Rules
The algorithm is money. The rules are words.
No legal maze. Just the parts that affect the board.
Ranking
Products rank globally by cumulative dollars that cleared checkout. Category rank uses the same paid order within one primary category.
Free promotion
Free listings appear only in the separate Free discovery section. They have no global or category rank, never displace paid listings, and keep their original free-placement time when resubmitted.
Categories
Spotlit suggests one category from the submitted website or profile, including Startups, Agencies, Portfolio, Apple App, and Android App. A bidder can correct it before checkout; categories never change how the global board is ranked.
Receipts
A verified payment can create a public share card with the product, amount, and ranks reached at settlement. Customer and provider payment details stay private.
Payments
Only completed payments confirmed by a verified Dodo webhook affect ranking. A success page is not proof of payment.
Ties
If two products have the same verified total, the product that reached it first stays above.
Previews
A position shown before checkout is an estimate. Another payment can complete first and change the final rank.
What support buys
Support buys placement on spotlit.lol. It does not guarantee traffic, customers, approval, or good decisions.
Moderation
Malware, phishing, illegal services, obvious scams, impersonation, fraudulent listings, and unsupported adult content are removed.
Refunds
A refunded or reversed payment may be removed from a product's cleared total, which may change the leaderboard again.
spotlit.lol may remove unsafe or fraudulent listings. It is not responsible for products linked from the leaderboard.