Kin | Linking Liverpool and Merseyside's Creative People

Kin membership is free and straightforward.
You just need to fill in a few details...
this won't take long and information is secure!

before we carry on, we need to know a few
things...

* Do you work in Merseyside?

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Yes

* Do you consider yourself to
work in a creative industry?

Yes

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* Email

* User Name

* Password

* Verify
Password

Your username will be visible to other
members on the network and once you have
signed up you will not be able to change
it so choose carefully!

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* First Name

* Surname

Male

Female

Job Title

* Company Name

Other

This information helps to build your member profile and make the site useful. The colour coding shows you what will automatically be confidential, just tell us if you want anything else hiding from other members at the end of the signup form.

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* Gender

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Telephone

Mobile

Website

* Address

* Postcode

* Local authority/borough

Please tick if you have recently
moved to Merseyside?

Why?

This information can go into your profile so other members and businesses interested in contacting / perhaps working with you can get in touch. You can request for this information to be hidden from other members at the end of this sign up.

Kin wants to ensure that all members respect each other and the site. You can read more in the Kin etiquette.

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Now you can tell us about what you do.

If other please specify

Say more

Kin knows you are creative and wants to understand more about you... Kin also knows that none of us fit neatly into categories.

Tell us where you see yourself in the Government's industry categories, then you can tell us in your own words.

Remember, there will be a chance to be creative with your member profile once you have registered.

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Registration is almost complete, you are
over half way!

Are you...

Currently trading
since

Not yet trading
but plan to start in

Because you are a really important part of the local creative scene, Kin wants to know more about you and how long you have been working in the industry.

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Why?

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How many creative people do you work with?

* How many freelancers do you use?

Number of employees

* Full Time Permanent

* Part Time Permanent

* Full Time Temporary

* Part Time Temporary

Don't worry, this information isn't going to the tax man or to other members! It just helps Kin understand how many people are working in the local creative sector. Kin also wants to help freelancers feel involved in the local creative scene.

When you have signed up, you might also want to think about inviting your freelancers to join Kin?

Why?

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You are nearly in Kin - this is the last
registration page!

Kin understands you may not want to
provide this information, so you don't
have to!

However, honest responses would really
help Kin to build a strong picture of just
how thriving the local creative business
scene is. Details will remain confidential.

Turnover last year

If not trading for 1
year please estimate
turnover this year

Kin is confident about the local creative sector and wants to prove it! Brackets have been used so you are able to indicate your general turnover.

Why?

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Finally! Thank you!

Now choose which information
you wish to be displayed on your Kin profile.

Please check the box if you wish to make the
data public.

Job Title

Address

Phone Number

Mobile Number

Email Address

Web Address

Employment Status

Thank you for adding your information. You can edit this whenever you are logged into Kin, just select "Edit My Profile" from your profile page on the Member Network.

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Sorry - at the minute Kin is focused on joining up Liverpool and Merseyside's creative business people. If you are a member of a public sector organisation or are based outside Merseyside, there will be other membership opportunities coming soon. Please click the link if you want more information about this.

letmein@kin2kin.co.uk

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Trading Status (If Other please specify)

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Address

Post Code

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What do you do? "I mostly do" (If Other please specify)

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Kin wants to help you let people know you are there!

As you know, some creative people can feel isolated at times eg if you are working as a freelancer or have set up your own small business. Kin exists to join up creative people working in different areas of Liverpool and Merseyside and eventually all over. This information will help you indicate where you are from etc and will help members to know who is from where. You can choose to hide this from other members at the end of this sign up.

Remember, Kin is here to help develop creative business connections locally and is work in progress. If you want to suggest a way for Kin to work please tell us! Simply email your suggestions to contact@kin2kin.co.uk

We don’t want to preach – we’re sure you are all decent people who will respect the Kin creative community.

We do have a few rules though we would ask all Kin members to abide by.

Please

Treat other members with respect, as you would wish to be treated yourself.
Do not harass or incite harassment of any individual or organisation.
Do not use material that could be seen to incite prejudice or bigotry of any kind – be it sexual, religious or racial.
Respect other people’s beliefs and opinions.
Do not use material that could be offensive to others, or which is exploitative of others.
Respect other members’ privacy – to see our privacy policy, click here

Unfortunately, if a Kin member doesn’t follow the Kin-etiquette, membership will be stopped, including access to the Kin network benefits.

If anyone thinks a Kin member is not following the Kin-etiquette, please email Kin contact@kin2kin.co.uk

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Kin believes the local creative scene is powerful and wants to be able to prove it with facts and figures! By giving this information (confidentially!) Kin will be able to summarise a report nationally about the strength of what we have here. Kin aims to use this to try and ensure more business opportunities come to local creative businesses.

If you are not yet trading, Kin might be able to offer you some advice and helpful introductions so please tell us!

Remember, Kin is here to help develop creative business connections locally and is work in progress. If you want to suggest away for Kin to work please tell us! Simply email your suggestions to contact@kin2kin.co.uk

This information helps to build the complete picture about how many of us are working in the creative industries locally.

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This information provides evidence about the value and strength of the local creative scene. Kin appreciates that this is a difficult question but wants to be able to build a clear picture of how strong the local creative business scene is and shout about what is happening here.

Some reports may feed back to Government and Kin wants to make sure that Liverpool and Merseyside's creative businesses stand up and are counted!

Also, because of the funding that was secured to pay for the creation of the site (EU monies), the powers that be need to have details of how it this being spent. That means giving certain reports and details of Kin membership make up and activity so they know the cash is being spent wisely. This information will remain confidential.

Who will see all this Information I am giving?

No-one will see the information on the site unless you want them to. The data you have given will be securely stored. Kin has colour coded the information so you can see what will remain confidential and what will be visible. You can choose to hide any details.

If you want to ask Kin for more information please email contact@kin2kin.co.uk