GuestFinder Application
for Associations and Colleges

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

How to Apply: (For Associations and Colleges)

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.

NOTE: If you are an individual who wants to sign up as a GuestFinder guest, and you are not representing an organization, go to the GuestFinder application for individuals: http://www.guestfinder.com/signup.php

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. 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 provide us with at least one of two images in .jpg format. Your organization logo is required. You also have the option of providing the photo of your organization representative, leader, or president. You can either email your image(s) to lorilynbailey@gmail.com with identifying details OR provide us with the URL of where the photos may be located on your own website. 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 very reasonable fee.

• In order to promote its clients, GuestFinder distributes press releases and newsletters and may use other related methods (such as social networking sites) that may include information you provided for your GuestFinder page. By submitting this form, you are giving us permission to redistribute this information.
  
  

• GuestFinder does not accept everyone who applies. If you are applying as an organization, your organization must be a bonafide organization. If you are not sure that your organization is suitable, please email GuestFinder at lorilynbailey@gmail.com or call GuestFinder at (919) 878-9108.

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

NOTE FOR RENEWING ORGANIZATIONS: 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 Organization:
   
   
2. Name of Person Completing This Form:

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

   NOTE: If you are completing this form for someone else, it is required that you obtain the permission of that organization to be listed 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 Credit Card to be Used at PayPal:
   
   
7. Organization Name:
   
   
8. Organization Address:
   Street or Mailing Address:
   
   
   City:
   

   State/Province:
   

   Zip/Postal Code:
   

   Country:
   
   
   
   

Now complete the yellow section below, all of which will appear on your GuestFinder page:

ORGANIZATION NAME (Maximum 45 characters)

HEADLINE: This is the first thing a reporter or producer sees. Must include the organization's name. In one short, compelling headline, explain what the organization will offer to a member of the media seeking an interview source.
(Maximum 80 characters)


BACKGROUND: In no more than 150 to 200 words, explain the purpose of your organization and why it's important for an audience to hear about it. Briefly explain why a radio/TV audience member or a magazine/newspaper reader might be interested in hearing from someone from your organization.

Write it in the third person, e.g. "The organization will share..." This is your opportunity to tell producers and reporters why they should schedule an interview. (Then, in the next section below, you'll be able to share some program and story ideas.)

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

RELATED STORY or PROGRAM IDEAS/TOPICS: In this section, list some story ideas. Think of it this way: What would be the name of a program or story about an aspect of your organization? For example, for a "Dogs for the Deaf" organization, one story might be: "New Resources to Help Keep Your Aging Parents in Their Home." Are there tips your organization can share? A financial expert organization might then include, "Ten Tips for Surviving a Recession." This area is to help a reporter or producer to think of reasons to have you on their show or in their article.

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

INTERVIEW OPTIONS : In this section, list the different types of interview sources your organization may be able to provide. Think of yourself as a radio or TV producer or a reporter, and you want the complete story of a topic. For example, a "Dogs for the Deaf" organization may offer the spokesperson of the organization, a trainer of a dog, and a member of a family receiving a dog.

Interview Option 1:
Interview Option 2:
Interview Option 3:
Interview Option 4:
Interview Option 5:
Interview Option 6:

WEB SITE LINKS: List the website address of your organization: (The two others are optional.)
NOTE: Begin with http://, for example: http://www.ideacalendar.com

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

URL of online video 1:
URL of online video 2:
URL of online video 3:


LIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Are you available for interviews using (free) Skype teleconferencing software? You need a webcam and free downloaded software from Skype.com. Type Yes or No:

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:

• Please do not use "virtual employees" or false names.
• Note: When someone calls you for an interview, please be sure to ask where they found you.
  

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

Email Address to be listed on GuestFinder Page:

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

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

KEY WORDS:
List 10 keywords related to your organization.



Information for Linking within the GuestFinder Site:

Category: In which category do you want to be listed?
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. If you know of other related holidays that are not listed on IdeaCalendar, you can use those, too.

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."

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: - We copy it from your website.
  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: - You email your photo to us.
  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.

Yes, I want more information on how to become a Featured Organization of the Week.

1. If a new member, where (or from whom) did you learn about GuestFinder?
   
   
2. If you have additional comments for us about your application, 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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