Whoever these marketing people are you are talking to, you should never talk to them again!!!! That is the worst advice I have ever heard for a website. If I went to a website where the first thing I had to do was "opt in" before even going to the site, first, I would assume it was some sort of scam, second, I would blacklist the site immediately.

I cannot believe somebody would tell you to do that! I think it's ok to have a sign up for a newsletter or updates or something, but that's it. Forget the pop up ads and the scrolling banners and all such nonsense. I promise you will LOSE more people than you gain by using them. I can't even count the number of sites I've blacklisted because of those stupid things.

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Rebecka Melson ~ Virtual Business Services