📜 Official Guidelines & Mechanics

The Rules of LiveBids.lol

LiveBids.lol is a transparent, community-driven voting leaderboard where attention is earned, not bought. Here is everything you need to know about how the board operates.

🆓Free to SubmitNo payment needed
🗳️1 Vote Per IPPer listing, enforced server-side
🏆Most Votes = #1Community decides rank
⏱️Live 24/7Real-time updates
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Rule 01

Your Rank is Your Votes

Your position on the leaderboard is determined purely by your total vote count.

  • The listing with the most votes holds the #1 spot.
  • Submitting a listing is completely free — no payment, no account required.
  • Your listing is published immediately across the global leaderboard and your chosen category.
  • New listings start with 0 votes and rise based on community support.
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Rule 02

One Vote Per IP Every 12 Hours

Each IP address can vote for any given listing once every 12 hours.

  • Vote enforcement is done server-side by IP address — it cannot be spoofed by clients.
  • You can vote for as many different listings as you like.
  • Once voted, the button shows ✅ Voted and is disabled for 12 hours for that listing from your IP.
  • Vote counts update in real time across all visitor sessions.
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Rule 03

Submitting a Listing

Anyone can submit a product, startup, tool, or creator handle for free.

  • Enter your product URL (e.g. yourproduct.com) or X/Twitter @handle.
  • Choose the most relevant category for your listing.
  • Optionally add a short description (up to 160 characters).
  • If your domain is already listed, re-submitting will update the category/description without resetting votes.
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Rule 04

First-Come First-Served Tie-Breakers

If two listings have identical vote counts, the earlier submission wins.

  • In the event of a vote tie, the listing submitted earlier holds the higher rank.
  • This rewards early adopters who built community support over time.
  • To break a tie, simply get more votes from your community.
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Rule 05

Legitimate Listings Only

LiveBids.lol is a curated directory for genuine products, startups, creators, and tools.

  • Malicious links, phishing sites, illegal content, and spam will be permanently removed.
  • Ensure your domain name and URL are accurate before submitting.
  • Vote manipulation (using proxies, VPNs, or bots to cast fake votes) is strictly prohibited and will result in removal.
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Rule 06

Fair Play & Anti-Abuse

The platform uses server-side IP enforcement to keep voting honest.

  • Automated voting, VPN-switching, or any form of vote farming will result in the listing being removed.
  • We reserve the right to investigate and disqualify any listing with suspicious vote patterns.
  • The goal is genuine community discovery — please vote only for things you actually find valuable.

💡Example Voting Walkthrough

1. Startup A submits startupa.com for free and starts with 0 votes.

2. Startup A shares their listing link. 500 users visit the leaderboard and click 👍 Vote. Startup A now has 500 votes and climbs the board.

3. Startup B submits too but gets 600 votes — Startup B is now #1. Startup A drops to #2.

4. Startup A rallies their community for more votes. Once they hit 601 votes, they reclaim #1 — completely free.

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