Systems and methods for providing and accessing advice over a network

A system for marketing products wherein the products are part of a product family having application dependent uses and wherein substantially improved product performance occurs when the product is properly selected for a given application, comprising:

• a memory storing program instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to respond to the instructions to offer the products in the product family to users;
• provide a web site to aid users in selecting the correct product;
• receive a solicitation for advice at a web site to select the proper product for a given application from a client computer;
• process the solicitation for advice;
• formulate advice selecting a preferred product based on the processing;
• and
• provide advice on the preferred product to the client computer.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions, executed by a processor, for performing a method of marketing products wherein the products are part of a product family having application dependent uses and wherein substantially improved product performance occurs when the product is properly selected for a given application, the method comprising:

• offering the products in the product family to users;
• providing a web site to aid users in selecting the correct product;
• receiving a solicitation for advice at a web site to select the proper product for a given application from a client computer;
• processing the solicitation for advice;
• formulating advice selecting a preferred product based on the processing;
• and
• providing advice on the preferred product to the client computer.