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SMMQuest

SPONSORSHIP DISCLOSURE

Last updated July 15, 2026

SMMQuest ("we," "us," or "our") offers Featured placement, a paid promotion product for panels listed in our directory. This page explains what Featured placement is, what it does and does not affect, and how to recognize it when you see it.

1. WHAT IS FEATURED PLACEMENT?

Featured placement is paid visibility. A panel owner pays for their listing to stand out and appear more prominently across the site. Every Featured element is marked in cyan, so it is always visually distinguishable from unpaid, organic listings.

2. WHAT SPONSORS GET

A Featured purchase gives a panel:

  • A pinned placement ahead of non-featured panels on the providers page
  • A highlighted name across search results, the tracker and lists
  • A showcase hero on its panel page
  • A Featured badge, shown next to its name everywhere it appears

Featured placement never buys editorial control. Sponsors cannot change how their panel's data is described, reviewed, or reported. We do not write, edit, or approve promotional copy on a sponsor's behalf beyond the standard Featured treatments listed above.

3. WHAT IS NEVER FOR SALE

Trust scores are not for sale. A panel's trust score is computed from measurable data — domain age, order volume, and catalog stability — and Featured placement has no influence on that calculation. Buying Featured placement does not raise, protect, or hide a panel's trust score.

A Featured panel always shows its real trust level right beside its name, exactly as any other panel does. If a Featured panel's underlying data changes, its trust score changes with it, regardless of its sponsorship status.

4. HOW TO RECOGNIZE SPONSORED CONTENT

Every Featured treatment — pinned placement, highlighted name, showcase hero, badge — uses the same cyan accent across the site. Hovering the Featured badge shows the tooltip "Sponsored placement — paid promotion," so there is never any ambiguity about whether a listing is organic or paid.

5. GET FEATURED

Panel owners who want to purchase Featured placement for their own panel can find pricing and details on our Get Featured page.

6. CONTACT

Questions about this disclosure or about a specific Featured listing? Email us at support@smmquest.com.