Book a sponsorship slot on Maker Launches
Three sponsored placements: homepage, category page, or weekly newsletter. How queuing works, where to book, and how to track results.
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Pick your spot
Three sponsorship slots are available to promote your listing:
- Homepage: $49 puts your company in the single Sponsored place on the homepage for 7 days.
- Category: $19 puts your company at the top of your listing's category page for 7 days.
- Newsletter: $29 puts your company in the Sponsored place in one issue of the weekly newsletter.
Each slot is clearly marked as Sponsored, and links are tagged as sponsored. Sponsorship never buys or moves a vote and changes no ranking.
How the queue works
Only one sponsor uses each slot at a time. If a slot is free, your run begins immediately. If it's booked, your run queues after the current sponsor finishes. The exact dates you'd get are shown on /sponsor and confirmed in your cart before you pay.
Where to book
Your listing must be live or already booked into a launch week. Go to /sponsor, pick your listing, and choose your slot—it goes into your cart like any purchase. You can also book from "Upgrades and extras" on /account/listings, or add sponsorship when you submit your listing.
Track your results
Once you've paid, /account/sponsorships shows each sponsorship's status (live, scheduled, or ended), dates, and how many times it was seen and clicked.
Questions people ask
- What happens if the sponsorship slot I want is already taken?
- Your sponsorship is queued to start after the current one ends. You'll see your exact start and end dates before you pay.
- Can I book a sponsorship if my listing isn't live yet?
- Yes, your listing can be booked into a launch week. Check /sponsor to see the available slots and dates.
- Where do I check how a sponsorship performed?
- Go to /account/sponsorships. You'll see when it ran and how many views and clicks it got.