BEYOND BARTER
Membership Registration


Membership is a low $59.00 per year (about five dollars a month) plus a
one-time registration fee per household of $66.00. Total initial fee, only $125.00.

You can make up that entire fee easily by using a couple of services.
Thirty-day Guarantee

Need help or have questions? Call (818) 240-SAVE [240-7283] or (310) 909-SAVE or write us.
If you prefer, we'll take your registration by phone.

Please read and answer carefully. Required responses are denoted by a red asterisk [*].

BEYOND BARTER home


What you tell us is confidential. It's available only as you permit it, and only to other members of the group. Privacy Policy
To withhold any information from your listing, just tell us in Comments at the end.


Source code, if known
Your Name *  First *  Nickname to be used, if any  Last *
To avoid problems, it's best to list your personal [not business] email address if possible:
Email Address *   Confirm Email *
Please note: Your email address is kept private. We use it for organizational communications, but will not release it outside the organization. Even to members we'll release it only in exceptional circumstances, with notice to you. [The same privacy applies to your street address, below, if you provide it.]
Check here if you cannot view formatted (HTML or rich-text) email [can see it only as plain text]:   
Backup Email Address * If none, please type None.
AOL users only: Which AOL version do you use? Version 9 started in August of 2003.
Ver. 5 or lower    Ver. 6    Ver. 7 or 8    Ver. 9 or above    Not sure   
Your street address is optional, for our records only, as a backup.
We do need your city and 5-digit zip code.
Street Address   Apt.   City, State *   Zip *
Is the above zip code that of your actual residence?
* Yes, it's where I live   
No, it's different  If different, please provide the zip code of your true residence:   
If you use a second residence (for example, for school), in what zip code?
If you have a pertinent business address elsewhere, in what zip code?
You may phone us any time at (818) 240-7283 or (310) 909-7283 should you encounter a problem with this form.  
Your listing will include your primary phone number:
Primary Phone  Please use this format: (xxx) xxx-xxxx * * Cell phone    Landline   
Call Until * pm     Most Reachable: From * * am    pm    To * * am    pm   
Any exceptions to the above hours (for example, for weekends) may be noted in Comments, at the end.
Please provide a backup phone number if possible. It will be private unless you tell us otherwise.
If there's no backup phone, you must check
Backup Phone * Cell phone    Landline    No backup phone   
Call Until    Best Reached: From To
Do you prefer that the backup phone number be listed or unlisted?
Listed   
Unlisted, but calls from the BEYOND BARTER Administrator are OK   
Unlisted—please use only in emergencies   
No preference   
No backup phone   
Is either of these numbers a pager number, or other number that serves only
to allow the caller to leave a message?
* Yes [Specify which phone, if necessary, in Comments at the end.]    No   
Your background and services offered:  
Present firm and job title * If None, type None.
. . . . * Full-time    Part-time    Student    Not employed   
Describe in detail the particular services you wish to offer. These may stem from jobs, hobbies, talents, or other abilities. Please do not list a service unless you're well qualified to perform it. Any useful services are welcome, but services not yet offered are particularly valued. Some possible services (or additional services) are listed here. (Your total time is protected—see below.)
The BEYOND BARTER Administrator may choose to withhold one or more of your offered services.
*
What are your qualifications for offering the above services? Please be specific. For any academic degrees mentioned, please list school and year (accredited institutions only, please*). If you're certified or licensed, please spell out both the precise certification and the certifying agency or institution. List paid experience only--reserve unpaid experience for the following field. References are optional (business references only, please). All statements are subject to verification. Work samples and optional resume: If you have a resume or work sample online, please provide the Web address. If you have an emailable resume, brochure, or work sample, please send it to resumes@theskillspool.org.
*An accredited institution is one accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
*
OPTIONAL. Unpaid experience. Volunteer work or other pertinent unpaid experience. Be specific:
* Enter here the maximum total number of hours per week that you can presently contribute (including travel time, if any). * Please note this number for your records.
You may set your maximum differently--for example, as services per week or per month. Enter a dash and call us at (818) 240-7283.
Note that we have no guidelines to help you arrive at your maximum. Please enter a figure with which you're comfortable. You can change it as necessary by clearing with headquarters.
What is your preference regarding travel, in providing your service?
Note: Travel time is counted toward your weekly maximum, and travel costs are reimbursed.
* 1. Any travel is to be done by the receiving member.   
2. I will travel if the task requires it.   
3. I may do the traveling, at my discretion.*
              *If any listed service may require your travel, you must choose option 2, 4, or 6.   
4. I prefer to do the traveling.   
5. My services do not ever require travel by either party.   
6. Other:   
Have you any limitations whatever on your services, aside from what you've already indicated?
* Yes    No    If Yes, state or clarify your limitations here:
Can you point us to a pertinent website?
* Yes    No    If Yes, type its Web address here:
It's OK to include this Web address in my member listing.   
It's OK to include this Web address on the public page of member links.   
If you run one or more additional websites that you'd like us to link to on our public page of member links, please type the Web address(es) here:
Additional information:  
We can send you information on the following topics. Please check off those of interest.*
*Information on items you select is based on material in member advisories. It will come via email, only from us.
Craigslist Outsiders' Guide (tips and tricks)   
High-speed DSL Internet service with 24/7 toll-free phone support, at $12.95 a month (no extras)   
Half price on plays, concerts, and musicals, plus free movie screenings   
Ways to save big on medication costs   
Completely free long-distance service plus free voicemail with screening and transcripts   
Ten ways to save on Amazon.com   
Google tips and tricks   
Free legal resources for Californians   
Easy way to extend your membership by 2 months   
Are you interested in assisting the organization in one or more of these ways? This is not a commitment!
Administrative help   
Organizing/assisting with parties   
Recruitment   
Publicity   
Phoning other members   
Do you currently have definite and specific plans to be away for over a week? If Yes, list the dates in the space at the end for Comments. (Please be sure always to notify us when you'll be away for over a week.)
* Yes: see the Comments below    Not yet set--I'll let you know later    No   
What or who led you to our site? Just give the source code if you have it. Otherwise, please be as specific as you can.
If Craigslist, please characterize the focus of the particular post if possible.
If a search engine, please repeat the term you searched for, as best you can recall.
*
Have you spoken to a BEYOND BARTER member, other than the Administrator?
* No    Yes: If Yes, please fill in his/her name   
Have you ever before applied for membership of any kind in BEYOND BARTER (formerly known as FREE FOR ALL), or its predecessor, FREE SIG?
* Yes    No    Not sure   
How do you expect to remit? (You can change your mind. Payment instructions will be on the following page.)
* Online (safest and fastest)    By mail    Not sure    No money is now due   
Would you like us to send information about BEYOND BARTER to a friend?
If so, please enter your friend's first name and email address here.
If you don't know the email address, provide the phone number instead.
Our standard recruitment reward applies when your friend joins.
      Enter data for additional friends in Comments, below.
Friend's First Name Email and/or Phone
Your answers to the following two questions are optional, but will help us serve you better.  
What are some of your other interests?
Which one or two services are you first most likely to use?
Recent studies indicate that 40% or more of legitimate email is blocked by spam filters.
Your member benefits depend on receiving our mail. The following questions will let us address that concern.
 
