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Q: You want to know more about me? A: Sure !! Janet (originally from Louisville, KY) is a retired engineer who is now a work at home mom. She's been fascinated by web design and started RescuedBooks in 2001 as a way of saving books from being shredded. In 2006, she launched Favorite Online Shops to help promote unique home-based businesses. Q: How do you choose the sites to list on Favorite Online Shops ? A: I have a few criteria for choosing shops to list:     1.  These are primarily "shops" that are home-based     2.  Most (but not all) are women- or family-owned     3.  Web sites have excellent credibility (meaning I would want to shop there)     4.  Shops offer unique products or services     5.  Shops offer affiliate programs or free (or low cost)-to-join consultant or rep programs         Since I don't accept paid advertising on the site, any commissions help offset website hosting fees         This also serves as a portal where others can find interesting business opportunities

Q:  What about shops that don't offer affiliate programs ?  Do you list them as well ?
A:  The site features an extensive links section, so most sites that request link exchanges will be listed in the appropriate link category.  Also if a listed site decides to cancel it's affiliate program, it will be moved to the links section so that it will still have the benefit of cross-website exposure. 

Q: So how do you help advertise and promote the shops ?
A:  Several ways, both online and offline.  On the site, each shop gets a paragraph listing with a button, each shop gets a full description and banner in the blog, and each shop's banner goes into the banner rotator on the site. A coupons and specials page also lists any monthly specials offered by the shop with the expiration date.

Then I'm a lifetime advertiser on The Parent Station so the site gets exposure from its members. I'm also an advertising sponsor of Pie Points Rewards and promote the site and individual shops in the advertising offered there.

I also enjoy Top Sites as a way of advertising online and I'm considering other exchange-type options.

Offline, I'm a member of MomPack and participate in the fillers program.  I send fillers featuring Favorite Online Shops and some of the individual shops as well.

I also like to buy from these shops and donate prizes to The Parent Station and to Pie Points Rewards. I think nothing helps promote "shops" like having the product in a customer's hands, yet I don't have much time for home parties, so this is a fun way for me to help promote the products.

Q:  How often do you update the site ?
A:  Almost daily. I need to make sure that all the information is current for the shop listings.  Plus it's alot of fun for me !!