I personally like using TNG (The Next Generation) on one's own website the best for capability and control. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Cohen Swiney <coswine@aol.com> wrote: > I am in need of some suggestions from the group. I am working with a > client who would like for me to place his family tree data on the internet. > Suggestions for the best vehicle to do so, both paid or free. Client in > interested in making the data available for others to access. The > collection seems well documented and thorough. Thanks in advance for your > input. I really am learning lots through this group and certainly > appreciate everyone's contributions. > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks, Sue! And thanks to others who responded. You guys are great.... Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Greg Lovelace Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:59 AM To: TGF Mailing List Subject: [TGF] Need help with international record Hi, all If anyone has a World subscription to Ancestry and would be willing to download a copy of a file for me, please email me off-list. It is an entry from Swedish emigration records. Thanks.... Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, all If anyone has a World subscription to Ancestry and would be willing to download a copy of a file for me, please email me off-list. It is an entry from Swedish emigration records. Thanks.... Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg

Just in case others have difficulty with the Blog link - it wouldn't work in my Internet Explorer 9.0.12 browser but when I used the same hyperlink in Chrome it came up easily with words and what I expected in a blog. The amazing idiosyncrasies of technology. Denise Sproed in Oregon A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists   The web page I made for my parents is at:  http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~merritt/   My genealogy related pages are at: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~merritt/ and http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sproed/ The latter created using John Cardinal's Second Site   User of The Master Genealogist (TMG) http://www.whollygenes.com/ -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Julie Michutka Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 11:56 AM To: TGF Mailing List Subject: [TGF] Scrivener On Jan 1, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Betsy R. Miller wrote: > Debbie, I'm doing a trial of Scrivener this week because of the review > in the new APG newsletter - it's nice that the reviews there are > slanted towards genealogical projects and processes! > > Betsy Betsy (and others), I've been using and loving Scrivener for a while now. I ended up taking an inexpensive online course offered by the author of Scrivener for Dummies, enjoyed it very much and became much more comfortable with using it. I blogged about the course, if you want to know more: http://www.saintcrossupheaval.blogspot.com/2012/12/learning-scrivener.html and/or see the course info and registration page (course starting in Feb) at: http://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-online-classes/ The course is offered for both Mac and Windows versions of Scrivener. Julie Michutka jmm@pathbridge.net The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Jan 1, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Betsy R. Miller wrote: > Debbie, I'm doing a trial of Scrivener this week because of the review in > the new APG newsletter - it's nice that the reviews there are slanted > towards genealogical projects and processes! > > Betsy Betsy (and others), I've been using and loving Scrivener for a while now. I ended up taking an inexpensive online course offered by the author of Scrivener for Dummies, enjoyed it very much and became much more comfortable with using it. I blogged about the course, if you want to know more: http://www.saintcrossupheaval.blogspot.com/2012/12/learning-scrivener.html and/or see the course info and registration page (course starting in Feb) at: http://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-online-classes/ The course is offered for both Mac and Windows versions of Scrivener. Julie Michutka jmm@pathbridge.net

If you are able to insert php into your web interface, you can use this to have your date automatically update to the current year: <p style="text-align: center">Copyright © 2009 - <?php echo date('Y'); ?> I use Joomla and use the Jumi extension to insert php. On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 6:35 PM, cmproctor1@frontier.com < cmproctor1@frontier.com> wrote: > Dee Dee and all, > I am grateful for people like you who watch out for people like me. Your > experience and wisdom is very much appreciated. I can always learn from > this list. > > Happy New Year. > > Cheryl Proctor > Southern Indiana > > > ________________________________ > From: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" < > king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> > To: Transitional Genealogists forum < > transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:27 PM > Subject: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 > > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This > started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is > electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need > to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes > to proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be > on my go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and > misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" > without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad > statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further > checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, > or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a > member of an organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their > website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently > an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or > that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist > has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the > content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in > member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used > affiliates when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or > affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our > affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our > experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular > specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website. I keep a > running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries > about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in > their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype > written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago > some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they > were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a > military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the > credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE > vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by > the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve > the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish > a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably > snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from > real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch > Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute > http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently > meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed > evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US > Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for the reminder that I need to update my genealogy website. Since I am waiting on material from my genealogy client now would be a great time to do that and work on updating my online presence as well. Well that along with getting everything prepared for taxes and reviewing my marketing strategy as well. On a related note I have found a newer Facebook group that focuses on social media for genealogy a great resource. I'm sharing the link in case someone might find it helpful as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialmediagen/ Amy -----Original Message----- From: Betsy R. Miller Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 3:33 PM Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Debbie, I'm doing a trial of Scrivener this week because of the review in the new APG newsletter - it's nice that the reviews there are slanted towards genealogical projects and processes! Betsy Betsy R. Miller Genealogical Researcher ~~~ Career Library Worker <http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyrmiller> Designed with WiseStamp - <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10>Get yours<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Debbie Parker Wayne <debbie@debbiewayne.com>wrote: > In addition to looking at business plans, templates, contracts, and > other related things, I just calculated the percentage of my time last > year spent on client hours, volunteer hours, travel, education, writing, > presentations, presentation preparation (handouts and Powerpoint), > personal research, and administrative activities. Each year this > highlights how many hours are spent on non-billable services and > volunteer hours to different groups. It shows me where I need to focus > in the coming year in order to meet these new goals I am setting. > > This spurred me to finally download and start using a time tracker app. > I think I've settled on OfficeTime (www.officetime.net/) which was > mentioned in a couple of recent /APGQ/ articles. One of the instructors > at the Forensic Genealogy Institute indicated she was using it after > trying several other apps. I like that I can use OfficeTime on my PC, > keep my data on my computer instead of in the cloud, and it looks easy > to learn and use. It will do most of the things I have been doing in an > Excel spreadsheet and it does them more elegantly and easily. <grin> > > The developer doesn't have an Android app yet but is considering adding > one. He has Windows, Mac, and iOS versions. And I get a 21 day free > trial to see if I really like it before I pay for it. I know there are > some free apps out there, but this seems to fit the way I work. Being a > reformed software engineer myself, I don't mind paying reasonable prices > for programs that work well. Most of the free apps I reviewed were > lacking one or more features I wanted. > > I have no relationship to this software company other than that I think > I will become a satisfied user. > > Many thanks to /APGQ/ for all the recent articles on productivity tools > and tips. These have been a big help. > > Regards, Debbie > > Debbie Parker Wayne, CG(SM) > -- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/> > -- Deb's Delvings Blog <http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/> > > CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by associates who > meet prescribed genealogical competency standards. > > > > Melanie D. Holtz CG wrote on 1/1/2013 12:26 PM: > > ... > > > > Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? > > > > > ... > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dee Dee and all, I am grateful for people like you who watch out for people like me.  Your experience and wisdom is very much appreciated.  I can always learn from this list.   Happy New Year.   Cheryl Proctor Southern Indiana ________________________________ From: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> To: Transitional Genealogists forum <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:27 PM Subject: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites.  This started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months.  The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is electronically through their social media posts and their websites.  Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to proofread.  Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my go-to list. A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an organization when they are not?  I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization.  Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates when the owner meant affiliations.  We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc.  These are not our affiliates. Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website.  I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in their self-promotion.  Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve the record. These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. best regards and a prosperous New Year, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute  http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel  TX  77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Debbie, I'm doing a trial of Scrivener this week because of the review in the new APG newsletter - it's nice that the reviews there are slanted towards genealogical projects and processes! Betsy Betsy R. Miller Genealogical Researcher ~~~ Career Library Worker <http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyrmiller> Designed with WiseStamp - <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10>Get yours<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Debbie Parker Wayne <debbie@debbiewayne.com>wrote: > In addition to looking at business plans, templates, contracts, and > other related things, I just calculated the percentage of my time last > year spent on client hours, volunteer hours, travel, education, writing, > presentations, presentation preparation (handouts and Powerpoint), > personal research, and administrative activities. Each year this > highlights how many hours are spent on non-billable services and > volunteer hours to different groups. It shows me where I need to focus > in the coming year in order to meet these new goals I am setting. > > This spurred me to finally download and start using a time tracker app. > I think I've settled on OfficeTime (www.officetime.net/) which was > mentioned in a couple of recent /APGQ/ articles. One of the instructors > at the Forensic Genealogy Institute indicated she was