Thanks for the additional "troops" WWIT & Tam

I checked out the tags she had listed, looks like she sells the "free" websites, oops, the hosting fee for the "free websites" for a multitude of "direct sales type" companies.  I don't think she actually sells the jewelry, but I could be wrong.   

It sure SMELLS like     

The fact that you state things this way is a warning sign for me, in general.

That's like offering free cars -- except for the monthly payment, insurance and gas.   

Anyone who buys one of your sites is going to have to know how to market it.

I found this on your site interesting as well:

"You can run these websites from your EXISTING website as if the store was part of your own website for perfect branding, OR a new domain you purchase hosted by us, OR from our subdomains such as yourbizname.mychinadirect.com (and you do not need to purchase a domain that way). Whatever your needs our website can accommodate you."

mychinadirect? So this merchandise is coming from Chinese "wholesalers."

It's a ripoff to me. Doesn't have to be MLM to be a ripoff.

Okay, I missed alot during work today which makes me have to skim everything. So if this has already been said once, I'm sorry...I love you but I'm sorry!

IMHO: If it has commission like a MLM, pays like a MLM and charges like a MLM....it's probably an MLM!

Plus, I'm sorry awiserweb, I have to point out a few things to you. Yes websites have costs. All websites do BUT you don't have to pay for one. That is where banner advertising comes in. That pays for it. Also, I can't honestly hold what you say as the "truth" because I know how it works. Most of us do. Companies hire people to search the web for certain things (you already admitted to that) so they can "clear up" and misunderstandings. Plus in my experience with people on the web, we usually don't have proper grammar like you do. I'm not saying that you don't but it tends to be if your paid to do it, you do it. And you if you are paid to do this, then they have something for you to copy and paste (most likely) into where ever you need to so it will always have proper grammar and perfect spelling.

Okay another, Ebay was not one of the first sites on the net. The "web" has actually been around for many many many years while Ebay, and Amazon has only been around for probably half of that time. I want to say that they have been around just a little bit longer than Google has and Google is NOT the even close to being the first search engine. I have been using the internet since probably 4th grade and none of those sites (except for Yahoo) was around at that time. Plus non of those sites could be consider MLM because they do not try to get you to recruit others into it or get to sell their products. They are just a domain. Learn a little more facts about the internet before making assumptions or comparisons about the different sites.

I have a few more things to say but I'm tired of fussing and I don't mean to sound like I'm attacking you but it all sounds like a MLM to me or better yet "network marketing". Because that is basically what it is. If you make a commission off of recruiting another person into the "game" than it is a MLM.

Love ya all.

E_K

You go, E K...well said!