Pricing
BidClock sells advertising time on its own front page. Your payment converts to seconds at a published rate, and while your seconds run, your name, pitch and link sit on the masthead of that clock.
All prices are in US dollars. Every purchase is a one-off payment — there are no subscriptions, no recurring charges, and nothing to cancel.
The four clocks
| Clock | $1 buys | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 30m | $3 = 1h 30m | 12h 00m |
| Daily | 1h 00m | $3 = 3h 00m | 3d 00h |
| Weekly | 2h 00m | $3 = 6h 00m | 7d 00h |
| Monthly | 8h 00m | $3 = 1d 00h | 30d 00h |
Minimum spend is $3 on every clock. What that buys depends on the tempo.
Two ways to buy
Get in line
$3+
Buy at the base rate with no premium. Your listing goes live when everything ahead of it has run out.
Take it now
1.5×
Go live immediately by buying at least 1.5× the time the current holder has left. As their clock drains, that requirement falls — down to the $3 floor.
The exact price is calculated and shown to you before you pay. You are charged that amount and nothing else — BidClock never adds fees after the fact.
A worked example
Wait an hour and the holder is down to 9h, so taking the clock costs $13.50 instead. The price falls the whole time.
You always receive the time you pay for
If someone takes the masthead while your time is still running, your unspent seconds are not forfeited — they move to the front of the queue and resume when the new holder runs out. You can lose the position; you cannot lose the time.
Nothing you buy is contingent on anyone else's behaviour. There is no pot, no prize and no draw. See the Refund & Cancellation Policy for the cases where money does come back.