In accordance with the principles of the resent invention, an Internet-based business promotional service that helps traditional “brick and mortar” small businesses link-up and promote one another through an online, automated service is provided. A user registers for the system. The user searches for businesses that are also members. The user invites members to join a user's unique businesses promotional network. The user creates a promotion. A promotional material is automatically generated based on the user's and any user's promotional network member's promotions. Which members of the user's promotional network who are sending a user customers is tracked.
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