiliate link), email [email protected] with the URL and the correction. We acknowledge within 48 hours and update the page with a dateModified bump.

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