672 manufacturers, distributors and service companies subscribe to RTO Vendor Magazine. Many companies that were previously unaware of the RTO industry's reach and volume are now active participants in the multi billion dollar industry.

RTO Online Inc (www.rtoonline.com), the leading source of trade news and information for the rental-purchase, rent to own and household goods leasing sectors, is celebrating its accomplishments of the past decade.

"When RTO Online began publishing, the only widely distributed and freely available information about rent to own was the uninformed anti-business spin of career consumer advocates," said Roy Griffaw, founder and president of RTO Online Inc. "Now, people researching the industry have a choice between spin and reality. Google has catalogued more than 11,000 pages of content from RTO Online, making accurate, positive industry information easily available to anyone in the world."

RTO Online allows vendors from all categories, regardless of association or group affiliation, to present their companies and products to over 80,000 professionals per week from the Rent to Own and Retail sectors.

RTO Online performed the industry's first podcast. Our library, available from the homepage, now contains over 60 high quality audio podcast interviews with leading Rent to Own industry owners, executives, vendors and managers. We recently added streaming video podcasts to our lineup, allowing vendors the opportunity to present their products on-demand to the entire RTO industry 24/7 365 while further promoting various industry venues.

RTO Online Email Newsletter, RTO Tradeshow (www.rtotradeshow.com) and RTO Magazine (www.rtomagazine.com), our bimonthly print edition with over 11,000 subscribers, together represent the largest and only independent marketplace for rent to own industry suppliers. RTO Tradeshow has 245 active companies, including most major manufacturers and distributors. Standard vendor listings have always been offered to all companies, regardless of affiliation, free of charge.

672 manufacturers, distributors and service companies subscribe to RTO Vendor Magazine. Many companies that were previously unaware of the RTO industry's reach and volume are now active participants in the multi billion dollar industry.

RTO Online developed the first and only nationwide online store listing for the rent to own industry. 215 companies actively manage over 7,500 locations listed in our directory, representing the majority of rent to own locations in the united States. RTO Online has offered this service free of charge to all rent to own companies since 2003.

RTO Online is proud to have been the driving force in moving public perception of rent to own from a fringe business into the mainstream retail lexicon.

RTO Online developed the first online directory of state rent to own statutes. RTO Online also hosts, free of charge, a complete up to date congressional directory. Our Congressional directory also includes a complete listing of all proposed federal legislation since 1993, including a Senate and House co-sponsor list for each bill.

RTO Online developed RTO Career Center, offering job and resume postings to all rent to own companies and individuals, regardless of affiliation, free of charge. There are 3,023 registered members of RTO Career Center, the only job service dedicated solely to Rent to Own professionals in the world.

RTO Online developed the first and largest online Forum for RTO professionals. There are 1,743 registered forum members using our free public and private forums. RTO Online also offers RTO Chat, a free 24/7 chat room for RTO Pros.

RTO Online developed Who's Who in RTO where thousands of RTO Pros and vendors have listed themselves. This area of the site, developed and hosted free of charge by RTO Online, has been accessed over 1.5 million times. There are 2,659 Rent to Own professionals listed in Who's Who.

RTO Online is responsible for expanding independent ownership of Rent to Own companies by encouraging hundreds of single and multi unit managers to start their own companies.

RTO Online is responsible for introducing the rent to own transaction as an alternative to credit to thousands of traditional independent furniture, appliance and consumer electronics retailers.

RTO Online is responsible for giving the 50,000 dedicated Rent to Own professionals in North America a true sense of community. RTO Online works very hard to offer resources for and recognize the accomplishments of front-line operators - the store managers and multi unit managers that are the real future of the rent to own industry.

RTO Online offers free marketing and promotional support including web services to all state and national rent to own industry trade associations. All of RTO Online's resources are at the disposal of any pro-industry association.

RTO Online promotes and covers Rent to Own industry tradeshows, conventions and company events all over North America. RTO Online developed the first Rent to Own industry Photo Album that currently houses over 7,500 photos taken by RTO Online at industry events. State associations report increased interest and membership due to RTO Online's coverage.

61) How would you rate RTO Online's performance over the last year?
Very Poor	(0.00%)
Poor	(0.00%)
Adequate	(22.58%)
Good	(51.61%)
Very Good	(25.81%)
source: the 2006 Year End Rent to Own Industry Poll. Conducted by RTO Online from December, 2006 - February 15th, 2007. There were 93 unique RTO company participants. Complete poll results (61 questions) will be release in late February.

RTO Online publishes an annual industry poll. In the just completed 2006, year end RTO Industry Poll, particiants were asked to rate RTO Online's performance over the past year. over 75% of participants rated RTO Online's performance as Good (51.61%) or Very Good (25.81%). 22.58% rated our performance as Adequate. We're proud to announce that there was not a single vote for Poor or Very Poor. See table at right. 

59) How often do you visit the RTO Online Website?
More than once per day	(4.30%)
Daily	(13.98%)
Weekly	(46.24%)
Monthly	(15.05%)
Only when I receive email	(20.43%)
source: the 2006 Year End Rent to Own Industry Poll. Conducted by RTO Online from December, 2006 - February 15th, 2007. There were 93 unique RTO company participants. Complete poll results (61 questions) will be release in late February.

18% of poll respondents said they visit RTO Online daily (13.98%) or more than once per day (4.30%). 46% visit at least once per week. See table at left.

Mr. Griffaw concluded, "I wanted to take a moment to thank RTO industry vendors, dealers, employees and executives for their continued interest in RTO Online. I like to think of every day as a mini-election. We have to convince 12,000 people every day that it's worth their time to come back. From that perspective, RTO Online serves a loyal constituency representing the overwhelming majority of rent to own companies on 3 continents and has been re-elected over 3,650 times."

RTO Online is planning a major expansion in 2007. Going forward, we will continue to market our industry to those unfamiliar with it, to defend our industry against those who would do it harm and to act as a positive force for change at all levels as the RTO industry takes its next evolutionary steps. And we once again extend a hand of friendship to any group interested in the same.