Advertising policy

Advertising does not influence the organic Market Score or price tables.

What payment cannot do

• Change a panel's Market Score or any of its components.
• Change a panel's position in the directory or in any price table.
• Remove or alter measured data such as prices, uptime or catalog changes.
• Buy the "Owner verified" badge. Verification is free and proves domain control only.

How sponsored placements are shown

• Sponsored placements appear in their own area, separate from organic results.
• Each one is visibly labelled as sponsored.
• Links in sponsored placements carry rel="sponsored".
• A sponsored placement is never described as "#1", "best" or "recommended".

Placements on offer

• Starter: a listing above the price table of one service category.
• Featured: a listing above the panel directory.
• Leader: a listing above the directory and the price tables of one platform.
• Banner: a banner on the homepage.

Verified panel owners can request a placement from their dashboard. A sponsored headline may describe the panel but may not claim a rank, such as "#1" or "best panel". Placements rotate daily and are loaded after the page, so they are not part of what search engines index.

The scoring formula is published in the methodology; it contains no paid input.