Sponsored Placement Policy

Last updated: May 2026 · Plain-English summary first, full terms below.

In plain English

Listing owners can pay $9.99 to display their listing as Sponsored for 30 days.
Every sponsored slot is reviewed and approved by an admin before it goes live.
Sponsored listings are clearly labeled with a "Sponsored" badge — they look different from organic results.
We cap sponsored slots at 2 per page. The rest of the page is ranked entirely by relevance, trust score, and views — not by who paid.
Sponsored status does not influence trust scores, safety grades, AI matching, or the editorial badges (Verified, Trending, Best Match).

What you see as a user

Any listing displayed with a yellow "Sponsored" badge in the listing card is a paid placement. Sponsored listings appear near the top of search and category pages, but never more than 2 per page. Everything else you see is organic — ranked by our matching engine using factors like relevance to your country, trust score, view counts, and recency.

Editorial firewall

Payment does not unlock the Verified badge, raise a listing's Trust Score, or skip our safety review. Sponsorship and editorial signals are completely independent. A sponsored listing that fails our safety review is removed regardless of payment.

Who can sponsor a listing

Only the original submitter of a listing (or a HustleHub admin) can purchase sponsored placement for that listing. You can't sponsor someone else's opportunity.

Pricing & duration

Each sponsored placement is $9.99 USD for 30 days, payable via Stripe. After 30 days the listing automatically returns to organic ranking. We do not auto-renew — you'd start a new application to extend.

Refunds

If we reject your application after payment (e.g., listing fails safety review), we issue a full refund within 7 business days. Approved sponsorships are non-refundable once live.

Reporting

If you believe a sponsored listing is misleading, unsafe, or violates our terms, please use the "Report" button on the listing or email hello@hustle-hubai.com.

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