Dofollow Backlink, Boost When Ready

Yes. A free launch gets a public product page, directory listing, weekly cohort eligibility, changelog updates, and a nofollow Visit website link. Add and verify the LaunchZone badge anytime to unlock one dofollow link, from your product page — or upgrade to Featured/Pro, which also carries a dofollow link on every /best, /compare and alternatives page your product appears on, with no badge to install.

Launch boosts (Featured and Pro) are one-time purchases per product launch — no token packs. Advertise packages (ad spot and sponsored article) are also one-time. The only recurring product is a City Storefront, an optional annual subscription that rents a branded shop on the LaunchCity map.

Map placement is time-boxed so the city never fills up permanently: Free stays 7 days, Featured 30 days and Pro 60 days from launch. After that the building leaves the map and frees its plot for new launches — your product page, directory listing and links stay live forever. For an always-on presence, rent a City Storefront.

A City Storefront is a separate annual placement (not a launch). For $999/year you rent one of 15 premium slots on the interactive LaunchCity map and show your logo, company name and a dofollow link. It renews yearly and can be cancelled anytime, which frees the slot at the end of the period.

The analytics dashboard is part of Featured and Pro: product views, unique visitors, outbound clicks and website CTR, badge impressions and clicks, upvotes, daily activity, 90-day retention, CSV export and category benchmarks. Free launches do not include analytics — your product page still shows public upvote and comment counts. Boost a free launch at any time and the dashboard fills in, including the history from before the upgrade.

Both go live right after checkout with a dofollow listing link, a verified trust signal and 90-day analytics with CSV export and category benchmarks. Pro doubles featured placement from 7 to 14 days, keeps your building on the LaunchCity map for 60 days instead of 30 as a gold landmark tower, adds automatic priority ranking in relevant /best pages, and is eligible for launch credit redemption.

Yes. Start free, validate interest, then boost the product from your dashboard when you want more visibility.

No. Paid boosts improve LaunchZone visibility, but awards and leaderboard positions are earned from community activity, upvotes and reviews.

Advertise is separate from launch plans. A $99 30-day ad spot rotates on the leaderboard and discovery pages (max 10 live at once), clearly labeled Sponsored. A $199 sponsored article is written and published permanently by LaunchZone.