using it after > trying several other apps. I like that I can use OfficeTime on my PC, > keep my data on my computer instead of in the cloud, and it looks easy > to learn and use. It will do most of the things I have been doing in an > Excel spreadsheet and it does them more elegantly and easily. <grin> > > The developer doesn't have an Android app yet but is considering adding > one. He has Windows, Mac, and iOS versions. And I get a 21 day free > trial to see if I really like it before I pay for it. I know there are > some free apps out there, but this seems to fit the way I work. Being a > reformed software engineer myself, I don't mind paying reasonable prices > for programs that work well. Most of the free apps I reviewed were > lacking one or more features I wanted. > > I have no relationship to this software company other than that I think > I will become a satisfied user. > > Many thanks to /APGQ/ for all the recent articles on productivity tools > and tips. These have been a big help. > > Regards, Debbie > > Debbie Parker Wayne, CG(SM) > -- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/> > -- Deb's Delvings Blog <http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/> > > CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by associates who > meet prescribed genealogical competency standards. > > > > Melanie D. Holtz CG wrote on 1/1/2013 12:26 PM: > > ... > > > > Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? > > > > > ... > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Speaking of updating copyright. I just started my web site in 2012, do I replace 2012 with 2013 or leave the original year and add -2013? Eileen _______________________________ Eileen A Souza Eldersburg, MD Old Bones Genealogy LLC info@oldbonesgenealogy.com www.oldbonesgenealogy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 12:27 PM > To: Transitional Genealogists forum > Subject: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 > > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This started > recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is > electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be > careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to > proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my > go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse > of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" > without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement > accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the > person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to > create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an > organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their > website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an > attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the > person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has > "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content > includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member > rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates > when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, > Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and > education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or > experience is defined on the website. I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask > to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the > folks had not been honest in their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site > obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some > friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead > genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation > case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting > genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person > also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it > easier for the person to retrieve the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a > reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, > "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, > US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute > http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of > Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and > competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, > and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL- > GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Melanie said: > Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? I started Friday to evaluate my business plan, marketing strategies, and operating budgets. Last year was my first one and this year I plan to make my goals more measurable to I can more easily determine what worked and what didn't. This will make it easier to keep tracking records. Eileen _______________________________ Eileen A Souza Eldersburg, MD Old Bones Genealogy LLC info@oldbonesgenealogy.com www.oldbonesgenealogy.com

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In addition to looking at business plans, templates, contracts, and other related things, I just calculated the percentage of my time last year spent on client hours, volunteer hours, travel, education, writing, presentations, presentation preparation (handouts and Powerpoint), personal research, and administrative activities. Each year this highlights how many hours are spent on non-billable services and volunteer hours to different groups. It shows me where I need to focus in the coming year in order to meet these new goals I am setting. This spurred me to finally download and start using a time tracker app. I think I've settled on OfficeTime (www.officetime.net/) which was mentioned in a couple of recent /APGQ/ articles. One of the instructors at the Forensic Genealogy Institute indicated she was using it after trying several other apps. I like that I can use OfficeTime on my PC, keep my data on my computer instead of in the cloud, and it looks easy to learn and use. It will do most of the things I have been doing in an Excel spreadsheet and it does them more elegantly and easily. <grin> The developer doesn't have an Android app yet but is considering adding one. He has Windows, Mac, and iOS versions. And I get a 21 day free trial to see if I really like it before I pay for it. I know there are some free apps out there, but this seems to fit the way I work. Being a reformed software engineer myself, I don't mind paying reasonable prices for programs that work well. Most of the free apps I reviewed were lacking one or more features I wanted. I have no relationship to this software company other than that I think I will become a satisfied user. Many thanks to /APGQ/ for all the recent articles on productivity tools and tips. These have been a big help. Regards, Debbie Debbie Parker Wayne, CG(SM) -- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/> -- Deb's Delvings Blog <http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/> CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by associates who meet prescribed genealogical competency standards. Melanie D. Holtz CG wrote on 1/1/2013 12:26 PM: > ... > > Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? > > ...

