3 spots. 1 week. Highest bids win.
Bid for next week's three big strips. Everyone else who bids gets a row underneath, then a permanent place on All sites. Bid from $10 →
Every past spotlight and bidder, ranked by total paid
When a week ends, its winners and bidders move to the All sites page — one place per site, for good.
A bidding war with a finish line
Pay-to-rank boards let anyone knock you down at any minute, so you keep paying. Spotlight runs one race per week — win it and the spot is yours, guaranteed, for seven days.
Bid during the week
Add your site and bid from $10. Raise anytime — each raise adds to your total. The live board shows exactly where you stand.
Sunday 20:00 UTC
Bidding closes (late winning bids extend it a little). The top 3 get the big strips; everyone else gets a bidder row underneath.
Locked for 7 days, listed forever
Monday to Sunday your site is on the home page and nobody can bump you. After the week it stays on All sites, ranked by total paid.
| Pay-to-rank boards | Luck / slot boards | Spotlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can you lose your spot after paying? | Yes, any minute | No, but position is random | No — locked for the week |
| If you don't get a top spot | Pushed down the list | A random cell, same as everyone | A bidder row for the week, then a permanent place on All sites |
| Above the fold | Top few rows of a long list | One cell of 50 | 3 full-width strips, nothing else |
| Click reporting | Raw counters | Rarely | Unique per visitor/day, bots filtered |
Questions, answered
How does the auction work?
Every week there is one auction for the following week. Bid any whole-dollar amount above the minimum and raise as often as you like — each raise adds to your total. When bidding closes on Sunday, the highest totals win the big spotlight strips for the full Monday–Sunday week (UTC). The live board shows how many strips are up for grabs.
What do I get if I'm not in the top 3?
Your site is listed in the bidders section right under the spotlight for that whole week, ranked by what you paid. When the week ends it moves to the All sites page, where it stays for good.
Are payments refundable?
No. Every bid is charged when you place it and every bid buys a placement — a spotlight strip for the top 3, a bidder row for everyone else, and a permanent place on All sites. That's why there are no refunds. If your payment completes after bidding closes, it counts toward the next open auction.
How does the All sites page work?
Each site is listed once, after its first week on the home page ends, and ranked by the total it has paid across all finished weeks. Bid in more weeks and you climb. Spotlight winners also get a trophy for every week they held a strip.
What is the countries ranking?
Add your country (optional) and your payments count toward it. Countries are ranked by the total their sites have paid.
Can someone outbid me during my week?
No. Once the week starts the spotlight strips are locked — the price you won at is the price you pay, and your position can't be taken until the week is over.
What stops last-second sniping?
Soft close. If a bid lands in a winning position in the final minutes, the close moves back so everyone has a fair chance to respond. The exact window and cap are in the terms.
How are ties broken?
Equal totals go to whoever reached that amount first. To pass someone you need to bid at least $1 more than their total.
Are the clicks real?
We count a click once per visitor per site per day, filter known bots, and never reset counters. Impressions only count when a listing is at least half visible on screen. Your private manage page shows the same numbers we see.
Do the links pass SEO juice?
No — and you shouldn't want them to. Paid links are marked rel="sponsored" as search engines require. Spotlight is for traffic and attention, not backlinks.
What can't be listed?
Adult content, gambling, scams, malware, link shorteners, chat-group invites and anything illegal. Listings that break the content policy are removed, and payments for them are not refunded.