Frequently Asked Questions

Can I really advertise on NewLIST for free?

Yes. When you signup, there is no credit card required. Create whatever kind of an you need for your brand or business without any fee whatsoever. However, you will need to create some beautiful ad images that represent your brand in a professional light. These can be generated via AI or purchased online through a talented graphic designer.

Do I need to purchase an ad size?

No. Ad size is automagically determined by the NewLIST search results criteria. Popular searches will show ads at varying ad sizes, just like the yellow pages used to. Generally speaking to top 20% of ads will show at full-size, the next 20% at half-size, then 20% at quarter size, and the remaining ads at eighth-size. Even if you paid nothng and ran an ad with 0 ad points, your ad will still show at eighth-size in the search results.

What are Ad Points?

Ad points, or just "points" for short, are points you can purchase to boost your ad's ranking in the search results. The more points an ad has, the higher ranking it will have and the larger it will display within the search results.

How do I get my ad to show up on the NewLIST home page?

Featured ads are ads that get shown on the NewLIST home page or are "featured" within major categories on NewLIST. Contact NewLIST sales team to inquire about featured placement.

I created my ad, but all I see is a blue triangle that says it's in review?

Right. When you create a new ad and assign it to an influencer's channel, that influecer must approve your brand to be shown on their channel. Once they approve your ad, it will begin showing.

Anohter reason for the in-review triangle is that our AI found something objectionable about your ad and it needs to be reviewed by hour human staff.

What are the criteria for getting ads approved?

Honestly, there aren't any set-in-stone. It's totally subjective. We're very up-front about that. And we don't want to be any criterian that makes us inflexible. We give you and your ad designer full lattitude in coming up with cool, cutting-edge ad design. Your ad and media just have to be visually appealing.

However, with that being said, the kinds of ad and ad media that will not be approved are: 1) amateur design, 2) nudity, 3) graphic violence, "shocking" or repulsive imagry, 4) politically controversial, or in short, 5) images not designed to promote a professional brand's success.

If your ad or media is not approved but you still think it should be, feel free to contact our CEO using the support area. You will get a kind, fair and rapid response.

My ad is not showing up, what am I doing wrong?

Look at the status of your ad, if you see anything other than gree icons, then there's a problem that you can remedy by just clicking on one of the icons. A small popup window will appear and tell you why your ad may not be showing.

How long does my ad run?

Ads on NewLIST run on a weekly subscription beginning on the day you created the ad. The ad will begin playing imediately or once it has been approved by the channel owner if you have assigned the ad to an ad channel.

Ads on NewLIST are actually billed by the hour, not the week. This means that you can play and pause ads during the week and you only pay for the number of hours per point that your ad is actually playing.

How do I cancel an ad?

You can cancel an ad at any time by just clicking the canel button for the ad. You will only be billed for the actual time your ad was playing.

How do I know how many points to buy to get my ad to show at the top?

NewLIST does not share points information. We want brands to use NewLIST to market themselves effectively for whatever budget they want to spend. We really don't want to turn the platform into a huge competition of who can spend the most. Naturally, larger more established brands will have larger budgets to spend while other brands will just be starting out. NewLIST attempts to strike a balance of alllowing small brands to compete effectively on the platform with larger ones.