"It's brilliant!" Anne Walsh, Development Producer

"An excellent service so far. I have been in touch with one of the experts and the speed with which we could conclude a meeting time and exchange views about my project was superb - and a great weight off my shoulders too." Stuart M

"Great site. New experts are always a risk to try when deadlines are tight but I've been really pleased so far." Deborah W.

findatvexpert is a fantastic service offering a unique opportunity for professionals in their field to make the difficult step into media work. I don't think I'd have a realistic chance without Claire's helping hand.

Claire Richmond is full of useful suggestions for the 'TV expert'. I have enjoyed working with her this past year and intend to renew my membership when it expires. She is a source of boundless energy and creativity.

I was looking for more PR for my business. So, I took a chance on FindaTVexpert. Within 3-weeks, I was booked for national radio interviews for a well-known corporation. My subscription was easily covered by this booking. This, and a subsequent BBC screentest has boosted my confidence and I have gained invaluable experience.

Claire provides an excellent, regular and trusted service. All media companies and PR campaigns should be using her - she takes the strain out of finding someone special.

What a fabulous idea, and brilliant service - if you need an expert, this is definitely the place to start looking.

I am delighted to be a member of FindTVexpert and knowing that people who are looking for my particular expertise will find me without any further input from me.

findatvexpert is like any great idea - simple but extremely effective. An on-line resource for both the media and freelance experts is brilliant - it's no surprise that it's so successful!

One of the best ways of getting yourself noticed by the broadcast media. I've already had one serious approach and am currently in talks with a major production company. Very friendly and helpful service.

Claire Richmond has filled a gap in the marketplace by becoming the interface between tv companies and experts. She is a talented entrepreneur who has found a way to provide an affordable platform for all those talented people looking for a tv opportunity. Find a TV Expert is a unique and professional business model.

It's all very well being an out-going, gregarious expert in your own front room, but getting that expertise known to tv types used to mean paying high fees to PR companies or generally harassing them yourself! Findatvexpert does it all for you - fantastic!

Although I've only recently registered, I knew right away that it had what I wanted. Claire understood my specialism as a coach straight away and she not only knows her stuff - she gets results! (I've seen them on her updates). My kind of woman! I proactively talk to people about the website because it's a goldmine. Hopefully,I'll be someone's gold too!

If you have an area of expertise you want to share, this is the place to start. Best move I have made so far this year. Within a month of registering with FindaTVexpert I had a screen test with Channel 4's Property Ladder. Two weeks later we were filming for the new series to be screened in 2009. It doesn't get much better than that folks.

FindaTVexpert has been a real 'find' for me,offering a great chance to have my skills and expertise publicised, which could lead to more business in these difficult times. It's an inspired idea and a real help to both 'experts' and those looking for them. Often the simplest ideas are the best and this is a wonderful example. Well done Claire !

"I registered in mid February and in less than two weeks I received two requests for interviews: one for Dispatches and one for BBC London radio - what a great hit rate!"

"I love your site and think it is a brilliant idea - wish I had thought of it!! Everyone in our office uses it. Only last week I met up with one of your experts so I am finding it very useful. Hope it all carries on and goes from strenth to strength." Helen Quinn, Specialist Factual Developer

"I have found FindaTVexpert.com to be possibly the most effective website I've ever been on. I think it's becoming the standard resource for industry people looking for expert talent - deservedly so since it's well set up and free for them to use. I've been on the site for less than a year and have presented as a historian on the BBC's new series of Inside Out, been approached by an independent production company about presenting a series on architecture and also by a very reputable non-fiction literary agent about creating a TV/history book tie-in. In addition, I have found Claire to be helpful, reachable (if there is such a word!) and, above all, extremely proactive."

"Wow, what an amazing and helpful site. I am so excited that I joined. After only a few months with the site I did a BBC radio 1 hour interview on air which was really fun. AND...I have been signed as the In-House Diamond Expert for QVC television. There is no way they would have ever found me had it not been for FindaTVexpert. It is clear you constantly work to market your members to the media world, thank you so much."

Read 'Sold on TV' article - on page 4 of the property section - about experts from findaTVexpert. Here's the link ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/4141461/Property-shows-Sold-on-television.html
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This site is a brilliant idea - I've not been on it for long but have contributed to a TV programme and been interviewed for three magazines.

“Although I’ve done a lot of media work – writing about finance and property investment for local and national papers and magazines – I’d never caught the eye of the TV industry. So when I heard about findaTVexpert.com, I paid my £100 yearly registration fee - and four months later I’m filming a new property series for BBC1. It’s a fantastic opportunity – and a great return on my investment!"

