Rules

There is exactly one banner slot, at the top of the homepage. Whoever holds it holds it alone.

• Minimum bid = current highest paid bid + $1.
• If nobody has bid today, the minimum is the $1 floor.
• Bids are paid up front. A bid only counts once payment clears.
• Payment is not a guarantee of placement: every banner is reviewed first.

A bid placed in the final 10 minutes before close pushes the close out by another 10 minutes, up to a maximum of 60 extra minutes per day.

At 00:00 UTC the current holder is archived in Past Winners, and the price resets to the $1 floor.

• PNG, JPG or WebP.
• 4:1 ratio, 1200×300 recommended.
• Max 1 MB.
• Headline: max 60 characters.
• Destination link must use https.
• Outbound links carry rel="sponsored nofollow noopener".

• Featured directory placement costs $9 as a one-time payment. Free and paid listings are both reviewed before going live.
• Free listings must show the small "Listed on GetBannerBid" badge on the submitted page. We check for it automatically; if the badge is removed later, the listing is hidden until it is back. Featured listings do not need a badge.
• Paid listings rejected during review are refunded in full to the original payment method. Paid listings taken down for a policy violation are also refunded.
• Directory placement does not guarantee traffic, search rankings or sales.
• Paid directory links are marked rel="sponsored".
• Adult, illegal, scam, misleading or malware websites are not allowed.

These directory terms are separate from the Daily auction and All-Time board rules.