ExtBid

ExtBid is a pay-to-rank leaderboard for Chrome extensions. The idea is deliberately simple and completely transparent: rank is the bid. There is no secret algorithm, no engagement score, no editorial curation, and no relationship whatsoever with Chrome Web Store search results or Chrome Web Store featuring. If you bid more than the extension above you, you move above it. If someone outbids you, you move down. That is the entire product, and that honesty is the point. Most discovery platforms claim to be merit based while quietly rewarding whoever has the biggest audience, the loudest launch day, or the best connections. ExtBid removes the pretense and turns visibility into an open, public auction that anyone can read at a glance. How it works: you find your Chrome extension on the leaderboard or add it, then you place a bid. The minimum bid is two US dollars. Bids move in one dollar increments and must be whole US dollars, so there are no confusing fractional amounts and no hidden fees layered on top. Bids are final and there are no refunds, which keeps the leaderboard honest and stops people from gaming positions by placing and cancelling bids. Every position on the board is therefore backed by real committed money, and the ordering you see is the ordering people actually paid for. There is one special mechanic called Leaderboard Takeover. If you pay two times the current number one bid, you lock the number one position for three full hours. During that window nobody can displace you, no matter how aggressively they bid. It is a blunt instrument designed for launch days, product updates, seasonal promotions, or any moment when a developer wants guaranteed top placement for a defined block of time rather than an uncertain drip of exposure. Who is it for: independent Chrome extension developers, small teams, and marketers who want a predictable, measurable way to buy attention without agencies, ad networks, or opaque bidding dashboards. Because the rules are published openly at extbid.lol/rules, you always know exactly what your money buys before you spend it. ExtBid does not promise installs, reviews, or ranking anywhere else on the internet. It promises one thing: a clear position on a public leaderboard for as long as your bid holds it. Pricing is paid, usage is optional, and the leaderboard itself is free to browse for anyone hunting for interesting new Chrome extensions. Pay more. Rank your Chrome extension. That is the whole deal, stated plainly and enforced consistently for every participant.

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