Patent ID: 7778884

Claim:
A system for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system comprising: a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of marketing system products or services; and a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to: establish an interactive online registration process so that an individual may register with the marketing system in a First Participation Category, a Second Participation Category or a Third Participation Category, wherein an individual registered in the First Participation Category is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a First Participation Category price, wherein an individual registered in the Second Participation Category is eligible to earn compensation based on sales to other individuals registered in the First Participation Category and is eligible to buy products or services at a Second Participation Category price, and wherein an individual registered in the Third Participation Category is eligible to buy products or services at a Third Participation Category price and is eligible to earn compensation based on sales to other individuals registered in the First Participation Category and to other individuals registered in the Second Participation Category and wherein an individual registered in the Second Participation Category may be promoted to the Third Participation Category based on satisfaction of a goal, the goal comprising satisfaction of a sales qualification; provide a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; and allow access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the individual registered as a First Participation Category, Second Participation Category, or Third Participation Category via at least one of the plurality of web files.