THE RULEBOOK
Visibility is bought.
Trust is earned.
Proofmarket is a live public leaderboard for products. A stake gets a product onto the board; transparent proof determines whether it stays near the top.
One product, one public home
Submit a product website or a public founder/profile handle. A product has one listing, one Proof Card, and one public score.
$1 gets you in
The minimum public stake is $1 and stakes are whole US dollars. Stake creates the opening score: +4 points per dollar, capped at +40.
Visits are unique and time-bound
A product visit counts only when someone follows the tracked Visit link from its Proof Card. One anonymous device/network can count once per product in a rolling 24-hour window. Visits add diminishing score: 1 = +5, 10 ≈ +16, 100 = +30, 1,000 = +45 maximum.
Proof has two levels
Interest is a lightweight public signal worth +1. A confirmed signal is worth +5 only after the person enters their email and confirms the link we send. It is a self-attested try, not a claim that we observed product usage.
The lead is earned, not rented
Rank is the live public score: stake + unique visit contribution + interest + confirmed signals. Stake may start a product higher, but it cannot permanently outrank sustained proof.
No manufactured proof
Bots, bought traffic, referral loops, fake emails, misleading listings, and attempts to bypass limits are prohibited. We may remove affected signals, pause, or delist a product while reviewing it.
Payment creates a listing
A completed payment creates a public listing. It does not guarantee a particular rank, clicks, sales, approval, or a permanent position. Charges are one-time listing purchases; see Refunds for the full policy.
The score, in one line
Score = stake (max +40) + unique visits in the last 24 hours (max +45) + interest (+1 each) + email-confirmed signals (+5 each). The score updates as the inputs change, and the board ranks live listings from highest to lowest score.
What we accept
Product websites and public founder or product profiles are welcome. We do not accept chat groups, invite links, adult content, affiliate URLs, or links that redirect somewhere else.
How visit measurement works
Proofmarket records an anonymous one-way device/network hash to prevent repeat clicks from inflating the board. We show the public count of unique visits from the previous 24 hours, not a lifetime traffic number.