Standards of Acceptance |
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND INVESTMENT ADVERTISING | |
Business Opportunity and Investment Advertising are acceptable. However in some states the type of business to be invested in and/or the amount of the investment must be stated in the ad copy. | |
SALES/HELP WANTED ADVERTISING | |
Sales/Help Wanted Advertising must not offer or appear to offer work on a salaried basis when compensation is on a commission or bonus basis. | |
PERSONAL LOAN OR MORTGAGE ADS | |
Personal Laon or Mortgage Ads must be from established, bona fide licensed lending institutions in that state. | |
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE | |
Real Estate For Sale Ads must comply with "Truth in Lending" guidelines when offering specific financing terms. Refer to Regulation Z of the Federal Act, which became effective July 1969. | |
900-NUMBER | |
Most newspapers will not accept 900 number ads and those that do require cost/minute, avg cost/call, 18+, Customer service numbers, etc. | |
HOME-BASED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY / WORK AT HOME | |
Work At Home Ads are generally acceptable. However, the phrase "work from home" is not acceptable in most states. Alternative statements like "work from anywhere" are usually acceptable substitutes. | |
MONEY THROUGH THE MAIL | |
Classified ads requesting money to be mailed are not acceptable. | |