productbid
HOW THE
MARKET WORKS.
There is no complicated formula. Put your product on the board, choose your bid, and compete for attention.
Think of productbid as a live leaderboard for the internet.
Every product has a position.
Every position has a price.
And anyone can challenge it.
01
Put your product on the board.
Start by submitting a product people can actually visit — a SaaS, startup, AI tool, developer product, agency, portfolio or other internet business.
The platform creates your public listing with the available product information.
The platform creates your public listing with the available product information.
PRODUCT URL
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PRODUCT PROFILE
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LIVE MARKET
02
Every market has an entry price.
Your product can enter the marketplace starting from the minimum bid. For our current MVP:$1
You don't need to challenge the leader to join the board. Your bid simply determines where you enter.
You don't need to challenge the leader to join the board. Your bid simply determines where you enter.
$1
↓
#27
$25
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#12
$250
↓
#3
03
Your bid is your position.
productbid does not use a hidden popularity score to decide the leaderboard. The applicable bid amount determines your position.
#01$58
↓
#02$21
↓
#03$15
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#04$10
Want to move higher? Increase your bid.
HIGHER BID. HIGHER POSITION.
04
You are never permanently #1.
The board is alive. Someone can enter tomorrow, see your position and decide they want it. If their applicable bid moves above yours, your product moves down.
BEFORE
#04
YOUR PRODUCT
$420
NEW BID
+$80
→
AFTER
#03
YOUR PRODUCT
$500
Another product can do the same to you.
05
Don't just watch your rank.
Watch the attention.
Your position tells you what you paid for. Your attention tells you what happened. The marketplace can show measurable activity such as clicks, rank movement, time held, and bid history.
Current Rank#7
Current Bid$3
Attention0 clicks
Momentum↑ 3 positions
Time Held0h 0m
Attention is not a promise of customers or revenue. It is a transparent signal of activity.
06
The market never sleeps.
Your position belongs to you only while the market agrees. Another founder can place a higher applicable bid at any time. You can let the market move on, or defend your position and climb again.
YOU
#08
$310
↓
SOMEONE ELSE
#08
$340
↓
YOU
#09
$310
07
A bid buys visibility, not a guarantee.
When your payment is successfully confirmed, your bid is applied to the marketplace according to the published ranking rules. Your position may change later as other products compete.
We do not promise a specific number of visitors, customers, signups, sales or revenue.
We do not promise a specific number of visitors, customers, signups, sales or revenue.
YOU BUY THE POSITION.
THE MARKET DECIDES THE RESULT.
08
No secret formula.
We want the mechanism to be understandable. Visitors should be able to see who is ranked, what the applicable bid is, how products are moving, how many clicks they have received, and what is happening in the market.
The goal is not to tell you which product is "best." The goal is to create a transparent place where products can compete for attention.
The goal is not to tell you which product is "best." The goal is to create a transparent place where products can compete for attention.
THE WHOLE MARKET IN SIX MOVES
01
LIST
Put your product on the board.
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02
BID
Choose what the position is worth to you.
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03
CLIMB
Your bid determines where you rank.
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04
ATTRACT
Visitors discover your product.
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05
GET OUTBID
Another product can move above you.
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06
DEFEND
Increase your bid if you want to climb again.
BECAUSE DISCOVERY
SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
The internet is full of great products that never get enough attention. We wanted to create a place where discovery itself becomes visible — where founders can compete openly, visitors can see what is gaining momentum, and the price of attention is never hidden.
productbid is the experiment.
READY TO TAKE A POSITION?
The market is live. Pick your product, choose your bid and see where you land.