How the leaderboards are filed and winners are named
The Launch Directory maintains three separate rankings and awards Launch of the Week badges each Sunday to the top vote-getters.
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The three rankings
The Launch Directory maintains three distinct leaderboards, each recording a different measure of a launch's standing.
The Community board ranks all listings by votes alone. This is the principal record of reader interest.
The Billboard board shows launches ranked by money contributed, with a minimum threshold of $5. All Billboard entries are clearly marked as paid placements, distinguishing them from Community rankings.
The Domain Rating board lists launches ordered by their Ahrefs Domain Rating. Each entry shows the rating itself, the direction of change (up, down, or unchanged), and the dates when the rating was last checked and when it last moved.
Launch of the Week: the award cycle
Each calendar week runs Monday to Sunday, UTC. At the close of each Sunday, the top 3 launches by Community votes are automatically awarded Launch of the Week badges. These winners are then notified by email.
The award is determined by votes accumulated during the week just closed. The record is filed in the archive and remains part of the permanent edition.
Questions people ask
- What makes a launch appear on the Community leaderboard?
- Votes from visitors to The Launch Directory. The Community board ranks all active listings by vote count alone.
- How does the Billboard board differ from the Community ranking?
- Billboard is a paid ranking, with a minimum contribution of $5. All Billboard entries are labelled as paid to keep the record clear.
- When are Launch of the Week winners announced?
- After each week closes on Sunday, UTC. The top 3 launches by Community votes are awarded and notified by email.