[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 28-Feb-01 AT 11:15 AM (EST)[/font][p]As many of your are aware "dot com" companies have been hit hard in the last few months. FTE is now feeling the effects. Our ad revenues through our reseller have taken a serious hit and have plunged by 80%. FTE is taking steps to insulate itself from the advertising slowdown.

Many of you have enjoyed the use of our bandwidth with free classifieds. As is the case with many web sites, the free lunch is over. Our classifieds use a significant amount of bandwidth per month and we have to come up with new revenue sources in order to keep FTE operational. Thus, we're implementing a >>reasonable fee<< for placing an ad.

The classified ads will now be $4.00 for up to 45 days plus an additional $1.00 for each additional category you place it in. After placing your ad you will be given a link to a page on our secure server to pay for the ad.

Our classifieds have over 75,000 visitors per month and this number grows every month. $4.00 for that kind of exposure represents a tremendous value. Anyone who thinks $4.00 is too much to pay ought to consider the thousands I've shelled out to keep the site operational and the need to continue to keep the site going.

Thank you for your understanding as we implement this change. It's unavoidable given the current economic climate.

Ken Payne
Ford Truck Enthusiasts Admin