How to file a sponsorship with The Launch Directory
Reserve a Sponsored slot on the homepage, category page or weekly newsletter for your listing.
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The three sponsored positions
You can reserve a Sponsored slot in one of three places. The homepage and category positions run for 7 days; the newsletter position is one edition.
- Homepage sponsorship ($49): the single Sponsored position on the homepage.
- Category sponsorship ($19): the Sponsored position at the head of your listing's category page.
- Newsletter sponsorship ($29): the Sponsored place in one weekly newsletter edition.
Each slot is plainly marked Sponsored, and its link is labelled as such. A sponsorship does not affect voting, or alter any ranking.
Booking your slot
One sponsor holds each position at a time. If the slot is free, your run begins at once. If booked, your run is queued directly after the current booking ends. The dates you would receive are shown on /sponsor and again in your cart before payment.
To file a sponsorship, you need a listing that is live or booked into a launch week. Go to /sponsor, select your listing, and reserve the slot—it enters your cart as a standard purchase. You can also book via "Upgrades and extras" on /account/listings, or during the plan step when you submit your launch.
The record
Once paid, /account/sponsorships displays each sponsorship's status (live, scheduled or ended), dates, impressions and clicks.
Questions people ask
- Does a sponsorship affect my listing's ranking or votes?
- No. Sponsorships are labelled as such and do not change rankings, move votes, or alter any other listing data.
- What if the slot I want is already booked?
- Your sponsorship run is queued to start directly after the current booking ends. The dates are shown on /sponsor before you pay.
- Where do I see how my sponsorship performed?
- Go to /account/sponsorships to view each sponsorship's live or scheduled dates, and the number of times it was seen and clicked.