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Three Month Trailing Top 10 Global Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 10/19/2009) of
Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Industry websites* (+ or- traffic
from 09/20/2009 report). Lower number means more traffic (e.g. Google.com is
ranked 1 in the overall scheme)

Who Are Ya?

NEW! Alexa now breaks out rankings by country so we will
break out USA rankings each month from here on.

Three Month Trailing Top 10  USA Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 10/19/2009) of
Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Industry websites*. Lower number
means more traffic (e.g. Google.com is ranked 1 in the overall scheme)

Who Are Ya?

1. Structured Settlements 4Real
   Blog (John Darer) 163,843
2. National Structured Settlement Trade Association 180,282
3. 4structures.com, LLC 189,715
4. Speaking of Settlements (Social Network) 264,499-
5. Beyond Structured Settlements Blog (Pat Hindert) 331,203-
6. Settlement Professionals 473,401
7.  Millennium Settlements 556,261
8. Forge Consulting, LLC 567,784
9. Ringler Associates, Inc. 682,635
10. Structured Settlement Services, LLC 994,947

The USA data is meaningful because the USA is the country in which the
predominant amount of structured settlements are written. Who is reaching those
prospects and clients on the Internet?

This survey omitted from the search results any websites
with ISPs that do not differentiate between them and the ISP itself.  It is
worth noting that the leading web sites are dominated by those whose creators,
individually or as entities, employ a settlement planning approach to their business.

FAST FACT: A November
5-6 2008 Zogby poll found that 37.6% of those
asked consider the Internet the most
reliable source of news.  Source: Media Bistro

Survey of structured settlement website traffic only covers USA websites of
the creation side of structured settlements, including professional or associate
members of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) or
Society of Settlement Planners, Inc. (whether individuals or firms), the
association websites and alternative structured settlement periodic payment
providers. 

ONGOING SURVEY OF STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT WEBSITE STANDINGS

( out of a possible 30 months-this structured settlement survey began
in April 2007)

Times Ranked #1 in 3 month global structured settlement website traffic, as
measured by Alexa: 

• Structured Settlements 4Real blog (John Darer) 16
• Beyond Structured Settlements blog (Pat Hindert) 12
• Ringler Associates 1
• Speaking of Settllements (LBN's industry social network) 1

Times Ranked #2 in 3 month global structured settlement website traffic, as
measured by Alexa:

• Structured Settlements 4Real blog 14
• 4structures.com, LLC 5 
• Beyond Structured Settlements 5
• Structured Settlement Services 3
• Ringler Associates 1
• Speaking of Settlements (LBN's industry social network) 2

NEW! (out of a possible 2 months; survey began September
2009)

Times Ranked #1 in 3 month USA only structured settlement website traffic, as
measured by Alexa.

Structured Settlements 4Real blog (John Darer) 2

Times Ranked #2 in 3 month USA only structured settlement website traffic, as
measured by Alexa.

4structures.com, LLC 1

Speaking of Settlements Social Network  1

If your company is not ranked high enough, or consistently unranked,
it's time to realize that
nobody knows who you are on the Internet. Here's some
motivational material courtesy with Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, the late
Keith Moon, Pete Townshend and the following Rock Star? CAN YOU KEEP
UP?

Further survey criteria: Companies whose primary business is structured
settlement factoring transactions are not counted in this survey because: (i)
despite the propaganda and efforts of some to "frame" them otherwise, they are
NOT part of the structured settlement industry- they are part of the cash flow,
factoring or settlement purchasing industry; and (ii) the additional purpose of
this survey is to identify legitimate sources of information for tort victims,
their families, consumers, attorneys, judges or companies seeking structured
settlements and the structured settlement brokers, certified structured
settlement consultants, settlement planners, appointed structured settlement
companies and agencies, United States Treasury structured settlement providers,
or other financial professionals, who have the ability to deliver this
information