Enduring appeal of the Freelance

THE ADVICE that appears in the Freelance is only as good and as up-to-date as the intelligence we get from our readers. From time to time we appeal to our readers for help or information on freelance-relevant stuff. Sometimes we get feedback, and sometimes we don't. So here, especially for relatively new readers, is a round-up of our appeals for stuff you can help us with (and therefore each other as well).

US visas: what's the latest on what kind of visa journalists need for what kind of gig? Is our information of early Spring correct? www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0804visa.html

Paypal: advice and experiences on pros and cons of international transactions by Paypal, etc, please. The online article has a high "google ranking", so lots of people are linking to it. But is it accurate? See www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0712payl.html

Nebulous blog-commissioning practices by the Guardian and others. Thanks to Francis Sedgemore for demystifying this: see www.londonfreelance.org/fl/0711blog.html - can other bloggers please update us?

While we're not able to pay for pics, the Freelance site is a Google-magnet which will get you plenty of exposure: we have been contacted by national newspapers wanting details of the copyright holders of photos in the Freelance. We need photos of: LFB meetings; the press pack at work; the policing of journalists; the offices of media groups and the headquarters of the big players in media; any way you can find of illustrating very abstract concepts like copyright; newsrooms etc where people aren't identifiable.

More reports from other-than-London, please! Living in London needn't stop you.