How do votes work on Alternative Biz?
Sign in to vote on live launches. One vote per listing per person; your own launches need a prior vote elsewhere first.
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Cast your vote
To vote, you need to sign in and confirm your email address. You can then vote once per listing, and only on launches that are currently live.
There's one rule that applies to your own launches: you must vote for someone else's launch before you can vote for your own. This keeps the playing field level.
How we prevent abuse
We use hourly and daily vote limits to stop spam and manipulation. If suspicious voting patterns appear, they're flagged and held for review—those votes won't count until we've checked them.
Occasionally a quick human check may pop up when you vote. It's part of our approach to keeping the community genuine.
Votes stay separate from money
Votes are voted on by the community. Paid ranking (the billboard), verification badges, and factual data like Domain Rating are different systems entirely—each one is clearly labelled so you know what you're looking at.
No payment changes a vote count. The only way to earn influence and give your vote more weight is to be an active community member.
Questions people ask
- Do I need an account to vote?
- Yes. Sign in and confirm your email address. Then you can vote once per listing on live launches.
- Can I vote for my own product?
- Only after you've voted for someone else's launch first. You can vote for your own once that's done.
- Can votes be purchased or influenced by payments?
- No. Votes come from the community only. Paid features like billboard ranking are separate and clearly marked. Active members earn more influence over time, but money doesn't change vote counts.