Sponsor a drop

Builders, indie hackers, and lifetime-deal hunters who shop on AppSumo, DealMirror, RocketHub, and direct-from-founder. People who install a new tool the same day they hear about it, and who treat a $79 LTD as a no-brainer if the product clears the bar.

The list is pre-launch. Audience numbers and open / click rates ship inside the media kit once the first cohort lands.

• One labeled slot per issue, markedsponsoredin the same place every time.
• Same format as an editorial drop — hook, screenshot, what it does, who it's for, gotchas if there are any. Written in Predrop voice, not yours.
• Linked via /go/[slug] — clicks are tracked, you get a clean attribution report after send.
• Lives in the email and on the site permanently. No expiry, no link-rot, ongoing organic traffic.

Pricing is anchored to active subscribers and is published in the media kit when you book a call. Today the early-cohort rate is deliberately under market — sponsors who lock in now stay at that rate even as the list scales.

• Sponsored drop (email + site): early-cohort flat rate.
• Footer slot (3-issue minimum): roughly half of a drop.
• Quarterly takeover (one drop / month, 3 months): ask.

• Crypto, gambling, anything I wouldn't recommend in person.
• Wrappers around models with no real value-add.
• Tools that don't exist yet — beta is fine, vaporware isn't.
• Anything you wouldn't put your face on in public.