**************************************************************** Statistics Prove: The easier it is for your customers to pay... The more willing they are to pay and... The more PROFITABLE YOU WILL BECOME !!!! TABS can do this for you: Free Startup * Free Software NO credit card fees NO merchant accounts NO credit card validations NO collection problems NO accounts receivable NO personal checks NO billing or accounting procedures NO out-of-pocket expenses for you Sounds good, doesn't it? Read on! **************************************************************** Dear Sysop, Thank you for your interest in True Media's TABS 900 premier billing service. We have spent years researching the needs of sysops and statistics prove that the number one way to increase users and increase profits is to make it as easy as possible for them to pay for your system. Until now there has been no easy solution to the complicated, costly, and time consuming way of accepting credit cards or personal checks as payment. You may have trouble getting a merchant account, your customers may not have credit cards, they may be leery of giving these numbers out, or they may have good intentions of sending you a check but never do. These obstacles are no longer a problem. Now you have an alternative, no risk, no cost, easy way to make a lot more money doing what you do best...being a sysop. This does not have to replace the billing procedures you already have, it just gives your customers a new, easy option. By increasing your payment options, you will increase your customer base, and be able to make a lot more $$$. Congratulations on your decision to allow TABS to do your billing and accounting work for you. Sit back and relax ... "the check is in the mail". Sincerely, John Vanderbeck Customer Service Representative *************************************************************** !!! How To Get Started TODAY !!! 1. Call our BBS at (407) 722-3406. 2. While you are online, sign up as a client (FREE). Your account information is transferred directly to our TABS database. 3. Download your first set of subscription IDs and your support software (free). 4. Print and complete the TABS service agreement and the 900-advertising guidelines and FAX or send them to us at: True Media, Inc. FAX: (407) 722-3154 1270 Clearmont Street, NE Palm Bay, FL 32905. When we receive your agreements, True Media will activate your account. That's all there is to it. *************************************************************** !!! How TABS Works for You !!! When you become a TABS client, you will download your first set of subscription ID's from our BBS. Subscription ID's are simply a set of randomly generated 7-digit numbers, unique to your system. Your callers use your BBS just like they do normally--same phone numbers, same features. When one of your callers decide to subscribe to your BBS, TABS simply provides them with a method of payment. You direct your callers to dial one of our nation-wide 900-numbers (1-900-622-8227 to retreive a subscription ID for $10 worth of access or 1-900-622-5225 for $25 worth of access). In a quick, one-minute call, the voice-automated system will direct them to enter your BBS's phone number to identify which system they would like to subscribe to. By calling the voice-automated system, two things will happen. TABS will read off one of the Subscription IDs for your system and a $10.00 charge or a $25.00 charge will appear on their regular phone bill. The caller offers this subscription ID to you as "proof of payment." It is as good as cash. Administer the user's credit any way you like: additional time, extra features, more downloads. TABS-compatible software is available (free of charge) to help you automate the ID verification and user upgrade process. You will receive a monthly check for each subscription ID retrieved by your callers. True Media deducts 25% for $10 charges and 20% for $25 charges and the rest is sent to you in a monthly check. *************************************************************** !!! How does TABS work for your customers !!! Your customers call your system and want immediate access. You instruct them to call 1-900-622-TABS (622-8227) if you offer $10 subscriptions or 1-900-622-5225 if you offer $25 subscriptions. They can call on any touch tone phone--24 hours a day--7 days a week nationwide. A computer automated voice system will ask them to input your BBS's 7-digit phone number. TABS will verify and issue them a subscription ID from your list of codes. (This call takes less than one minute) Your customer then calls your system, pre-paid with no waiting for credit card verification or for a check to reach you. Our software will validate this code and upgrade their account for any amount of access you choose. ****************************************************************** Most Frequently Asked Questions... Q: Is TABS really free? A: YES!! There is absolutely never any out-of-pocket expenses. We only make money when you make money. True Media withholds 25% of the $10.00 charges and 20% of the $25.00 charges and the rest is sent to you. Q: Is TABS available in my area? A: TABS is available everywhere in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Using a 900-number an automated voice-mail system provides the ability to subscribe to your system 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Q: Do my callers need to call the 900-number to connect to my BBS? A: No. Your callers use your BBS just like they do now. When they wish to subscribe, they place a quick, one minute voice call to the 900-number to receive a subscription ID for your system and they will be charged $10.00 for the call. Q: What are subscription IDs? A: Subscription IDs are simply a list of unique, 7-digit, randomly generated numbers you will be given when you sign up as a client. TABS keeps an identical list on its system. When a caller uses TABS, one of your numbers will be given to them as "proof of payment" for the $10.00 call or the $25.00 call. Their subscription ID will match an ID on your list. Q: Can the Subscription ID be used twice? A: No. When a caller is given an ID, it is removed from our list. When the ID is submitted to you, the TABS software removes it from your list so it cannot be used again. Q: How much time do my users get for a subscription ID? A: It's up to you. When a subscription ID is submitted to you, it is "as good as cash." Give your users $10.00 worth of access for a $10.00 subscripiton ID or $25 worth of access for a $25.00 subscription ID. It can be used for higher access levels, more credits, more time, more downloads....Anything you wish. *************************************************************** TABS vs CREDIT CARDS? TABS is designed to offer your customers an option, other than credit cards, to pay for a subscription to your board. Many people will not give out their credit card number or simply do not have a credit card. TABS will allow you to attract MANY NEW customers. *************************************************************** REMEMBER!!! The Sysop's Edge BBS... was established to help sysops sign up as a TABS client and also download their personalized set of subscription ID's. Like TABS, this BBS is available 24 hours a day for your convenience. Give it a call: (407) 722-3406. ***************************************************************