Boosts and promotion
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- What a Boost does, and what it does notA Boost buys placement and nothing else. A boosted listing sorts to the front of the browse feed and appears in Featured near you, and it carries a visible Promoted label the…
- Boost prices and durationsThere are three fixed tiers: Bump for 1 day, Boost for 3 days, and Spotlight for 7 days. On the website there is a fourth option, a custom amount between $6 and $50. Spotlight is…
- Custom boost amounts on the websiteThe website accepts a custom amount from $6 to $50, on top of the three fixed tiers. Choose Custom amount in the boost sheet and type a figure. The apps do not offer this; it is a…
- Boosting from the iOS and Android appsThe iPhone and Android apps sell the three fixed tiers: Bump for 1 day, Boost for 3 days, and Spotlight for 7 days. In the apps they cost $1.29, $3.99 and $5.99. The same tiers…
- Free bump versus paid BoostThe free bump moves a listing to the top of the feed once, and you can do it again every 7 days. A paid Boost holds promoted placement continuously for its whole duration, and…
- Boost a listing you have already postedPromote any live listing from My listings without touching the listing itself. There is no need to delete and repost, and reposting would be the worse move anyway: it throws away…
- When a boost endsThe listing stays exactly where it was, and stops being promoted. Nothing is removed, hidden or reset. It takes its normal place in the feed, sorted by how recently it was posted,…