Free Launch
Everything you need to go live. No card, ever.
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- A place on this month's board
- Permanent product page at /p/your-name
- Read by a person before it goes up
- Upvotes and a maker dashboard
- Outbound link is nofollow
Pricing
Launching is free. Paid options change where and how your listing shows, never our medals. One payment per product, no subscriptions.
Pay by card at checkout, on Stripe.
Launch
Start free. Upgrade once per product, now or later.
Premium
Stand out on the board with a badge and a better link.
$19per product, one time
- Everything in Free Launch
- Always-dofollow link from your product page
- Verified badge on the board and product page
- Priority placement above standard listings
Premium + Story
Premium, plus we write about you and link out.
$39per product, one time
- Everything in Premium
- A short story about your product, written by us, on /stories
- Dofollow links inside the story
- We email you to arrange it after you pay
How ranking works
The board is ordered by one rule, and paid placement never looks like an award.
- Premium listings come first, marked with a star. The star means paid placement. It is never a medal.
- Everyone else is ordered by upvotes, then by who was published most recently. The top three unpaid listings get the gold, silver and bronze medals.
- Ads are separate. They are labelled Sponsored, sit outside the list, and never change anyone's position.
Advertising
Sold by the week, separate from your launch. It does not change your board position.
Board Ad
One exclusive banner in the middle of the board.
$19per week
6-week bundle $99
- 1 exclusive slot per week, no competitor beside you
- Your logo plus your own headline and text, read by us before it runs
- Always labelled Sponsored, and it never changes a board position
- Pick any 1-6 weeks, they do not need to be consecutive
Sidebar Ad
A promoted card in the right sidebar on every page.
$29per week
6-week bundle $149
- Up to 2 slots per week, sitewide
- Shown on every page of the site
- Always labelled Sponsored, and it never changes a board position
- Pick any 1-6 weeks, they do not need to be consecutive
See what is open, book by the week, and pay by card. Questions: hello@candidlaunch.com.
Questions
The short answers.
Is launching really free?
Yes. Submit your product, we read it, and it goes on this month's board with its own permanent page. Free stays free.
When do I pay?
Right after you submit, on Stripe's secure checkout. Your listing is saved first, so if you close the tab nothing is lost and you can pay later from your dashboard. If we decline a paid listing, we refund it in full.
Is the backlink dofollow?
Free listings link with nofollow. Premium and Premium + Story are always dofollow from your product page. Outbound links elsewhere on the site stay nofollow, and ads are marked sponsored.
How do ads work?
Ads are sold by the week (Monday to Sunday), separately from your launch. Pick a placement and 1-6 weeks on the Advertise page, see what is still open, and pay by card. Six weeks is the bundle price.
Can I get a refund?
Premium is applied straight away and is not refundable, but it can be moved to another product you own. If we decline your listing, we refund it in full.
Ready? It takes a few minutes, and a person reads it before it goes up.
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