>1. There is no logout to take you to the initial signon screen. Many I want to go there and see the advertisers and other links or just logout.
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Just create a link there - you can drop a URL on the GO toolbar in IE, for example, or just truncate the current URL address to www.levelextreme.com

>2. How do I pay to get my existing account upgraded to the Premier service. There is nowhere that gives you this option to upgrade your service level.
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This is done from the Login page - a direct link for Credit Card Payment is http://www.levelextreme.com/method.asp

The details of how to pay by check are at: http://www.levelextreme.com/register.asp#3