For genealogists
Family research runs on hours, and nobody knows how many until the records turn up. Sell research in blocks with a report at the end, take a share before you start, and let clients send their documents from their own page.
Research by the block of hours
A block of research with a report
Sell research as a piece of work with a share due at booking, so the hours are agreed before the archives are opened.
Documents from their own page
Your client sends scans of certificates and photos from their own page, and they land on their row in your app.
What gets in the way
A client wants their whole family tree, and the budget covers one branch.
Old photos and certificates arrive by post, by email and by text.
The research hits a wall at 1850, and the client expected an answer by Christmas.
Your page on the first day
This is the something else setup, and it’s what your page starts with. Change any of it where it appears.
- Clients can book from tomorrow onward.
- Moving or canceling is free up to 24 hours before.
- There are 15 minutes clear after every session.
Your working agreement opens with this: Reschedule or cancel up to 24 hours before at no charge; inside 24 hours the session is charged in full.
Questions genealogists ask
How do genealogists charge?
By blocks of research hours, with a written report at the end of each. Archive fees and certificates are usually extra.
How long does family history research take?
A single line back a few generations can take ten to twenty hours. Records vary by country and century, so quote in blocks rather than for the whole tree.
What should a genealogy research agreement say?
The question being researched, the hours bought, what’s in the report, and that some records may not exist.
What it doesn’t do for you
There’s no family tree builder, no records database and no DNA matching. Research in the archives and tools you use now.
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