I look at it as a form of advertising.  You can pay to advertise through a search engine, your local paper, or through an app  Sometimes I choose not to pay for advertising at all. It depends on how business is going and if I am looking to boost my number of clients. 

Tania Archbold. IBCLC
www.mothersnectar.ca

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> On Aug 5, 2014, at 17:03, Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I got an "invitation" today to pay money to be "featured" as an IBCLC by
> Latch Me, which is affiliated with USLCA so that I can be verified as a
> professional in my area. After 30+ years, as a breastfeeding supporter, 21
> as an IBCLC, 30 as a LLL, and 31 as an RN in maternal child nursing,
> Lactnet inventor, etc. why do I need to pay for my name to rise to the top
> of the "listings." Another way for someone to get their hand in my pocket,
> and it gripes my backside.
> 
> 
> Kathleen B Bruce RN IBCLC
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> 
> -In Home Lactation Consults, N. Vermont
> (802) 578 6841
> Lactnet founder c1995
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