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title: How we make money | Neighborhood Picks
url: https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/how-we-make-money/
updated: 2026-10-29
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# How we make money

Neighborhood Picks is free for you to use. Businesses pay us in three ways, listed here in full. None of them changes a pick, its order or a coverage label.

Updated October 29, 2026

## Three sources of income

- **Enhanced profiles.** More photos, services and a monthly report, shown on the business's own profile only.
- **Neighborhood sponsorships.** One sponsor per category per neighborhood, always labelled Sponsored, shown beside the picks, never inside them.
- **Quote request fees.** When you send a quote request, each business you tick pays the same flat fee. We don't charge you anything.

## What money never buys

- A place among the picks.
- A better position: order follows our published rules, the same for everyone.
- A coverage label: labels need evidence of work in the area. [The rules](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/how-we-pick/#labels)
- Kinder words about a business.

## Questions about money

What does a neighborhood sponsorship buy?

A clearly labelled box beside the picks on one neighborhood page. It never puts a company inside the picks or changes a coverage label.

What happens to my details when I ask for a quote?

They go only to the companies you tick. Each pays us the same small fee. We don't sell or share your details with anyone else.

Can a company pay to change its coverage label?

No. Labels come only from a record of work in the area, the same rule for paying and non-paying companies.

Neighborhood Picks

Good local businesses, picked one neighborhood at a time. Every pick shows whether the business is based here, regularly works here, covers the whole city, or hasn't shown us yet. We earn money from optional profile upgrades, clearly labelled neighborhood sponsorships and, when you ask for a quote, a fee from the businesses that receive it. None of that changes a pick or a label.

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## About us

- [About Neighborhood Picks](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/about/)
- [How we pick](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/how-we-pick/)
- [What the coverage labels mean](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/how-we-pick/#labels)
- [How we make money](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/how-we-make-money/)
- [Corrections](https://theneighborhoodpicks.com/corrections/)

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