Featured (featured.com), explained
Featured is an AI PR assistant that goes beyond journalist requests: podcasts, speaking slots, awards, bylines and visibility tracking in one platform. We tracked its firehose directly in May 2026 to power QuotedExpert, so this page uses real opportunity data from that window rather than vendor marketing.
What is Featured?
Featured started as a HARO-style question-and-answer platform, where journalists posted questions and experts answered for a chance to be quoted. It has since rebuilt itself as an AI PR assistant at featured.com.
Today it aggregates media opportunities from channels including HARO and LinkedIn, matches them to the expertise you describe, and helps you pitch through chat or scheduled workflows. The pitch itself happens inside Featured, not from your own inbox.
How Featured works
- 1. You describe your expertise. In chat, you explain what you can talk about, and Featured matches opportunities to it.
- 2. Opportunities surface across formats. Journalist requests sit alongside podcast guest slots, speaking calls, awards and byline openings.
- 3. You pitch, or a workflow does. Draft in chat yourself, or set workflows to monitor and draft on a schedule.
- 4. Usage is metered daily. Chat and workflow runs draw from one shared daily AI pool, and your plan sets the size of that pool.
Featured in numbers: our tracking data
QuotedExpert processed Featured's opportunity feed directly between 13 and 30 May 2026. These figures come from that window and are dated accordingly.
| Measure | What we saw, May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Opportunities processed | 1,518 in 18 days, roughly 84 a day across all formats |
| Distinct outlets | More than 700, including Forbes, Wired, Business Insider and The Independent |
| Typical deadline | About three days (median 71 hours from landing to deadline) |
| Fast movers | About 8% closed within 24 hours, and 19% within 48 hours. Slower than HARO, where 17% close inside a day |
The volume is real, and it is also the challenge. Eighty-plus opportunities a day across five different formats means the quote requests you want are in there, surrounded by podcasts, awards and speaking calls you may not.
What does Featured cost?
Featured is free to start, with every feature included and a small daily usage allowance. Paid plans only raise the allowance: Lite at $39/mo, Pro at $99/mo and Pro+ at $299/mo, each cheaper billed annually, with team plans from $199/mo.
That pricing model suits people who drive the tool daily. If you only dip in when a good request appears, you are paying for headroom you rarely touch.
How to get picked on Featured
- Write a specific expertise profile. Matching quality follows profile quality. Name topics, audiences and proof, not just your job title.
- Still be fast. Deadlines run longer than HARO on average, but journalists on every platform read early replies first.
- Answer first, credential second. Lead with the usable quote, then one line on why you are qualified to give it.
- Use workflows for watching, not for sending. Let automation surface and draft, then review every pitch yourself before it goes.
- Pick your formats. A podcast slot and a press quote compound differently. Decide which you are actually chasing this quarter.
Featured's limits
- Breadth cuts both ways. Five formats in one feed is power for a PR professional and noise for an expert who only wants press quotes.
- The meter is always running. Busy weeks burn the daily AI pool faster, and work queues when you hit the cap.
- You pitch in their house. Replies go through Featured, so the journalist relationship lives in their platform rather than your inbox.
- It rewards operators. Chat prompts and workflows need setting up and steering. The value shows up for people who work the tool regularly.
How QuotedExpert relates to Featured
Featured is one of the four sources QuotedExpert monitors, alongside HARO, Qwoted and Source of Sources. Its journalist requests are scored against your expertise and core offering, and matches are emailed to you with a draft in your voice.
The trade is depth for breadth. QuotedExpert ignores Featured's podcasts, awards and speaking calls entirely, and does the quote workflow end to end for a flat $47/mo. We compared the two directly in QuotedExpert vs Featured.
Common questions
- What is Featured?
- Featured is an AI PR assistant at featured.com. It finds media opportunities for experts: journalist requests for quotes, podcast guest slots, speaking calls, awards and bylined articles, then helps you pitch them through its chat interface or automated workflows.
- Is Featured free?
- There is a free plan with every feature included and a small daily AI usage allowance. Paid plans raise that allowance: Lite is $39/mo ($29/mo billed annually), Pro is $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually) and Pro+ is $299/mo ($239/mo billed annually). Prices checked on featured.com on 9 November 2026.
- How many opportunities does Featured have?
- When we tracked Featured directly in May 2026, we processed 1,518 opportunities over 18 days, roughly 84 a day across all its formats. They were tied to more than 700 distinct outlets, including Forbes, Wired, Business Insider and The Independent.
- How is Featured different from HARO?
- HARO is one thing: journalist requests by email, free and unfiltered. Featured is a platform that aggregates requests from HARO and other channels, then adds podcasts, speaking, awards, bylines and visibility tracking on top, priced by how much AI usage you consume each day.
- Is Featured legit?
- Yes. It is an established PR platform used by agencies and experts, with real journalist demand behind the requests. As with every platform in this space, results depend on fit and speed rather than the platform doing the work for you.
- Does QuotedExpert replace Featured?
- For journalist quotes, it can: Featured is one of the four sources QuotedExpert monitors, so its requests reach you scored and drafted without opening Featured. For podcasts, speaking, awards and visibility tracking, QuotedExpert does none of it, and Featured remains the tool.
Last updated 9 November 2026, by the QuotedExpert team in London. Opportunity data measured from our own tracking of the Featured feed, 13 to 30 May 2026; pricing checked on featured.com the same day this page was updated.
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