"It's an absolutely brilliant resource for me!" Julie Lefebve, Editorial Director

Within a few months of signing up for Find a tv expert, I was contacted by a PR agent who asked me to help with a product promotion. The fee was excellent, and I’m looking forward to more opportunities. This site is such a brilliant idea – thanks Claire for all your hard work in making it a success!

The day after Sue's profile went live she was contacted by Bliss Magazine to do a telephone interview.

”I was approached by GMTV to appear on the This Morning show in relation to Chris Foster who allegedly killed his family. It was a sensitive subject for which they thought a stress expert might be suitable. I was interviewed and helped with a telephone phone in. It was nerve racking but it went well and was a fantastic experience.”

I am a Money Psychologist and author and a friend suggested I register with findaTVexpert to help me with my publicity. After a few days of registering, I received a call from a top PR company that was willing to pay me for my time, effort, comments, contribution and to be a media spokesperson for a news survey about the cost of August for families from a leading budget store. I was featured in the press release which was sent out to national/print & broadcast media as a news story. If you want to be found, I suggest you register with findatvexpert.com!

Find A TV Expert has been a fantastic platform to showcase our expertise and talents to an industry that is almost impossible to penetrate . We have been contacted by RDF and had a very successful meeting with the Development Executives about our shift to thrift lifestyle. In the TV business it is all about exposure to the right people and Find a TV Expert for us has been a blessing and a pleasure to be part of. It is so exciting when you get the call or email saying you have been spotted. Claire Richmond has created a great site, she is really hands on and very helpful putting us in touch with those who make dreams happen. This site works!

I registered on FindATVExpert.com and they were very helpful with the profile submission. Three weeks later I had a call from Kavanagh Communication, PR agency, asking if I’d do Radio Interviews for the launch of the new IKEA catalogue. It was a great start to my media career, boosted my confidence and gave me invaluable experience and exposure. Kavanagh said they also loved the site as they find it easy to use. For me, it was £100 well spent, as I immediately re-couped my costs. I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who wants to 'take a punt'. Best of luck, Lindsay.

"I think the site's an excellent idea and can't believe no-one's thought of it before. You'll become a legend to all researchers." Daniel San, Producer

"What a great idea!" Emma Goddard, Series Producer.

"If Ronseal does what it says on the tin, then Claire has hit on the web equivalent! Being a cynical, sceptical, suspicious web user I did not believe anything could work this effectively. Signed up, two week’s later my first job came through! What more can you want?"

"I have been contacted - specifically because of my presence on the site - regarding possible involvement in a 12-programme series for Discovery."

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'I think Claire's spotted a really interesting gap in the market." Bernard Periatambee, Development Executive

"Great idea for a business." Janice Gabriel, Executive Producer.

"It's a great service and it's arrived just at the right time." Steve Carsey, Creative Director.

"What an amazing source. It's fabulous!" Olivia Wilson-Young, Account Director

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"It's a great service." Miranda Chadwick, Talent Associate

"Like the best ideas it's obvious, simple and clever." Anne Mullee, development producer.

"I really think it's a brilliant idea...so useful for live and docs." Julie Noon

"A really valuable, one stop shop that will save huge amounts of time, wasted phone calls and disappointing meetings." Damon Pattison, MD

"This will save us lots of valuable time in tracking down the right expert at a one-stop shop. Good stuff." Catherine Elliott Kemp, Creative Director.

"This could be very, very big. Bravo!" John Bullivant - MD

"This looks very useful and the fact it's been put together by someone in the know ... even more so!" Sue Walton - Head of Daytime & Lifestyle

What a fantastic idea. I can't believe no-one's done this before." Jo Wander, agent

"I've worked with Claire and if anyone can make a success of this site, she can." Jacqueline Hewer, Commissioning Editor

"I think it's a brainwave." Hilary Knight, agent

"New and existing TV experts under one banner. Fantastic!" Jane Hosking - Head of Talent

"Very good idea. Impressive!" Kate Moon - agent

"Can't wait to start using it!" Claire Featherstone - Director of Production

"It's something the TV industry's crying out for. It's just a wonder it hasn't been done before." Mark Murphy - MD

"Dependable, accurate, fast, a real time saver, completely free ... what's there not to like about this website?" Barbara Altounyan - Director of Programmes

"If there's any future for television, this idea's a goldmine." Tony Moss - MD

"I think it’s a brilliant idea and I’m sure it will be a great success." Hilary Murray - agent

"Cracking idea. Wish I’d thought of it." Nick Jordan – Managing Director

"It should be on everyone's list of favourites. I've already spotted some interesting experts who could be perfect for my next project." Linda Clifford - executive producer, lifestyle programmes

"An inspired and invaluable resource." Helen Matthews - pr/agent