FAQ

Common questions about Long Live. If anything here conflicts with the Rules or the Terms of Service, those apply.

What is Long Live?

A paid advertising board. You register your product's website or X @handle, pay an amount, and your product appears on the board as an animated critter carrying your name, logo and link. The more you pay, the bigger the critter and the higher it ranks. There are no accounts, no votes and no reviews. Rank is money, nothing else.

How does it work?

Paste your product URL or @handle, pick a name and a style, choose an amount, and pay. When the payment is confirmed your critter is on the board at the rank your amount supports. You can come back any time and boost it to climb higher.

How much does it cost?

Whatever you want to pay, in whole US dollars. New listings start at $5. Boosting an existing listing starts at $1. Taking #1 costs at least $5 more than the current #1 on that board. Taxes may be added at checkout depending on where you are.

How do I get #1?

Pay at least $5 more than the current #1 on the board you want. On All-time that is the highest total ever paid for a listing. On Weekly it is the most anyone has paid since the week started. The checkout shows the exact price for #1 on each board and lets you set it with one tap.

What is the difference between All-time and Weekly?

All-time counts everything ever paid for a listing and never resets. Weekly counts only what was paid during the current week and resets every Monday at 00:00 US Eastern Time. One payment counts on both boards. A listing that has not received a payment this week does not appear on Weekly.

Why does my critter look different on the two boards?

Size follows the amount that counts on that board. On All-time your critter reflects your total; on Weekly it reflects what you paid this week. A big All-time critter can be small on Weekly, or missing from it entirely.

How does size work?

Size is set by amount only; rank does not affect it. Your critter gets longer with every dollar, thicker from $100, and much bigger at $1,000, where the Logo style becomes available and repeats your logo along the body. There is a maximum size. The checkout preview shows the exact size for any amount before you pay. Size rules can change for everyone at once, but paying more never makes your critter smaller than someone who paid less.

What do the top three get?

The top three listings on each board get a crown, a glow and a larger name label, and move at the slowest pace. These come with rank and move to the next listing when rank changes. Every critter shows its rank number. Speed is decoration: bigger and higher-ranked critters move more slowly, but speed has no effect on rank or size.

Can I boost my listing later?

Yes. Open your critter and tap Boost. The new amount is added to your total. On Weekly it also counts toward this week.

Can someone else boost my listing?

Yes. Anyone can boost any listing, which raises its amount, size and rank. A boost by someone else cannot change your name, link or style, and does not transfer ownership.

Can I change my style or link later?

Style: yes. Boost your listing and pay with the same email you used for the first payment; the colors and pattern you pick are applied with the boost. If the email is different, only the amount is added. Name or link: email us and we will correct it. If someone else registered your site, email us to claim it.

Are payments refundable?

No. All payments are final. Being outranked, the Weekly reset, a critter that looks smaller than you expected, fewer clicks than you hoped for, or removal for breaking the Rules do not create a refund. See the Refund Policy.

What happens if someone pays while I am checking out?

Your rank is set when your payment is confirmed, at whatever position your amount supports at that moment. You still land on the board with your full amount, just not necessarily at the rank you aimed for.

What can I list?

A product website or an X @handle that you own or are authorized to represent. The website must show valid company or operator details. Chat and invite links, link shorteners, adult content, illegal or fraudulent offers, and offers that need a license you do not hold are not allowed. Query parameters are removed from links. The Rules have the full list. If you register a site you do not own, its real owner can take over the listing at any time; your payments stay with the listing.

Where does the logo come from?

It is fetched from your website through a public icon service. If none is found, the first letters of your name are shown as a badge. If the wrong logo shows, add a proper icon to your site; it will be picked up over time.

What are the grey "Open spot" critters?

Placeholders. When a board has fewer than twenty listings, the empty ranks are filled with grey critters so the board does not look empty. They hold no amount and are not listings.

What are the "Giveaway" listings?

Listings the operator added at no charge, usually through a giveaway. They show "Giveaway" instead of an amount, stay at the smallest size, rank below every paid listing, and are removed after 30 days. They cannot be boosted. Paying $5 or more turns a Giveaway listing into a regular one.

Does a high rank bring traffic or help SEO?

We make no promises about traffic, clicks or search rankings. Links from the board are marked as sponsored. You are paying for a place on a public board, and that is all.

How do I pay?

Checkout runs through our payment provider. You choose an amount, accept the terms, and pay by card. Card details are collected by the payment provider, not by us.

Who made this?

Long Live is a side project by Zaden Park, an independent developer in South Korea, operating as Plastika. See the About page.

How do I contact you or report a listing?

Email zadenpark@gmail.com. Use it for listing reports, logo or name issues, and privacy requests.