Marketplace services on the HOT boards
The HOT boards and the Marketplace are one system. A service can leave the catalogue and compete on a public board, where the ranking rule is the Heat behind it and nothing else.
Getting a service onto a board
From the seller dashboard, promote the service to a board. You pay that board's minimum entry, the listing goes through moderation, and once approved it enters the ranking like any other listing.
The listing carries a marketplace badge, the seller's rank signals and a direct link to both the service page and the professional profile.
How the ranking moves
Owners boost at the position price for the spot they want. Anyone else — fans, clients, a community — can place a free bid from 5 Heat upwards on the same listing, and that Heat counts toward the total.
Positions update immediately, so a board can reorder within seconds of a boost.
What buyers see
Every board listing publicly shows its total clicks and links out to the real destination. For a service that destination is the service page, so board traffic converts inside the marketplace.
Boards reset on a monthly refresh cycle, which keeps positions contestable rather than permanently owned.
Fragen
- Is board promotion the same as featuring?
- No. Featuring is placement inside marketplace lists; board promotion is a ranked listing on a public HOT board.
- Can buyers boost my service?
- Yes. Non-owners can place a free bid from 5 Heat on any board listing.
- What does it cost to enter a board?
- The board's current minimum, shown before you confirm. It depends on the Heat already on that board.
- Do board listings expire?
- Boosts have a duration, and boards are refreshed monthly, so positions must be defended.