Please view the above links to visit your panel web site and check out the latest prize winners, or go to http://www.i-say.com

Dear i-Say Panel Member,

Thank you for being a valued member of the i-Say Panel and for participating in our surveys. It has come to our attention that some Internet Service Providers have recently implemented a new Spam Filtering System. As a result, some i-Say Online Research e-mails, including survey invitations, may be getting filtered to your Junk E-Mail folder.

In order to continue to receive surveys from i-Say, you may need to adjust your settings to allow E-mail from the domain questions@i-say.com. Please take a few minutes now to add us to your Safe List or White List. (Specific instructions for Hotmail/MSN and AOL users below.)

Please send us an email to questions@i-say.com if you do not receive any e-mail messages from us within two weeks.

Also, be sure to check your "Junk Mail/Spam Folder" every time you log-on to ensure you are not missing invitations from the i-Say Panel. If you find e-mail from us in your "Junk Mail/Spam Folder", please attempt to add us to your safe list or address book again. If you continue to find i-Say Panel email in your Junk Folder contact your email provider to resolve the issue.

We appreciate you taking the extra time to make sure our e-mails get through to you. Thank you for your continued support of Ipsos i-Say.

Best regards,

Ipsos i-Say Panel Team

Specific Instructions for Hotmail or MSN users:

To ensure that your survey invitations are not sent to your Junk e-Mail / Spam folder, you will need to follow the steps below to add questions@i-say.com to your Safe List:

1- Open your Mailbox
2- Click on "Mail" tab
3- Click on "Options" (located on the top right of the page, on the same level
as the four tabs labeled Today, Mail, Calendar and Contacts)
4- Click on "Junk E-mail Protection"
5- Click on "Safe List"
6- Type "questions@i-say.com" and click "Add"
7- You will now be able to receive survey invitations from i-Say.

Specific Instructions for AOL users:

1- Open your Mailbox
2- Click on "Address Book" (located on the top right of the page, opposite the two tabs labeled Refresh Mailbox, and Write Mail)
3- Click on "Add Contact "
4- Type "questions@i-say.com" in the screen name section and click "Save".
5- You will now be able to receive survey invitations from i-Say.

HOME IMPROVEMENT

We recently surveyed a selection of our i-Say Panelists about a variety of questions related to home improvements. Some of the survey results are presented below:

When it comes to making home renovations, income is a major factor on whether or not the renovations get completed. Therefore, 77.4% of panelists whose income was below $25K said it was not in their budget to complete a home renovation, whereas 54.7% of panelists who earn $45K+ said it was not in their budget to perform home renovations.

Panel Support

Email: questions@i-say.com
Phone: 1-866-893-1188
Hours: 9:00am to 8:00pm EST
Monday to Friday

Items of Note

If you prefer not to receive this newsletter, send us an email at
questions@i-say.com and type the words "no news" in the subject line.

As a CASRO member, we subscribe to the Code of Standards and Ethics for Survey Research established by the Council of American Survey Research Organizations.

We Apologize

Some of you have recently experienced some difficulty when attempting to connect to your survey. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

From time to time, the survey servers could become extremely busy depending on the number of people attempting to complete a survey at one time.

The problem is always very temporary, so please wait awhile and attempt again at your earliest convenience. If you continue to experience difficulties, please contact questions@i-say.com.

Tips for Hiring Contractors

• Ask friends, neighbors, and co-workers for contractor referrals.

• Contact local trade organizations, such as the local Builder Association for the names of members in your area.

• Check out the contractor with your consumer protection officials.

• Ask the contractor for customer references who have projects similar to yours.

• Ask for a copy of the contractor's current insurance certificates and licenses, if required.

• Get written estimates from several firms. Make sure bids are based on identical project specifications.

• Get all guarantees, warranties and promises in writing.

SOURCE: Hiring a Contractor-http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/homeimp/