[Nelson]

back before the book and this board, when we were in our adoption process 5 years ago, we posted our letter there with terrific results. it was expensive then (about $500), but turned out to be well worth it. The landscape of the internet has changed in that time, however, as has their pricing I'm sure. so perhaps the best feedback i can offer is to go through the same evaluative process that we went through at that time: pretend you are an expectant parent looking to make an adoption plan and using the internet to do so. Visit the various search engine, search for things like "adoption" or "adoptive parents" or "adopting out my baby" or things like that and see what sites come up most frequently. Those on the first page of results are more likely to get the most traffic.

Also click around on the registry sites as if you were an expectant parent. if the navigation easy and quick? is the interface clear and friendly? does the layout present PAPs in a way you would want to be presented? Finally, ask sites that you are considering putting your letter on for their metrics. Metrics are the Neilson rating of the internet, a log of how many hits and visitors a site gets every month. the numbres are easily fudged and not relieable, but they'll give you some additional information about the site.

Hope this is some help. Best of Luck.