How It Works
Compete for the position people see first — with clear rules, verified payments and honest labelling.
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Create your profile
Sign up in under a minute, add your bio, category and location, and connect or add your social accounts. Accounts connected through official APIs get a stronger verification indicator.
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Choose where you want to rank
Every ranking is a category × location leaderboard — Technology in India, Travel in Rajasthan, Fitness worldwide. Pick the audience you want to reach.
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Place your bid
See the current #1 and the minimum next bid. Enter your amount and pay securely — exactly your bid, nothing added. Your bid activates only after our servers verify the payment.
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Own your position
You hold the sponsored position for the period as long as your bid leads. If someone outbids you, you're notified instantly and can increase your bid — you only pay the difference.
What you can win
Finish in the top 3 → collaboration
When the period ends, the top 3 bidders in a ranking unlock a collaboration with RankMySocialMedia. Their bid amount is captured (non-refundable) — it's the price of the placement and the collaboration.
Finish lower → bid returned
Everyone below the top 3 gets their bid back as wallet credit when the period ends, minus a 10% platform fee + GST. The same applies if you are outbid during the period.
Become the RankMySocialMedia Star
Each period our team hand-picks one creator as the RankMySocialMedia Star: a fully sponsored 5-day international trip, during which they share RankMySocialMedia with their audience. The Star is chosen, never bought.
Our principles
Sponsored Rank ≠ Social Score
Positions are labelled Sponsored and determined solely by bids. Social Score is calculated from measurable social metrics and is never affected by payments.
Server-enforced fairness
The leaderboard is calculated inside a database transaction with row-level locking. Two bids at the same moment are processed in order — one wins, the other is asked to bid again.
Transparent money
Every rupee is tracked in a ledger. You pay exactly your bid — no fees added. Bids are held until the period ends: kept for the top 3, returned as wallet credit for everyone else minus a 10% platform fee + GST.
Real-time everything
Leaderboards update live for everyone watching. Outbid alerts arrive in-app and by email so you never lose a position without knowing.
Bidding rules at a glance
- • Each ranking has a minimum bid and a minimum increment set by the platform.
- • To take #1 you must exceed the current leader by at least the increment.
- • Ties are not allowed — the earlier valid bid keeps its position.
- • A limited number of sponsored positions exist per ranking; being pushed off releases your funds.
- • You pay exactly your bid. A 10% platform fee + GST is deducted only when a bid is returned to you.
- • At the end of the period the top 3 bids are kept and unlock a collaboration; lower bids are returned to the wallet (minus the fee). A new period opens automatically.