Waste Information & Management Services, Inc.

767 Kornoelje Dr. NE - Comstock Park, Michigan 49321 - Phone: 616-647-2186
EM: wims@ecobizport.com

Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS) launched EcoBizPort.com on Earth Day 2001. That action followed nearly a two-year R&D stage and a beta testing period during which we received input and feed back from a number of interested parties. EcoBizPort is an environmental information Internet portal that provides gateways for Michigan, other state, and national users to access the vast array of environmental resources on the Internet. We believe we have successfully developed the framework for a totally unique portal platform that recognizes the importance of individual states in carrying out environmental policy; the diverse range of environmental specialties or issues (e.g. air pollution, hazardous waste, solid waste, etc.); and the specialized needs of the variety of industry sectors (e.g. automotive, chemical, iron & steel, etc.)

EcoBizPort, like the environmental information services we have been providing for over 25 years, operates from a totally neutral position on all issues. We are not advocating positions or any specific agenda. The information, and access to it, is not influenced or biased because of business partnerships that prohibit access to competing products, services or information. Very few Internet information portals can claim this level of neutrality in their presentation.

We have an enormous amount of work to do before EcoBizPort is fully developed, but the foundation is solid. Even though the site is far from complete, it already contains a substantial body of information (e.g. nearly 13,000 links) which is beneficial to environmental managers in Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and other states and nationwide. We launched the site in this less-than-complete state so that users and various interests could begin to see and understand the concept and benefit from the portal. Recognizing the limits of our financial and human resources, it has been our plan that, with the site presence, we could begin to generate user traffic, advertising, sponsorships, partnerships and other revenue streams necessary to continue the expansion and further development of the site. In essence that is where we are today. . .

With the backing of several initial corporate sponsors, we believe we can leverage that support into more advertising revenues, sponsorships and partnerships that will begin to make the site self-sustaining.  We invite you to join with our first corporate sponsors and help us achieve this goal.  In return, we believe the EcoBizPort site offers an excellent opportunity for our sponsors and advertisers to showcase their companies, products and services.

At this time we are encouraging Corporate Sponsors & Other Partners to consider a $2,000 sponsorship. This sponsorship includes significant benefits to the sponsor in terms major discounts on our information products and extensive banner ad exposure on our website and in our electronic newsletters.  Benefits include: (1) enhanced positive corporate image by association with this useful/beneficial environmental information resource; (2) generous placement of sponsor’s active link banner advertisement throughout the site; (3) inclusion of banner ads in our various daily Email information services (click here for examples); (4) a main link on the homepage to the sponsors’ pages (listing sponsors, logos, and company profiles); (5) increased referrals and traffic to the sponsors website; (6) long term discounted advertising rates; (7) automatic membership on a Website Advisory Team (WAT); (8) direct access to WIMS staff to assist you with any special environmental information research needs; and (9) discounts on our information products.

As an additional incentive, we are offering for a limited time, a subscription service package for Corporate Sponsors to our major environmental information products.  As a $2,000 Sponsor we will allow you up to 10 names or locations for WIMS Daily or eNewsUSA; Michigan Waste Report; and REGTrak. Plus, Corporate Sponsors also receive up to 6 special event ads per year to promote their company seminars, briefing, conferences, reports or papers in WIMS Daily and on the website.

To become an EcoBizPort corporate sponsor simply respond to this letter and let us know. You can reach us by phone at 616-647-2186, or by Email: sponsor@ecobizport.com. Please indicate a contact person that we can communicate with regarding banner ads, company profile information, WAT and other matters related to this sponsorship.

In 2005 the EcoBizPort website has been receiving an average of over 4,500 visitors per month -- up from about 3,000 per month in 2004! Some recent sample website statistics are available on our Advertising page (click here, scroll down to traffic summaries).

Thank you very much for your consideration. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments regarding this letter or the EcoBizPort.com website.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey L. Dauphin
President

P.S. To get started just email us at: sponsor@ecobizport.com. We can usually insert temporary placement banner ads until you get your final banner ads completed. Also, if you have recently paid subscription fees we will prorate a deduction from your Corporate Sponsor fee.

Summary

In return for your annual corporate sponsorship, at minimum, we will display a banner ad (120x60 pixels supplied) linked to your website on the EcoBizport.com main homepage at: www.ecobizport.com. There will also be a prominent rotating large banner ad link on the main homepage and other pages to a "sponsors" page. On the sponsors page we will include a company profile, contact information and links to your website. You will have final approval of all content regarding your company profile to be placed on the sponsors' page. We will also display your banner ad (either 120x60 or 468x60 pixels) on the appropriate state homepage (e.g. Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio & others as they are added) and on the "Resource" pages which corresponds with your company service, product or profession.  You will be consulted regarding this placement.

In addition to the minimum placements indicated above, we will generously place your banner ads throughout the site on various web pages as space is available. Included in this secondary placement will be periodic placement of your banner ad (234x60 pixels) in the "prime" upper right hand location that appears on nearly all web pages site-wide. (Note:  A $3,000 sponsorship guarantees your banner ad will be permanently placed in this "prime" location in addition to the other locations discussed in this summary.).  Likewise we will include your 120x60 banner ad and notice of sponsorship everyday, in each of our several daily email service distributions (click here for examples) and in our bi-weekly Michigan Waste Report publication. We believe these email ads are highly effective because they go directly to individual subscribers and then are often widely redistributed via forwarded copies throughout individual office locations.

Other benefits include: (1) enhanced positive corporate image by association with this useful/beneficial environmental information resource; (2) increased referrals and traffic to your website; (3) long term discounted advertising rates (20% off all scheduled rates); (4) automatic membership on a Website Advisory Team (WAT); and (5) direct access to WIMS staff to assist you with any special environmental information research needs.

Sponsors are responsible for the design and development of their own banner ads. We prefer to have three different size banner ads; either plain or animated, in .gif, .jpeg or .jpg formats (120x60, 234x60, and 468x60).  All sponsorships are for a one-year period and payment may be made in one lump sum or in semi-annual or quarterly installments.