Blanche: As a member of the e-PRO 500 I am very opinionated and supportive of this certification program. Having said that, I offer my opinions about your article on e-PRO. First: A fact you should know! There already is a remedial or preparatory course for e-PRO. It is an internet basics course taught on-line at Websuite. It was offered free to early registrants of the program. Also included was a course on basic and professional letter writing. All e-PRO students are expected to have basic computing and web skills coming into the program. The information at www.eproinfo.com clearly states that this is not a beginner's course, but is open to all realtors. Second: The e-PRO course is a work in progress. As the internet and technology evolve, so has this course. Before I started this course I already had a website and considered myself to be internet saavy. Some of the modules were very easy and some were thought provoking and difficult. As a member of the e-PRO 500 I was required along with all other students to respond to all questionaires and give feedback upon completion of each module. This was done so that the course and it's delivery could be fine-tuned for future students. Considering the wide range of abilities and computer configurations, I thought Websuite and Michael Russer (the course author) did an excellent job in meeting course objectives. It was my understanding that there were to be future levels of e-PRO for advanced internet agents, not dumbing down the entry level. If you actually do the course work, you must create a personal statement of worth, then develop a newsletter and a marketing plan. From there, you must design, plan and build a sample website. I don't believe it is possible to pass this course HONESTLY and be computer illiterate. It was my understanding that there were to be future levels of e-PRO for advanced internet agents, not dumbing down the entry level. There are different ways to earn the CRS designation based on experience, designations and education, and there should be different ways to earn different levels of e-PRO certification, but that does not mean that the basic standard has to be lowered. Third: I believe NAR has done a credible job in promoting and supporting the e-PRO agenda. They created tremendous excitement and anticipation last year at the convention in Orlando. I see banner ads at all the major real estate portal sites and in many realtor e-zines and print publications. I had trouble following the logic in your article. You say NAR is considering dumbing down the program. Does that mean that the program is too hard? Yet in your last sentence you state that agents will step up to the plate when becoming an e-PRO really means something special. You missed the point! It already does!