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Double standard? I don't know. She still has active links to her site, too. See, for example: http://www.molliew.com/REFERRALDIRECTORY/ReferralDirectory.htm http://www.rngame.de/pampered_chef_recipes.html http://www.moebel-schober.de/pampered_chef_fondue_recipes.html Why would...

Web Disabled Sara, What exactly happened with your site? (And is it ...biz/sara?) What error message did people see when they tried to order from you? How long was ordering disabled, and is it back up now? If so, what did you have to do to pursuade the Home Office to turn it back on...

Time will tellToday on Google, Beth Jacobs' and Stacy Pressman's web sites show up on the first page of search results. Shan Eisler shows up on the first page of Yahoo. Shan also shows up on MSN, along with some other consultants. (These are not paid ads, just search engine results.) Will the...

Beth, I didn't find your site on Seth Anderson's directory of http://www.meettheandersons.com/Pampered_Chef.htm, but I did see it on this page: http://t456.com/collectibles/comments.htm. Apparently, you ordered something from this store and sent them an email about it. You included your PC web...

Alison, what about sites like www.pamperedchef.biz/shop or www.pamperedchef.biz/shops or www.pamperedchef.biz/shopping or www.pamperedchef.biz/buy or www.pamperedchef.biz/store or http://www.pamperedchef.biz/catalog or http://www.pamperedchef.biz/theonlinecatalog or...

I completely agree that there should be a level playing field. As I've said in another section of this forum, the new policies are an attempt to level the playing field. No longer will executive directors and above be given exclusive access to online customers. That's good. Consultants with...

Michelle, let's test that idea. Check out the January Consultant Newsletter. (Mine came in the mail today.) If you turn to page 16, you'll see that a bunch of the folks at the top of the Peronal Sales Acheivement list are those who advertised heavily on Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Goolge, etc during the...

But why...?So the question I have for the home office is this: Why do you now prohibit online advertising? Why would you take this opportunity away from the top sellers in the company? And why shouldn't all consultants have the same chance for this kind of success?

Whose violation?The HO email said the prohibitions include "linking to the Pampered Chef Corporate Web site from any Web site." I've discovered that there are 9,814 links to www.pamperedchef.com. This includes 307 backlinks listed by Google 364 backlinks listed by HotBot 6,083...

Reactions to web policiesAbby, your worries are well founded. There are several conversations about the new web policies happening down in this section of the forum. Look under these topics: All members please read and comply! Another updated "We Need to Know This" More reactions...

Punishing consultants for the actions of others? Greg, you are exactly right. This, I think, is the biggest flaw in the new policy. There's some more reaction to the web policy over in this thread.

Whose violation?Hey, I just discovered that The Pampered Chef is the biggest violator of their own policy! The HO email said the prohibitions include "linking to the Pampered Chef Corporate Web site from any Web site." I've discovered that there are 9,814 links to www.pamperedchef.com...

I think I've discovered why some consultants are so upset about the prohibitions against online advertising. I'd be upset too if the Home Office took away $10,000+ in monthly sales. I just got the January 2006 Consultant Newsletter in the mail. On page 15, Sara Philbin is recognized as...

...continued: :confused: The new policies seem to be designed to protect the kitchen show (an important part of our company's culture). But the policies do this by trying to push online customers into becoming kitchen show customers. (For example, by taking away the online guest special.)...

... continued: :( The recent Home Office email encouraged consultants to tattle on one another -- to turn in violators for punishment. This breaks down the sense of comaraderie that has always existed among PC consultants. :D The Home Office believes it can keep references to personal...