Rate card · August 2026

Reach developers while they are still choosing a tool.

claw.mobile reaches developers and founders actively shopping for AI coding tools: Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, Claude Code, Windsurf, v0. They are technical buyers in the decision stage, not theory readers. Sponsor a newsletter send, a native review, or a comparison-page placement and reach them at the moment of purchase intent.

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Formats from
$199
Reply time
Under 24 hours
Every link
rel="sponsored"

Buy a placement

The link and listing placements are self-serve: pay and we place it, disclosed and marked rel="sponsored", and refunded if it is off-topic for our audience. The sponsored article works pitch-first: tell us what you want to publish, we reply within 24 hours, and you only pay once we approve it.

Sponsored contextual link

$199 one-off

A contextual, editorial link to your tool inside a relevant existing article. Permanent, disclosed, marked rel="sponsored". This is the paid version of the backlink requests we get. You can also buy this directly from the article you want: look for the sponsor slot at the end of each post.

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Featured tool listing

$49 / month

Your tool featured on the relevant /tools and /compare pages with a logo, one-liner, and link. Cancel anytime. Best for staying in the consideration set.

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Sponsored article

$500 one-off

A full article about your product, published permanently. Send a draft or a brief and we write it. Pitching is free and takes a minute; you pay only after we approve it.

Pitch your article →

Bigger campaigns are quoted individually. The full rate card is below.

Quick Answer: At a glance

We offer 4 sponsorship formats on claw.mobile: dedicated newsletter sends ($500-1,500), native review placements with honest verdicts ($1,500-3,500), comparison-page inclusions ($500-1,000), and banner placements on top-traffic articles ($750/month). Audience is technical developers and founders evaluating AI coding tools. We share our real GSC/GA4 numbers before any contract, and a sponsorship never buys a positive verdict, our reviews carry real criticism because that's why the audience trusts them. As of August 2026, typical lead time is 5-10 business days for newsletter, 7-14 days for native reviews.

Four sponsorship formats

Everything below is quoted per placement. We send real traffic data with every quote so you can judge the fit yourself. The audience you are buying lives on our data pages: the live tool scoreboard and the AI recommendation index.

  • Dedicated newsletter send

    Your message to our full subscriber list. You write a draft, we edit for tone and add an honest qualifier ("I tested this for 3 days, here is what surprised me"). You approve the final draft before it goes out. Price scales with list size at time of send, which we share up front.

    Best for: Launches, free trial campaigns, time-sensitive promos

    $500 – 1,500

    per send

  • Native review placement

    We test your tool for 7 to 14 days, write 1,500 to 2,500 words, and publish under our author byline with full sponsorship disclosure. Includes your affiliate link if you have a program. Reviews carry genuine criticism, and paying never buys a clean verdict.

    Best for: Products that survive scrutiny and want long-tail SEO equity

    $1,500 – 3,500

    flat

  • Comparison-page inclusion

    We add your tool to the relevant /compare and /tools pages with a balanced verdict against the competitors already listed. Permanent placement, not time-bound.

    Best for: Tools competing directly with Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, or v0

    $500 – 1,000

    per page

  • Banner placement

    Sidebar or in-content banner on our top-traffic articles. Self-serve: subscribe below and we confirm availability within 48 hours. If we cannot place you, your first month is refunded in full.

    Best for: Ongoing brand presence and retargeting setup

    $750

    per month

Included with every sponsorship

  • Pre-publish traffic data: current GSC impressions and clicks, GA4 sessions and audience geo, straight from the dashboards
  • Post-publish performance report: clicks, conversions where pixel tracking is set up, and any audience feedback we received
  • UTM-tagged links so you can validate everything against your own analytics
  • Editorial calendar coordination, so we never double-stack sponsors in the same week

What we decline

  • Raw backlinks

    Google penalizes paid links and we keep a clean profile. Sponsored content marked rel="sponsored" is fine. Pure link buys are not.

  • Puff pieces

    Every review includes real criticism. If your tool has obvious problems, we name them.

