Membership

Join DesiOrb

Pick the kind of account that fits you, tell us a little about yourself, and we'll review your application — usually within a couple of days. Membership is free.

1. Choose your account type

You can ask to change this later. Our team may suggest a different type when reviewing.

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Community Member

Take part and post free classifieds.
- Comment on Community Stories
- Review and rate businesses
- Like and save what you love
- Reply on the Message Board
- Post free classified ads
- Your own dashboard: Your Corner of the Orb
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Contributor

Tell the community's stories.
- Everything a Community Member can do
- Write Community Stories
- Submit drafts to the editors for review
- Byline on every published story
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Author

Publish under your own name.
- Everything a Contributor can do
- Publish your own stories directly
- Edit and manage your published work
- For experienced writers and regular columnists

2. About you

We use this only to review your application and set up your account.

First name

Last name

EmailYour approval and sign-in details go here.

Choose a username3–30 characters; letters, numbers, dots, dashes, underscores.

City / area (optional)

Business or organization (optional)

Tell us about yourselfA sentence or two is plenty. This is what our reviewers read first.

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