GuestFinder Application

Questions? Email Lorilyn Bailey at lorilynbailey@gmail.com
or call (919) 878-9108 during business hours, EST.

How to Apply:

Please read carefully   It's easy to sign up for GuestFinder!

Simply follow the directions and complete the application below.

This application consists of three sections:

1. How to Apply (white background)
2. For Our Records (gray), and
3. Information to be Listed on GuestFinder Page (yellow). Then the Payment Instructions page displays.

NOTE:  If you are using the AOL browser, we highly recommend you do not use it to submit this form. If you have not done so already, please go to the Microsoft site and download the free Internet Explorer browser.

First, read these important documents:

- GuestFinder Fact Sheet at http://www.guestfinder.com/guestfaq.htm
- GuestFinder Tips at http://www.guestfinder.com/tips.htm

Then read and complete the entire application below and submit it; you will then be directed to a payment page.

Payment

MEMBERSHIP: The price for a new or regular renewed GuestFinder page for one year (12 months) is $249.  The membership year can start at any time.

GuestFinder Privacy Policy
Only that information you enter in the yellow section below will be posted on your page. Your other information will not be shared with anyone else. 

More Tips

• You will find it much easier if you gather all the information you need before you begin to complete the online form. In some browsers, if you visit another page while completing this online form, the information you've already entered will be deleted when you return to the form!
  
  It is a good idea to review this form so you know which information to gather, and then complete the application.

• WARNING: Be sure to use the Tab key and not the Enter key when you complete this form, because pressing Enter will submit your incomplete form. One application must be completed for each guest. You know the form has been submitted properly when a GuestFinder Payment Instructions page displays. You need to follow the instructions on that payment page to complete your application process.

• After you submit this form, you will need to send a photo (a regular photo by regular postal  mail or better yet, a jpg by email, or we can copy an image from your web page with your permission). More information on this is below.

• GuestFinder reserves the right to edit your copy, much like a magazine editor would edit it. Applications with poor-quality writing, however, will not be accepted. Copywriting assistance is available for a fee.

• GuestFinder does not accept all guests who apply. We do not accept authors of children's books unless they have a topic that is of interest to adults, for example. We also do not accept guests who promote pornographic web sites. If you are not sure that your topic is suitable, please email GuestFinder at guestfinder@gmail.com or call GuestFinder at (919) 878-9108.

NOTE FOR NEW GUESTS: Complete ALL fields (all sections).

NOTE FOR RENEWING GUESTS: If you are renewing and there are no changes, please complete this gray "For Our Records" section, up to the yellow "Information to be Listed on GuestFinder Page" section, and then submit it. If you have ANY changes whatsoever to be made on your renewed page, you need to complete the entire form.

1. Name of Guest:
   
   
2. Name of Person Completing This Form:

   Your relationship to the Guest: (Place your cursor in box to see all choices.)
   Self Publisher Publicist/PR Agent Corporate representative Association representative Other

   NOTE: If you are completing this form for someone else, it is required that you obtain the permission of that person to be a guest on GuestFinder. By completing this application, you agree that you have received that permission.

3. Email address of the person completing this form: (NOTE: We use email for nearly all communication at GuestFinder, so the address below will be used as a main contact.)
   
   
4. Telephone Number of the person completing this form:
   
   
5. Complete name of Company Responsible for this Account:
   
   
6. Billing Name on Visa or MasterCard::
   
   
7. Company Name:
   
   
8. Company Address:
   Street Address:
   
   
   City:
   

   State/Province:
   

   Zip/Postal Code:
   

   Country:
   
   

9. FOR AUTHORS: If the guest is promoting a book, please provide us the following information about the book:
   Book Title:
   ISBN Number:
   Book Distributor:
   
   
Now complete the yellow section below, all of which will appear on your GuestFinder online, on your GuestFinder page:

TITLE of Guest (as in Author, Expert, Speaker, Entertainer, etc.)

HEADLINE: This is the first thing a reporter or producer sees. Must include the guest's name. In one short, compelling headline, explain what the guest offers an audience.


