Patent ID: 6980962

Claim:
A method for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system through a network, the network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer, the method comprising: establishing an interactive online registration process between the client browser system and the server computer so that an individual may register with the marketing system as a Client, a Member or an Independent Business Owner (“IBO”), wherein a Client is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Client price, wherein a Member is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Member price, and wherein an IBO is eligible to buy products or services at an IBO price and is eligible to earn compensation; providing a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; and allowing access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the registered Client, Member, or IBO via at least one of the plurality of web files.