From time to time you may be approached by other companies who claim to offer a service similar to Guide Book Publishing. They will make claims that they have copied our services and will do what we do. We take it as a compliment that they seek to copy us, but in reality rarely, if ever, will they provide you with our full- service program. If you should decide to compare their services to ours, we ask you to use the following checklist to compare the "Original" Guide Book & Directory service to whatever else is being offered to you.

 
   
     
  • Multi-colored cover design
    		•  YES ______
  • Multi-colored cover design
    		•  YES ______
  • Custom designed cover
    		• YES ______
  • Degreed Graphic Designers on Staff
    		• YES ______
  • Cover design and/or color changeable each year
    		• YES ______
  • Cover type fonts match the headline type fonts
    		• YES ______
  • Wide selection cover paper stocks available made from recycled paper
    		• YES ______
  • Inside Guide Section in a consistent, easy to read format
    		• YES ______
  • A guarantee of 20 typeset pages in the Guide Section
    		•  YES ______
  • Directory Section can include the entire family
    		• YES ______
  • Directory Section uses large 10 point type for easy reading. (This is a least 25% larger print then any other directories we have seen)
    		• YES ______
  • The books are ready in less than 15 business days after proof is returned
    		• YES ______
  • The church receives for proof the book's layout and cover design
    		• YES ______
  • Art cuts can be included in Guide Section
    		•  YES ______
  • Church staff photos can be put into Guide Section 
    		•  YES ______
         
         
  • Direct mailed to every member's home
    		•  YES ______
  • Company pays to mail all the books to every church family
    		•  YES ______
  • Company employs handicapped work shelter for mail preparation
    		•  YES ______
  • Church controls who gets the book by supplying the mailing labels
    		•  YES ______
  • Envelope is custom designed to match cover design of the book
    		•  YES ______
  • Extra copies of books provided for distribution throughout the year
    		•  YES ______
  • Company uses own commercial bulk permit on envelope
    		•  YES ______
  • Company uses church's non-profit bulk mail permit on envelope
    		•  NO ______
  • Books distributed at back of church where anyone can pick up a book
    		•  NO ______
  • Mailing list sold to other businesses
    		•  NO ______
         
         
  • Graphic Designers layout the ad to customer's specifications
    		•  YES ______
  • Thousands of type fonts available
    		•  YES ______
  • Hundreds of border designs available
    		•  YES ______
  • Price discounts available for multiple book advertisers
    		• YES ______
  • Price discounts available for larger ads
    		•  YES ______
  • To assure exposure, ads are distributed throughout directory section
    		•  YES ______
  • Ads are all grouped in back of book
    		•  NO ______
  • Index of Advertisers is in the front of the book
    		•  YES ______
  • Advertisers receive guaranteed distribution to every church family through direct mail
    		•  YES ______
         
         
  • Specialist in Guide Book & Directories
    		•  YES ______
  • Emphasis on the use of the book for publishing the Time & Talents of Stewardship
    		•  YES ______
  • All churches consistently receive the same full-service program no matter what size or potential ad revenue that may be derived
    		•  YES ______
  • Company devotes 100% of time to Guide Books & Directories
    		• YES ______
  • The owners of the company are actively involved in the day-to-day business
    		•  YES ______
  • The owners of the company talk directly with you
    		•  YES ______
  • Top management reviews your book before it goes to press
    		•  YES ______
  • The company uses local employeees whenever possible
    		• YES ______
  • The company pays taxes to your local economy
    		•  YES ______
  • Custom designed computer reports and help for the most popular softwares
    		• YES ______
  • Company keeps a copy of prior year's church copy on disk (If church loses copy on their computer, it can save you hours of work)
    		•  YES ______
  • Provides their Guide Book & Directory services to hundreds of churches
    		•  YES ______