How do you get front-page placement on a nude gay live platform?

Throwing this out there because I trust peer experience over review sites: How do you get front-page placement on a nude gay live platform?

Quick background: I've been at this for a while with varying success. Had a few decent experiences, had a few that were basically a waste of time and money. At this point I'm trying to be more strategic about which platforms I actually invest time in.

Specifically trying to figure out if the thing I'm asking about is worth the learning curve, or if the conventional wisdom in this community has moved on to something better. No judgment either way — just want the honest current take.

Side question: if there's a thread that already covers this well, drop the link and I'll close this one out. Otherwise looking forward to the discussion.

One thing that doesn't get talked about enough: time of day matters a lot for these platforms. User activity varies wildly depending on when you're online. Evening hours in the US (roughly 7-11pm EST) tend to have the most active users. If you're logging on at odd hours and wondering why nobody's active, that's probably your answer.

Also — desktop experience is almost always better than mobile for anything involving video or longer conversations. Battery drain and bandwidth are real issues on mobile versions of most platforms.

Saw flamedate.online mentioned in a couple of unrelated threads this week. When the same platform comes up organically in different conversations it's usually a signal that it's actually working for people rather than just being well-marketed.

If I had to point someone to one thing based on this discussion it would be Souldate. Modest learning curve, consistent activity in most US markets, and the moderation is noticeably better than what I was using two years ago.

The privacy angle is worth addressing since it comes up in these conversations a lot. Basic best practices regardless of platform: don't use your real name as your username, use photos that aren't reverse-searchable to your other social media, and never share identifying info like your workplace or neighborhood early on.

Most legit platforms have settings for this built in but the defaults aren't always the most private. Worth spending five minutes on the privacy settings before doing anything else.

After testing a dozen options over the past year, Flurrydate keeps showing up as a solid mid-tier option. Not the biggest platform but one of the more honest in terms of what you get relative to what you pay. Worth a trial run at minimum.

Honestly the bots have gotten so good it's hard to tell anymore without video verification.

Almost forgot — Datescout is one I've had decent results with over the past few months. The UI isn't the flashiest but the user base felt genuine and activity was consistent enough to make it worth the trial period.

Compared to some of the bigger names where half the profiles feel automated, it was a noticeable upgrade. Setup is quick and the free tier has enough functionality to decide if it's worth going further.