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Boosts & Browse Spotlight

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What’s the difference?

A boost and the Browse spotlight are separate options. You can use either one, both, or neither.

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Boosts

A boost shows your listing to buyers on Facebook and Instagram for 3, 7 or 14 days, in an area you choose. Every listing comes with a $45 boost credit, so a boost up to $45 is free. For what the ads look like, prices, the credit, and how to read your results, see Listing boosts. A boost doesn’t put your listing in the Browse spotlight, and it doesn’t add a featured badge. Browse featured spotlight places your listing in the featured section of the Browse page for the duration you selected. If the listing is activated with browse featured spotlight applied, it can also show a featured badge on the listing detail page. Browse featured spotlight doesn’t include Facebook or Instagram ads.

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How do I add the spotlight to a listing?

  1. Go to Step 5: Review & Activate when you create, extend, or renew your listing
  2. Choose your listing duration
  3. Turn on Browse featured spotlight
  4. Review the pricing summary before you activate the listing
The spotlight is priced by listing duration, and the exact amount is shown in Step 5 before you activate.

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How does pricing work?

Your total due on Step 5 can include up to three parts:
  • The base listing fee for the duration you selected
  • The browse featured spotlight fee, if selected
  • A boost, if you picked one that costs more than your $45 boost credit (you pay the difference)
The pricing summary in Step 5 shows the current total before you activate the listing.

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What if I sell through a nonprofit or shelter organization?

Organizations with free listings can activate listings without paying the base listing fee. Duration cards in Step 5 show the base fee as “Included” along with the regular value of each duration, and the pricing summary reflects a $0 base fee. They pay the same price as any other seller for browse featured spotlight and for a boost. Their listings get the same $45 boost credit. The free-listing benefit only waives the base listing fee. When the total due is $0, the activate button reads Activate Listing instead of showing a payment amount.

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Why don’t I see these options in Step 5?

The Animal Traders team may turn an option off for a while. When an option is off, it doesn’t appear during listing activation. A boost is also not offered when you extend or renew a listing. Boost a live listing from Manage Listing instead. See Listing boosts. A listing only gets the featured badge when browse featured spotlight is applied at activation. A boost on its own doesn’t mark the listing as featured. For the full Step 5 payment flow, credits, and Stripe checkout, see Listing fees, Extend, and Renew. For how listing content and your approximate location are used to run boosts, see the Privacy Policy.
Last modified on October 31, 2026