SimplyFredericksburg receives many emails requesting information about the local area that we have a hard time answering effectivly in a timely manner. To help combat this problem in the future and to add more content to the web site, SimplyFredericksburg is looking for what we are calling ‘Area Guides’ to assist us in making the web site even better. An ‘Area Guides’ is simply a person (or group of people) that are subject matter 'experts in a' particular field. Maybe the term expert is a little much, but what we are looking for are individuals or groups of individuals that are willing to put a few hours a month in to helping the community.

As a guide, you will submit content (about your subject) to SimplyFredericksburg for inclusion into the website. You will, of course, receive credit for your work with a by-line and a photo (of you) on your submitted work. Questions and comments about your subject will be forwarded to you by SimplyFredericksburg. If you are not familiar with the concept of online guides, we have developed a FAQ to better explain this concept.

As an ‘Area Guides’, you will have an opportunity to work with dozens of other community guides from the local area. We handle all the major details. We provide you with the server space and tools to set up your page. All you need to do is provide the SimplyFredericksburg staff with the information for your page(s) and we will input the information into the page. It's that simple! Every page you provide information for will have your picture on it and your name. Visitors viewing your page(s) will be able to contact you directly via your SimplyFredericksburg email address to ask you question about your topic. We can also setup a message board which you will moderate.