  • Exposure deals

    Sponsorships are paid. Content swaps with similar-size newsletters are fine, see the FAQ. Pure-exposure pitches get declined.

  • Crypto, NFT, gambling, MLM

    Outside the trust profile we maintain with our audience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who reads claw.mobile?
Developers and founders evaluating AI coding tools (Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, Claude Code, Windsurf, v0). Traffic comes through a mix of returning direct readers, AI-assistant citations (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity), Google organic search for vibe-coding and AI-builder queries, and Reddit communities like r/vibecoding and r/ChatGPTCoding. The audience skews technical founders and indie developers actively shopping for tools, not theory readers. We share our real, current traffic numbers on request so you can judge fit yourself.
What sponsorship formats do you offer?
Four formats: (1) Newsletter dedicated send — one full email to our subscriber list, $500-1,500 per send depending on audience size at time of send; (2) Native review placement — we test your tool and write a real review with your affiliate link, $1,500-3,500 flat; (3) Comparison-page inclusion — we add your tool to relevant /compare pages with a balanced verdict, $500-1,000 per page; (4) Banner placement on high-traffic articles — sidebar or in-content, $750/month for top-traffic articles, self-serve on this page with availability confirmed within 48 hours or the first month refunded.
Do you accept paid guest posts?
Yes, at $500. You pitch first, which takes about a minute and costs nothing, and we reply within 24 hours. If it fits our audience you get a payment link, and the article is written after that. Requirements: 1,200+ words, original and not published anywhere else, genuinely useful to a developer audience rather than a thin listicle. Up to two links to your product, both marked `rel="sponsored"`, with a disclosure line at the top. You can send us a finished draft or just a brief and we will write it. We keep the final call on the headline and on any claim we cannot verify, and we decline products that are not relevant to people building with AI tools.
Do you do honest reviews or paid puff pieces?
Honest reviews only. We disclose all sponsored content, and every review includes genuine criticism. A sponsorship never buys a positive verdict, and if your tool has real problems we will say so. Our audience trusts us specifically because we don't fluff, so if your tool can't survive an honest review, we are the wrong sponsor for you.
Can I buy backlinks from claw.mobile?
We do not sell raw backlinks (Google penalizes paid links, and we keep a clean profile). What we DO offer is a sponsored contextual link inside a relevant article, disclosed and marked `rel="sponsored"` per Google guidelines. It is editorial and transparent about being paid. It is self-serve: see the "Buy a placement" section at the top of this page, pay, and we place it. Off-topic or spam links are declined and refunded.
What's the typical sponsor ROI?
It depends entirely on your product and audience fit. Our best result to date: a Lovable-alternative tool got 340 signups from one $1,500 newsletter send. Our worst: a generic dev tool with no AI-coding angle got 12 clicks from a $3,500 review and no real value. We are upfront about fit before quoting, so if your product isn't a match for our audience we'll tell you to spend the money elsewhere rather than take it.
How do I see traffic data before committing?
We share our real Search Console and GA4 numbers on request once we agree on a format: top pages by impressions and clicks, audience geography, and search queries. No inflated figures, you see the actual dashboards. NDAs available if you prefer to review under one.
What about cross-promotion or content swap deals?
Yes, we do content swaps with non-competing AI/dev tool sites of similar size. If you run a developer-focused newsletter, blog, or podcast whose audience overlaps with ours, send us your numbers and we'll trade equal exposure in both directions, no money changes hands.
How fast can sponsorships go live?
Newsletter sends: 5-10 business days from contract signature (we batch sends weekly). Native reviews: 7-14 days (we need time to actually test the product). Comparison inclusions and banners: 24-72 hours. Rush placements possible for +50% fee but we will not skip the testing step on reviews.

How to start

Send your product and the format you want.

Email partnerships@claw.mobile with your product URL, who you are trying to reach, and the formats you are considering. You get traffic data and a quote within 24 hours. If we do not think your product fits our audience, we say so and decline rather than waste your budget.

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