I am thinking of starting a business looking up peoples ancestors. If I did what should I charge and what do you think would be the best way to start a business? What would you pay to find your old uncle harry born in 1850?
2006-08-23 17:17:44 · 9 answers · asked by Daniel M 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Daniel M,
Yes, and I have paid for records. I pay for Certificates, and research time. Depends on how interested you are in your ancestor(s). Once I paid to have an Uncle take a DNA Test - so, my Mothers maiden surname could proove relation to Mayflower passengers. Prooved positive.
You should be able to find others that are interested in your same Genealogy trees and branches. That should help.
To find Uncle Harry born in 1850, you might pay for 4 records, at a cost of $5.00 to 40.00 per record (depending if you get town, or state records). Use obituaries, they are free.
Try some of the sites provided below too! You can do a lot of research for FREE! If you ask the right questions here, people will help you! Lots of helpful people here.
2006-08-24 04:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The only people who make money doing this are the folks who validate inheritances and ethnic benefits (Native American funding, etc).
Otherwise, you'd be competing with genealogical libraries and societies who are non-profit, and free services like the many links provided by another responder. Both of these will be stiff competitors and will work for either nothing or close to it.
The inheritance and benefits game can be quite costly to you in terms of liability if something goes wrong. Proceed with caution.
2006-08-24 23:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by almintaka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Figure how much time and over head you would have invested to provide this service,a lot of the find a person sites charge up to $50. Sounds fair to me.
2006-08-24 04:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by pycosal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people like to know who there ancestors were and what they did....but you might not get a lot out of it because i dont think a lot of people would pay to do it.
2006-08-24 00:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by ice312589 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know all about my ancestors,until the fifth generation
2006-08-24 00:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by MARTA SUSANA L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes finding them is like something really great you get to know them.
2006-08-24 00:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by sherry_pucca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need to find customers who do not have computers. I would not pay, I would research it myself.
2006-08-24 02:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its been done!
2006-08-24 00:28:31 · answer #8 · answered by ★Greed★ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
2006-08-24 00:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