> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.bidright.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mark Interest > Mark lane interest before pricing ## Summary Interest marking is the first thing that should happen after a bid is imported. Before any rates get set, your operations person — who knows the network best — should walk through the lanes and tell the pricing person which ones matter. Pricing then knows where to get aggressive and where to walk away. Skip this step and pricing is flying blind. Every lane looks equal, time gets spent sharpening rates on freight you do not want, and the lanes you actually need to win get the same treatment as the ones you do not. ## The interest scale BidRight uses a 0–3 scale. Higher numbers mean more aggressive pricing. Lanes you want to win. Price aggressively. Lanes you would like to win. Still get aggressive. Lanes you are not chasing. Price to your target or above. Lanes you do not want. Price to walk away or no-bid. The **3s and 2s are where you sharpen the pencil**. The 1s and 0s tell pricing not to waste time hunting for margin you do not need to give up. ## Who marks interest Operations marks interest. Pricing prices. Operations knows which lanes fit the network — where you have backhauls that need cover, where you have capacity sitting, where drivers want to run, and where the lane has burned you in the past. That context does not show up in historical rate data, so pricing cannot infer it on their own. The handoff is simple: ops marks every lane on the bid, then pricing takes it from there. ## When to mark interest Right after the bid is imported, before any pricing work starts. If pricing has already started setting rates and interest has not been marked, stop and mark it first. Re-pricing is faster than pricing the wrong lanes well. ## What's coming: Auto Interest **Auto Interest** is a feature coming soon. It will remember the interest levels you set on previous bids — including other bids into and out of the same areas — and suggest an interest level for each lane on a new bid. You will still review and adjust, but the starting point will be informed by your network history instead of a blank slate. This is especially useful for repeat shippers and for lanes in regions you bid on frequently. ## Related content * [Your first bid](/start/your-first-bid): Where interest marking fits in the full bid workflow. * [How to add a bidding customer](/customers/how-to-add-bidding-customer): Customer setup that happens before the bid is imported.