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Looks done to me, no need to lose more time. Just needs a business model.

Best business model for you is "managed content", allow companies to disguise their own ads as ads for your site. I.E. car company pays you to generate a "which is better" between two of their car models and embed it into an ad.

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Thanks! Business model is already live — companies can claim their page (£99/mo for analytics, respond to reviews, manage their listing) and buy promoted placements that are clearly labelled as sponsored. Rankings themselves can never be bought. The trust is the product.

Clever. And since its subtle its not like the usual amped up noise blurb of many ads.

But what if your product loses? Fake votes to make your Ford F-150 win vs a Rivian?

Rankings are trust-weighted — account age, voting consistency, and cluster detection make ballot-stuffing impractical. Companies pay for analytics and visibility, not influence over scores.

That's why you make sure the poll is two models sold by the same company.

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