Guide.md vs SEAK
Why create a separate identity just for expert-witness work?
SEAK is a dedicated expert-witness directory. Guide.md lets physicians add expert-witness work to the same professional profile that already represents their clinical practice.
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The numbers we can state
| Guide.md | SEAK | |
|---|---|---|
| Expert-witness listing | $29 a month as an add-on | Advertised at $655 (online and print exposure) |
| Premium plan | $49 a month, includes the expert-witness and lien listings and the full Premium profile | Not applicable |
| Where the listing appears | Your profile, the expert-witnesses pages by state and city, your specialty pages, schema.org data | The SEAK directory and its print edition |
| Also on the same profile | Clinical practice, conditions, procedures, locations, telehealth, consulting, appointment requests | Expert-witness listing only |
| Focus | One professional identity | Expert witnesses, for decades, with more than 2,000 experts |
SEAK and Guide.md aren't identical products. SEAK has focused on expert witnesses for decades and attorneys can contact experts directly. We do not say Guide.md is universally cheaper: annual plans, promotions or competitor changes can change that. The SEAK price is the one on its store page, reviewed September 2026.
Your expert-witness work as part of your whole identity
On Guide.md the badge says which side retains you, how many years you have testified and your areas of testimony; the same profile shows your specialty, procedures and hospital affiliations, which is what an attorney checks next. Attorneys search "orthopedic surgeon expert witness California" and land on the expert-witnesses page for your state, then on you.
See what Guide.md already says about you. Search your name; claim only if you want to change it.
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How to add it
- Claim your profile (free, $2 identity check).
- In the editor, under Availability & listings, tick "Available as an expert witness"; add years, side and areas.
- $29 a month as an add-on, or included in Premium ($49 a month).
Agencies and practice staff: claim on the provider's behalf, they approve with one click, and every account an agency brings earns 20% for 24 months through the referral program.
You don't have to choose one directory
Different platforms solve different problems. Use a booking marketplace if it profitably fills appointments. Use a legal referral network if it sends good cases. Use an expert-witness directory if attorneys find you there.
And use Guide.md as the professional record that ties the pieces together: your clinical work, procedures, locations, telehealth availability, industry consulting, lien work and expert-witness experience in one place, on one profile you control.
Claim the profile first. Decide what else you need afterward.
Questions
Can I list on both?
Yes. Many experts keep a dedicated directory listing and use Guide.md so their expert work sits on the profile attorneys find when they search the name.
What can I state on the listing?
Whether you are retained by plaintiff, defense or both, years of testimony experience, and your areas of testimony, in your own words.
Claim the profile first. Decide what else you need afterward.
See what Guide.md already says about you. Search your name; claim only if you want to change it.
Have your NPI? Search by NPI · Free plan · $2 one-time identity check · about 2 minutes
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