BACKGROUND: In no more than 150 to 200 words, tell us why the guest would be a great guest. Explain what the guest will share with an audience and any ideas for programs. Write it in the third person, e.g. "He will share..." This is your opportunity to tell producers and reporters why they should schedule an interview. If the guest is an author promoting a book, remember to include the book title!

NOTE: Please check for errors because what you type is what will appear on the page.


WEB SITE LINKS: (Optional) List URL address and title of three web sites:
NOTE: Begin with http://, for example: http://www.amazon.com

Web Site 1:
Web Site 2:
Web Site 3:

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: In this section, write ten suggested interview questions. Make the questions clear, concise, and straightforward.

NOTE: Do NOT number the questions; they will be automatically numbered when they appear online.

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

Question 4:

Question 5:

Question 6:

Question 7:

Question 8:

Question 9:

Question 10:

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Contact Name to be listed on GuestFinder Page:

• If the contact name is the same as the guest's name, leave this space blank.
• Please do not use "virtual employees" or false names.
• When somone calls you for an interview, please ASK where they found you.
  

Contact Telephone to be listed on GuestFinder Page:  (Required)

Email Address to be listed on GuestFinder Page:

Location of Guest: Use state only. If other than U.S., use city and country.

Time Zone of Guest: (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, etc.)

KEY WORDS:
List 10 keywords for use when reporters and producers are using the on-site search engine.



Information for Linking within the GuestFinder Site:

Category: In which category do you want to be listed? (Scroll to see all options.)
Note: To be listed as "Host of a Notable Website," you need permission from GuestFinder. By "notable website," we mean a web site that provides a unique service, not one that is used to simply sell a product such as books.

Category:
Non-fiction Author, Expert, or Speaker
Fiction Author
Spokesperson
Entertainer
Host of Notable Website

TOPIC AREAS

Select up to three topics from the topic list
found at http://www.guestfinder.com/listtopics.asp and list them here:

Topic 1 (required)
Topic 2 (optional)
Topic 3 (optional)

IDEA CALENDAR:

You need to go to the IdeaCalendar (found at http://www.guestfinder.com/calendar.htm ) to find up to FOUR holidays, weeks, or months that pertain to your subject matter. You will be more likely to be interviewed if you have a connection to a timely topic.

In the box below, put the exact date and then the holiday, as in the following example:

May 15 - International Online Romance Day
February 14 - Valentine's Day
March 1 - National Nutrition Month

If there is no exact date, put the first of the month, e.g., "March 1." This holiday information will be listed at the bottom of your GuestFinder page, and when the web site user searches for your holiday or date, your name, and others with that holiday, will appear. Your topic may have no related holidays, so this section is optional. Please use only those holidays that relate to your topic.

IdeaCalendar Holiday Date No. 1:
IdeaCalendar Holiday Date No. 2:
IdeaCalendar Holiday Date No. 3:
IdeaCalendar Holiday Date No. 4:

Your Photo

NOTE: No copyrighted photos will be used without a hardcopy signed release from the copyright holder.

How are you sending us your photo? (Below are three options.)

• Photo Option #1:
  By completing this form, you agree to allow GuestFinder to copy this photo from the web site and that you are authorized to do so. If you want us to copy an existing photo from your website, what is the complete, exact web site address of the photo?  If there is more than one photo on that page, also type in the file name of the photo you want to use. (Sorry, we will not search a site for it.)
  
  Web URL of Photo:
  
  
  
• Photo Option #2:
  RECOMMENDED METHOD: To email us your photo, send it to: lorilynbailey@gmail.com as an attachment to an email message. It MUST be in .jpg or .gif format and MUST be no larger than 40K in size. If the photo is not in that format or size, the attachment will not be opened and will be deleted. In the subject line of the message, please put: "Photo/" and the full name of the guest, along with your name and contact information in the body of the message.
  
  

  Yes, I want to be a short-notice guest. A short-notice guest is someone who is willing to do an interview on short notice.

1. If a new member, where (or from whom) did you learn about GuestFinder?
   
   
2. If you have additional comments for us, please use the box below. Renewal members, please use this space to tell us about your media exposure you received as a result of listing with GuestFinder.
   
   

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