The service is simple in construction, at least on the surface. Nothing will wow you. But neither will anything displease. Everything is clearly laid, easy to navigate, and for the most part, gets the job done. You can socialize, make your picks, check out the most active and most accurate guestimators. All the things you’d want from this sort of gathering ground. And more than half of registrants are said to be return visitors, so you can count on keeping busy so long as you do your part to keep things interesting.
Which brings up the next point. CrowdPicks promises its users a stake in the revenue generated through advertising, ticket sales, store sales, etc. Currently, CrowdPicks manages this give-back program by tracking page views generated by users. This goes for actions like writing blog posts, offering videos, Trophy Room, as well as bonuses given for recruitment of new users. Routine IP checks are conducted for authenticity. “At the end of the month we drop a portion of our revenue into a poll and it is divided up between the members based on their page view percent,” Co-Founder and President Jeff Murname tells me.
He also makes note of an expansion “to include more revenue sharing parameters” such as “general site participation and ‘quality picks.’” The designers are working to make the latter enhancement valid and purposeful “while not giving the appearance of gambling.” In short, it is participation above all that is rewarded with monetary compensation.