* Please check off all of the following spam filters that to your knowledge might act on your mail from BEYOND BARTER to your primary email address. If None, check None.
Apple Mail   
BitDefender   
CA Anti-Spam   
CleanMyMailbox   
Cloudmark   
DSLExtreme   
Entourage   
Eudora   
F-Secure   
Gmail   
Mac Mail   
Mailblocks   
MailFrontier   
MailShield   
MailWasher   
McAfee SpamKiller   
MS Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter   
Norton AntiSpam   
PC Tools Spam Monitor   
Qurb   
Smith Micro Allume SpamCatcher   
SpamArrest   
SpamButcher   
SpamEater   
SpamFighter   
SpamGuard (Yahoo mail)   
Spam Inspector   
Spam Interceptor   
SpamPal   
Spam Sleuth   
Trend Micro PC-cillin   
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite   
Other spam filter:   
None   
Please identify the program you'd usually use to check email from BEYOND BARTER:
* Outlook Express    Outlook    Thunderbird    None of those    Not sure   
Use the following COMMENTS space to expand on any of your answers, or for any other remarks.  
Comments:
Date of birth: This answer is optional for applicants over 18 years of age.
Do you consent to the Member Agreement below? * Yes   
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Please note. This form is for those prepared now to remit the full $125.00 (less any applicable discount), by cash or credit/debit card. If you prefer to pay in installments, please use this alternate form —or— phone (818) 240-SAVE before submitting.

Member Agreement:
Services listed by BEYOND BARTER are for the benefit only of members and their minor children living with them: use of BEYOND BARTER services by other persons (including but not limited to spouses) is not authorized or sanctioned by BEYOND BARTER. Any person who accepts a BEYOND BARTER service will indemnify and hold harmless the person or persons who perform the service, and also BEYOND BARTER and its administrators and agents, with respect to any claims, demands, or liability arising directly or indirectly from the performance of the service, however said claims, demands, or liability may be caused, including but not limited to negligence, either active or passive. Although published examples of current services are accurate to the best ability of the BEYOND BARTER staff, any service may be withdrawn at any time, and applicants are therefore urged not to join for any particular service or services. A new regular member without prior membership of any kind has thirty days in which to examine the Membership Rules, during which time the member may resign with full refund should any rule be unacceptable (or for any other reason), as laid out in the published guarantee. Moreover, in any subsequent ten-day period following notice of a new rule or rule modification to which a regular member expressly objects in writing, the member may resign with full refund unless (a) either the rule or modification is withdrawn or changed to meet the stated objection, or (b) the objecting member is exempted from its application. BEYOND BARTER makes no representation as to whether or not sharing of services under its auspices may constitute barter for purposes of determining tax liability. The discounted annual fee extended to a cohabitant will never increase, providing only that both memberships remain active and that both members continue to share the same domicile. Materials sent to BEYOND BARTER by mail cannot be returned, unless special arrangements have been made. Knowingly false statements made in connection with an application for membership may result in rejection of the membership and the concomitant forfeiture of fifty dollars of the fee paid, to offset the cost of processing and investigation. If I'm under 18 years of age, I've entered my date of birth (year, month, and day) above. I authorize the release of any information needed to verify statements herein. Member testimonials that may be volunteered may be published with attribution at the discretion of the Administrator; submission of a testimonial carries with it permission to publish. BEYOND BARTER reserves the right to reject a membership application for any reason whatsoever. I'm encouraged to phone BEYOND BARTER at (818) 240-SAVE [240-7283] should I have a question about any provision of this agreement.
I will freely give services as I've indicated, up to the maximum stipulated above. I certify that the information I've provided is accurate in every detail. I agree to inform BEYOND BARTER in advance of any changes in that information,* and to abide by the online Membership Rules to which I will have been directed. I may resign at any time, with full refund if within 30 days of acceptance of my membership, in accordance with the terms of the online guarantee.
*I understand that my membership obliges me to provide in full the services I listed above. If circumstances should force me to narrow my services I should plan on offering one or more additional services to compensate. Although the Administrator will make every effort to accommodate requests for change, any such changes that are not approved will result in loss of membership without refund.