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title: How BestOfLocal Makes Money Without Selling Ranks
url: https://bestoflocalrankings.com/how-we-make-money/
updated: 2026-10-29
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# How We Make Money

We earn money from businesses, but never for a score or a position. Here is every way money comes in, and how we keep it away from the formula.

## Where the money comes from

### What businesses can pay for

Premium profile pages, reputation monitoring, competitor reports and quote requests that homeowners choose to send them.

### Quote requests

We may earn a fee when you request a quote. Every quote form lists exactly which businesses receive your details.

**We never sell score increases.**

Businesses can pay us for a claimed profile, leads or competitor reports. None of it touches the score or the order. If a business is a paying customer, its data profile says so. [How we make money](https://bestoflocalrankings.com/how-we-make-money/)

## Questions about the money

### Can a business buy a higher score?

No. The scoring code does not read billing data. A paying business is scored with the same five measures and weights as everyone else, and its profile says that it pays us.

### Do quote request fees favour some businesses?

No. A fee only applies after you choose which businesses receive your request, and the form lists each one by name. The ranking order is set before any request is sent.

### Why publish where the money comes from?

A ranking is only worth checking if you can see what might influence it. Listing every revenue source lets you judge that for yourself.

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BestOfLocal rankings are calculated from public data using the published formula. Positions and scores are never for sale. We may earn a fee when you request a quote through a business's profile.

Data last updated October 29, 2026 . © 2026 BestOfLocal.