Internet Pyramids, Do we need them?

[ArtLady]

I was just contacted by someone at Anthill.com? What are you thoughts on participating in these pyramids?

[JPete]

We had some trying to sell them a couple years ago as a biggie investment advertising gimic. I don't like them. To each his own.

[This message has been edited by JPete (edited 11-07-1999).]

[OregonJay]

ArtLady, I hesitate to ask ... but what is Arthill.com?

OJ

[ArtLady]

Anthill.com is a website that signs up your friends, neighbors and business associates to solicite you as an internet store in their internet mall or as a mall customer. To access the mall site you need a passcode or number. This number identifies your friend, neighbor or business associate. Anthill takes a cut of your purchase transaction as well as the mall store transaction and shares that cut with the friend, neighbor or business associate through discounts and referral fees. Now those people (friends, neighbors and business associates) can also solicite other friends, neighbors and business (sub associates) hense the term pyramid, since those sub associates can solicite sub sub associates etc,etc,etc. The more subs, subs, etc signed up the bigger your referral fee checks and the discounts.

The theory is direct marketing saves everyone money by cutting down advertising costs. However, all those cuts to associates and subs add up. Since as an associates or sub you also get a discount on your purchases depending on your level in the sub chain.

Sincerely, AL

[This message has been edited by ArtLady (edited 11-10-1999).]

[TheFrameGuy]

Sounds like Amway.

[ArtLady]

Hi Frameguy,

Quixtar.com is Amway on the internet. Also, a similar Multilevel marketing organization is Hotyellow 98.com. I think Anthill.com might be also. They are win wins for the parent organizations.

AL