There are 3 different issues 1. People who pay dues should get the same benefits. FOR INSTANCE HOW ABOUT THIS: everybody who fills out a profile and submits a banner, gets programmed into a couple of spaces on the site that randomly change banners? The banners would change [not flash!] every 10 seconds or so. There's no guarantee that the person you wish to connect with will see you banner but everyone can have a chance and visitors will have a graphic metaphor illustrating and reinforcing the image of the diversity of the org. Under or over the banner could be a link inviting the visitor to Member Profiles. 2. for a networking organization to get into paid promotion is going to be a big energy drain. It is enough have a link to a website. 3. If people do extra service for the website, like writing articles, web maintenance they should get mentioned, get bylines or get a banner. it can be an incentive. There is a precedent for honoraria to retiring people who have serve and given countless hours. A permanent bio page with a link to Amy's business is not too much to do. On 1/2/07 4:50 PM, "A - Z International" <az at a-zinternational.com> wrote: > But I do wonder at the wisdom of someone putting up a page for my > business and listing my contact information. Unless EVERY board > member and voting member gets that advantage, then I think this is > unfair promotion. And, if I've been concerned about several major > things, it's been that Hidden-Tech promote everyone not one person. > > So, why don't you all weigh in and tell me if this promotion is warranted. > > Do you want to see yourselves promoted this way too? > > Would you pay for your own promotional page?