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Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Charles S. Hilliard, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of United Online, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

        (a)  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: September 27, 2002

/s/ Charles S. Hilliard Charles S. Hilliard
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002