FAQS
 

Q:	What is a Fredericksburg ‘Area Guide’?
A:	As an ‘Area Guide’ you are to be considered a specialist in your field of interest. You are not required to have any special talents, just knowledge of a subject that others in the local area may be interested in. Join the SimplyFredericksburg family of online Community Guides.
Q:	What is in it for you if you become a SimplyFredericksburg online ‘Area Guide’?
A:	If you become a guide, it should be taken seriously! We'll provide you with many benefits when you become a guide. If you have knowledge and can make the commitment in time and effort, it can be a very positive and enjoyable experience.  SimplyFredericksburg will provide you with the following: Your own web page(s) that will give you the opportunity to become an online leader for the community and share your interests with others in your community. Our message boards and newsletter will give you a vehicle for your ideas and empower you to exchange information with others. New benefits are always becoming available.
Q:	Why guides?
A:	Our decision to incorporate guides into SimplyFredericksburg was mostly driven by user requests. We have received dozens of emails each week from people in the Fredericksburg area asking about the site and wanting to help out. We feel that this is the best way to have the community help out on SimplyFredericksburg.
Q:	What do I get out of this?
A:	As an ‘Area Guide’ for SimplyFredericksburg, you not only get to share in the growth of the areas fastest growing community website but you also get the chance to make a little money too. As an ‘Area Guide’ for SimplyFredericksburg, you get a share of the revenue from each and every advertiser that you bring into the SimplyFredericksburg advertising family.
Q:	How does this benefit the community?
A:	Simple, you have knowledge of some subject that others may be interested in. Let's say that you fish on the weekends in the local area. You can share your tips and locations of your your favorite fishing holes with others.
Q:	How much ‘share’ do I get?
A:	For every paid advertisement you bring in to SimplyFredericksburg, you will get a 10% share for that advertisement. Simply put, if you bring in one company to advertise and they sign up for a $100 advertisement, then you get $10.00 in cash as a finders fee.
Q:	Money is cool - what else do I get?
A:	You also get a personal page on SimplyFredericksburg which you can design on your own and you're not even required to follow our template for your personal page. (This rule only applies to your personal page). You also get an email address at SimplyFredericksburg.com. Your picture (real or caricature) is on every page that you are a community guide for. You also get a bio page which tells everyone about you and your experiences with your topic.
Q:	Will I be working for SimplyFredericksburg?
A:	Though you actually don't work for SimplyFredericksburg, your will be working with the fastest growing Fredericksburg Community website on the Internet.
Q:	How much does this cost me?
A:	This does not cost you any money but it will cost you a little time and effort. We want the section that you are a guide for to be popular and informational for all people of the Fredericksburg area. You submit the content and we will do the rest.
Q:	Can more than one person be a guide for a particular topic?
A:	Normally the answer to that question is no. There may however be some topics that are too large for one person to handle.
Q:	Can my spouse (or friend) and I work together as a Community Guide?
A:	Certainly! SimplyFredericksburg is very much in support of the concept of teamwork. SimplyFredericksburg itself is owned and operated by a husband and wife team. Team work most always works better for things like this.
Q:	What happens if more than one person applies for the same topic?
A:	The staff at SimplyFredericksburg will review each application and vote on who we think is better qualified for the position. We may also contact you for further information.
Q:	Can I be a guide for more than one topic?
A:	Not at first, SimplyFredericksburg would like to evaluate your performance first. If you are providing content and everything is working out, we may let you take on another one or two topics.
Q:	What is the restrictions for being a guide?
A:	We require that you be an adult at least 18 years of age (there are a few topics that we have open to guides under the age of 18). We require that you have basic knowledge of word processing, have access to a computer with email and have the desire to help make SimplyFredericksburg the best community website in the Fredericksburg area. We also require that you reside in either the City of Fredericksburg or the Counties of Stafford or Spotsylvania, Virginia. We are sorry for these restrictions but it is very hard to have someone write about the area unless they actually reside in that area. You are not allowed to charge a fee for your information you post on SimplyFredericksburg.
Q:	Will you assist me when I have a problem?
A:	Of course, SimplyFredericksburg will provide you with any assistance that you may need. Don't hesitate to contact us.
Q:	Why do I have to fill out an application?
A:	Basically the application is for legal purposes. We do also require some of the information on the application for paperwork required by the government.
Q:	What do you do with the information that is on my application?
A:	We will review the information and make a decision, once we have made our choices, the applications will be placed on file at our office. We do not give out or sell your personal information.
Q:	How soon after I submit my application will I know if I was accepted as a community guide?
A:	Normally this takes about 5-7 business days for the staff of SimplyFredericksburg to review and vote on each application. If your application is rejected, you will receive an email from SimplyFredericksburg stating why your application was rejected/accepted. Either way you will receive an email to let you know what is happening with your application.
Q:	Why was my application rejected?
A:	The most common reason for rejection of an application is lack of qualifications for a topic. If you sign up to be a Community Guide for Hunting, then you should be an avid hunter, know the rules and laws of the local area, and have access to information about the area and where to hunt. You may resubmit an application for any topic at any time.
Q:	What happens if my application is accepted?
A:	After SimplyFredericksburg accepts your application, we will email you telling you what is next.
Q:	I don't really want to be a guide, but I would like to submit some content to SimplyFredericksburg for use on the website, can I do that?
A:	Yes, even though we would love to have you as a Community Guide, we will still accept your input for inclusion onto the website. Please forward all submissions to the .
Q:	Who owns the right to my work on SimplyFredericksburg?
A:	You own the copyrights to all the content and materials created and used by you on the website. We own the other areas and you give us license to use your copyrighted material on the Internet.
Q:	What if I am not a U.S. resident?
A:	We are sorry but SimplyFredericksburg is currently only accepting applications from U.S. residents.
Q:	Do I have to give up my other site(s) on the Internet?
A:	Certainly not. We only ask that you do not provide the same services to any of our competitors.
Q:	Can I advertise the page(s) that I'm a guide for?
A:	Certainly. As a whole SimplyFredericksburg will advertise the entire SimplyFredericksburg website and some, if not all the topics the website contains. You can, however, advertise your page(s) or the entire website if you so desire.
Q:	What topics are available for me to be a guide on?
A:	That is probably the best question yet. SimplyFredericksburg has not finalized the category list yet, and it may be some time before we do. What we would like you to do, is send us and email and tell us what topic you would like to see on SimplyFredericksburg and if you can help us with that topic. If the topic is already on SimplyFredericksburg, don't worry, we are looking for help on those subjects also. As a start, here are some category ideas to get your mind running: Hunting, Fishing, GeoCaching, Coin Collecting, Stamp Collecting, Sewing, Cooking, Knitting, Boating, Hicking, Racing, Computers..... Plus just about anything else you can think of.
Q:	Ok, I think I'll give it a try, what do I do now?
A:	Send SimplyFredericksburg an email with your Name, Address, Phone Number and what topics you think you may want to help us on and we will contact you shortly.