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Classifieds Reference

Contact Info	UserID	Site Info
Ad Types	Ad Text	Ad Categories
Terms & Conditions

CONTACT INFORMATION

BUSINESS

Business or non-profit organization?
First name, Last name
Business or organization name
Your company title
Postal Address
City, County, State/Province
Country, Zip (Postal Code)
Daytime Phone
Contact Phone
Fax
Email address
Business Category
Description or function of your business
UserID (you choose)

PERSONAL

Your personal title (i.e. Mr. Mrs., Ms., or other)
First Name, Last Name
Address
City, County, State/Province
Country, Zip (Postal Code)
Daytime Phone
Fax (if any)
Email address
Personal Category
Description of Advertisement
UserID (you choose)

Contact Information - Classifieds & Business Opportunities
You will specify items from above you wish to include as CONTACT INFO in your Ad. Any that you select will be added to the end of your "Ad text" in the order shown on order form. This is an Example of a Business Ad with all of the contact information selected.

Buy some really neat stuff. Act now! Mr. John Smith, President, Acme Factory Outlet, Inc., 1000 Main Street, Hometown, PA, USA 19533-2365. Phone 610-555-1212 or 800-555-1212. Online http://www.acmefac.com Fax 215-555-1212. E-mail jsmith@acmefac.com (IdCode)

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USER ID

A User ID or password code that you supply is intended to give you protection. This ID will be used to verify the authenticity of any notices you may make to us regarding your account. This will be needed to make changes to your Ad, so please keep this handy. Enter a UserID for your account. Something simple like "csmith" for "Cal Smith".

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SITE INFORMATION

URL of Webpage. ("http://" required if any.)
URL Title
URL Content
URL Description (40 - 50 words)
URL Keywords (choose 10 or so)
Business URL Categories
Contact Online access (Webpage URL, BBS, Phone, etc)
URL of banner image (used for exchanges)

BUSINESS URL CATEGORIES
Which one of these categories best describes your business?

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AD TYPES

Please review these distinctions before making your selection.
Personal Ads

Limited to a one-time offer for a single item or for a group of dissimilar items.
Limited to offers represented by individuals.
limited to items which are typical to personal use.
May not be for the distribution of information such as pamphlets, brochures, catalogs, books, etc.
May not be links or services to websites, BBS's, etc.
May not be offers for items which are new, un-used or not pre-owned.
May not be offers represented by any business activity or organization.
May not be offers representing the offer of another business organization or business person.

Non-profit Ads.
Organizations which can identify their status as a non-profit organization.

Business Ads.
Ads which are disqualified by any of the above restrictions must be placed as a business Ad.
All Terms and Conditions apply.

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AD TEXT

ACTION PHRASE:

This entry is Optional. Your Action phrase such as "Act Now! ", "Hurry! , etc." is listed immediately following your Ad text. Shows up in RED with Package Options! (Limited to 5 words)
When you purchase a classified package you Save 5 extra words by entering an Action Phrase. Just place you Action phrase in the space provided on the order form.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT

There are restrictions that must be followed, for the type of ad you are submitting:
FREE Classified Ad : Provide a concise but accurate description of the exact item or items in your offer.
-- Max. 25 words. - - Max. 127 characters and spaces. - - Max. 12 capitals. - - Max. 5 symbols or punctuation.
In the example below, there are 10 words. The number "25" counts as one word. There are also 7 capital letters and 2 symbols.
Example: JOBS in Oregon? Send for free brochure before December 25.

Do not use the curly braces "{" or "}" or any HTML tags.

Standard Classified Ads & Business Opportunities & Services:

Max. 50 words. - - Max. 254 characters and spaces. - - Max. 25 capitals. - - Max. 10 symbols or punctuation. -- Do not use the curly braces "{" or "}" or any HTML tags.

Contact Information such as name, address, phone, email or URL are, added to the end of your ad text from the contact information you provide on the order form. Example Ad with all of the contact information selected:

Buy some really neat stuff. Act now!
Mr. Calvin Smith, President, Cal's Factory Outlet, Inc., 1000 Main Street, Hometown, OR, USA 97503-2038. Phone 541-555-1212 or 800-555-1212. Online http://www.comports.com Fax 541-555-1212. E-mail: smith@nomail.com

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AD CATEGORIES CLASSIFY YOUR AD !

Choosing categories for your Advertisement can serve several purposes. Categories provide a means of marketing your business or offer to target specific viewers. Online users are guided through the advertising options by means of the categories they choose.

You will also want to choose several categories with which to list your business or web site. Although asked for a specific number of categories and keywords, choose as many categories as possible. Place the most important categories first in your list. Your Ad may be listed in multiple category pages. Choose several various combinations of categories.

Looking at the category lists will also give you ideas for keywords to associate with your advertisement and site.

Select the categories which describe your offer or market?

For each option select the category which best describes your ad.
MAJOR Categories	MINOR Categories	TOPICAL Categories
Choose One	Choose Any or Several	Choose Any or Several