A launch board where every product earns its place.
Most launch sites are a one-day spike and then silence. You post, you beg your network for votes, you hit the front page for an afternoon, and by Thursday nobody can find you. We're not building another launch-and-die machine.
On FireLaunch, launch day is the qualifying round — not the prize. Every listing gets a real human review, a dofollow backlink that actually helps your SEO, and seven days to prove people care. Engagement is measured live, in the open, with a formula we publish and never quietly change.
Cross the line in week one and you don't just trend — you earn The Forge, a permanent home that never expires. No subscriptions, ever. Every paid tier and add-on is a one-time charge. You pay once, you keep what you earned.
How Spark works
Spark is the heat behind a listing. It's computed from five signals, each normalized to a 0–100 score first, then weighted. The formula is public and frozen — if we ever tune it, it ships as Spark v2 with a banner, never silently.
People who hit upvote. The clearest signal of intent.
Real traffic out to your product, not just eyeballs on a card.
How long visitors actually read before they bounce.
Conversation on the listing — questions, feedback, signal.
You showing up: replies, shipped updates, badge events.
Add the weighted signals together and you get a listing's raw Spark. Then time bites: Spark halves every 48 hours after launch day. Momentum is the whole point — a flat listing fades, a listing people keep returning to stays hot.
Cross 250 Spark inside your first 7 days and you're inducted into The Forge ◆ permanently. Miss it, and the listing still keeps its backlink and its place in the archive — it just doesn't carry the mark.
The Forge ◆
The Forge is permanence. Every product wearing the ◆ crossed 250 Spark in its first week and claimed a spot that never expires. It doesn't drop off when the next wave launches. It doesn't lapse if you stop paying — there's nothing to pay.
You can't buy your way in on Spark alone. The one exception: the Founder tier auto-inducts, and it's hard-capped at 100 seats for the life of the site. Once you're forged, you're forged.
Frequently asked questions
What is Spark?
Spark is a per-listing score computed from five signals — votes, outbound clicks, dwell time, comments, and maker activity — each normalized 0–100 and then weighted. The formula is public and frozen; any change ships as a labeled new version, never silently.
How do I get into The Forge?
Cross 250 Spark within your first 7 days after launch and your listing is permanently inducted into The Forge. It never expires and doesn't lapse if you stop paying — there's nothing to pay.
Does Spark decay over time?
Yes. Spark halves every 48 hours after launch day, so sustained momentum matters more than a single launch-day spike.
Can I buy my way into The Forge?
Not on Spark alone. The only exception is the Founder tier, which auto-inducts and is hard-capped at 100 seats for the life of the site.
What if I miss the 250-Spark threshold?
Nothing is lost. The listing keeps its dofollow backlink and its place in the archive — it just doesn't carry The Forge mark.
Think your product can catch fire?
Get a backlink, a human review, and seven days to burn past 250. The qualifying round starts when you ship.
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