How Flought Works

Flought is a launch board where products earn rank through real clicks — and makers can buy guaranteed visibility at up to five sponsored places. This page explains the rules in plain language. For legal terms, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

The short version

• Positions #1, #2, and #3 are always organic. You cannot buy them.
• Up to five Featured places are Sponsored — paid 24-hour placements from a daily auction, inserted after organic ranks 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15.
• Everything else ranks by validated clicks, just like #1–#3.
• Paying never boosts your organic rank. Auction dollars buy placement only.

The boards

Flought has two leaderboards. Featured slots work the same on both.

• Today rewards momentum — a new product can climb fast if people click today.
• All-time is the long-term record — your product stays discoverable as clicks accumulate.

How organic ranking works

Organic rank is based on validated outbound clicks — when someone clicks Visit on your listing and we redirect them to your site.

What counts as a click

1. A real person clicks the Visit button (not copy-paste, not middle-click bypass). 2. The listing was visible on screen for at least half a second. 3. Our server records the click and redirects to your URL. 4. The click passes fraud checks (see below).

What does NOT count

• Clicks by you or your team on your own listing
• Bot, script, or automated traffic
• "Click for reward" schemes or paid click services
• Clicks without going through our redirect
• Duplicate clicks from the same visitor (see limits)

Click limits (deduplication)

To keep rankings fair:

• One click per impression — same ad view, same click (2-hour window)
• One click per visitor per listing per day
• Maximum 3 clicks per visitor per listing per 7 days
• Extra clicks may still redirect to your site but won't increase rank

How scores are calculated (simplified)

• Recent clicks count more than old ones (clicks fade over ~24 hours)
• Products with steady momentum get a small velocity boost (up to 1.5×)
• We recalculate rankings about every minute; final numbers settle nightly
• If we detect fraud, we can remove clicks up to 72 hours later

Important: The click number shown on your listing is validated clicks — after fraud filtering. Raw click counts may be higher.

Featured (top 5 bids)

Featured is a single daily auction with five places. All bids stay until the timer ends; then the top 5 win. Everyone else chooses continue into tomorrow’s auction or refund (auto-refund if they don’t choose in time).

How auctions work

• One pool — everyone bids into the same auction; the full bid list is visible.
• Top 5 win at close — highest bids hold places 1–5 after the timer ends.
• No mid-auction outplace refunds — falling below 5th during the day does not refund yet.
• After close: losers choose continue (same amount into tomorrow) or refund within 24 hours.
• Floor: $5 · Increment: whole dollars ($1 minimum to raise your own bid).
• Anti-snipe: A bid in the last 5 minutes extends the auction by 5 minutes (up to 3 times).
• One product, one place — you can't hold two featured spots at once.
• Duration: 24 hours from auction close for winners.

What you get

• A sponsored place for 24 hours (when featured is shown on the board)
• "Sponsored" label visible before anyone clicks
• Clicks during your featured window still count toward organic rank — but the payment itself does not boost your score

What you don't get

• A refund if you get fewer clicks than hoped
• Influence over organic ranks #1–#3
• A boost to organic score from the money you paid

Eligibility

Featured auctions require $1 Verified Launch + verified domain + account in good standing.

Free vs $1 Verified Launch

Two ways to list your product:

The $1 fee is not paying for rank. It unlocks features and helps us keep spam down.

What you can list

✅ Allowed:

• Product websites and landing pages
• SaaS tools, apps, dev tools, indie products
• Maker profiles tied to a real product

❌ Not allowed:

• Chat and invite links (Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, etc.) as your main link
• Adult/NSFW content
• Scams, malware, phishing, illegal products
• URL shorteners (we'll resolve or reject them)
• Affiliate/tracking parameters (we strip them on redirect)
• The same product URL twice

After you launch

• Your listing is public once approved (or instantly for Verified).
• Visit clicks go to your URL — tracking params removed.
• Payments are not refundable except when an auction outbid refund applies under current auction rules.
• By paying, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Fair play

Don't cheat the click system. We monitor for bots, self-clicks, click rings, and paid click schemes. Violations can mean removed clicks, lost featured slots (no refund), or a banned account.

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