Until recently, the only way for an internet café franchise to sell internet access time was through a standard computer. However, a leading internet café sweepstakes consulting firm is changing all that with its announcement of a new way for customers to buy internet time and receive free sweepstake entries. SweepsCoach announced last month the arrival of the Internet Kiosk Totem for the internet café business and other businesses throughout the nation.

So why is this great news for retail businesses and internet cafes? According to James Mecham, Managing Director of SweepsCoach and PromoGames, the new Totem unit offers the benefits of a web-based sweepstakes promotional platform while offering a profitable ATM-like machine that can be placed nearly anywhere, including bars, truck stops and convenience stores. This revolutionary internet sweepstakes software and unit is especially good news for the internet sweepstakes café industry, a booming $15 billion industry.

Among the firm’s large selection of Totems is the most popular model, the Aries. This four-foot tall unit features a 22-inch touch-screen monitor and prints out a ticket receipt for the customer. The unit makes it easy for customers to purchase time as well as view the sweepstakes entries. How many choose you buy? It’s up to you. Some sweepstakes parlors can open a business with just one terminal, while others have hundreds.