Great reminders. Thank you. Erica Voolich On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist < king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This > started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is > electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need > to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes > to proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be > on my go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and > misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" > without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad > statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further > checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, > or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a > member of an organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their > website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently > an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or > that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist > has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the > content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in > member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used > affiliates when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or > affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our > affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our > experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular > specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website. I keep a > running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries > about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in > their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype > written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago > some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they > were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a > military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the > credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE > vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by > the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve > the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish > a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably > snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from > real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch > Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute > http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently > meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed > evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US > Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. 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Time to double check my website for spelling errors... ;). I agree with everything Dee said. Honesty, and the perception of it, is very important in this field. Intimating credentials you don't have demeans those who have worked so hard to get them as well as demeaning the value of these credentials in the eyes of the public. I am taking this day to reevaluate my business plan...what's working good and what's not. I'm moving in a few new directions which will have to be added to the plan. Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? Sincerely, Melanie D. Holtz, CG Holtz Research Services Melanie@holtzresearch.com www.holtzresearch.com On Jan 1, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website. I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch > Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, glancing at the business plan, but working on a budget first. Yuk. :-) Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie D. Holtz CG" <melanie_holtz@hotmail.com> To: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> Cc: "Transitional Genealogists forum" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:26:58 PM Subject: Re: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Time to double check my website for spelling errors... ;). I agree with everything Dee said. Honesty, and the perception of it, is very important in this field. Intimating credentials you don't have demeans those who have worked so hard to get them as well as demeaning the value of these credentials in the eyes of the public. I am taking this day to reevaluate my business plan...what's working good and what's not. I'm moving in a few new directions which will have to be added to the plan. Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? Sincerely, Melanie D. Holtz, CG Holtz Research Services Melanie@holtzresearch.com www.holtzresearch.com On Jan 1, 2013, at 12:38 PM, "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website. I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch > Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Eileen, I use xxxx - 2013. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Souza" <eileen.souza@gmail.com> To: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <king@forensicgenealogyservices.com>, "Transitional Genealogists forum" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 2:26:54 PM Subject: RE: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Speaking of updating copyright. I just started my web site in 2012, do I replace 2012 with 2013 or leave the original year and add -2013? Eileen _______________________________ Eileen A Souza Eldersburg, MD Old Bones Genealogy LLC info@oldbonesgenealogy.com www.oldbonesgenealogy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 12:27 PM > To: Transitional Genealogists forum > Subject: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 > > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This started > recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is > electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be > careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to > proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my > go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse > of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" > without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement > accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the > person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to > create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an > organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their > website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an > attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the > person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has > "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content > includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member > rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates > when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, > Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and > education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or > experience is defined on the website. I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask > to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the > folks had not been honest in their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site > obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some > friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead > genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation > case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting > genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person > also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it > easier for the person to retrieve the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a > reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, > "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, > US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute > http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of > Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and > competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, > and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL- > GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dee, I am working on my business and marketing plans this week. I am just starting out on this journey and your comments were very timely for me. Thank you and keep them coming. Dawn Carlile

Now THAT should wake us all up! Thanks, Dee! Harold On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist < king@forensicgenealogyservices.com> wrote: > Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites. This > started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months. > > The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is > electronically through their social media posts and their websites. > > Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need > to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes > to proofread. Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be > on my go-to list. > > A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and > misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > > It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" > without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad > statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further > checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, > or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a > member of an organization when they are not? > > I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their > website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently > an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or > that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization. > > Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist > has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the > content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in > member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > > Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used > affiliates when the owner meant affiliations. We're affiliated with or > affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc. These are not our > affiliates. > > Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our > experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular > specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website. I keep a > running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries > about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in > their self-promotion. Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype > written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > > Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago > some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they > were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a > military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the > credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE > vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by > the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve > the record. > > These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish > a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably > snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from > real websites. > > best regards and a prosperous New Year, > > Dee > > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch > Co-Director, Forensic Genealogy Institute > http://www.forensicgenealogists.com/forensic-genealogy-institute.html > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com/NavyCasualty.html > www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist > > Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently > meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed > evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US > Patent & Trademark Office. > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Harold Henderson midwestroots.net Research, Writing, and Brickwall Dismantling from Northwest Indiana Regularly Researching at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates.

Amen. d ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genealogy Guide" <genealogyguide@ymail.com> To: "Transitional Genealogists forum" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 12:27:17 PM Subject: Re: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Dee, thank you for providing these reminders as we update for 2013. I will add these items to Dee's list of what causes me to shy away from another researcher:  1) Lack of responsiveness tarnishes your reputation.  2) Current information. I'd rather see only the basics on a website (or listing) than to see a page with outdated information or broken links. Charlene M. Pipkin, A.G.® Orem, Utah Today is a good day to add 2013 copyright notices on my websites.  This started recirculating some observations from the last couple of months.  > >The most prevalent way we "see" up-and-coming professionals these days is electronically through their social media posts and their websites.  > >Our website should make us transparent, not create ambiguity. We all need to be careful with how we word the content. We all need another set of eyes to proofread.  Here are a few things that convince me a person would not be on my go-to list. > >A couple of pages of terrible spelling, worse grammar and punctuation, and misuse of words or terms stops me from looking any further. > >It's better to clearly list memberships than to say "numerous memberships" without being specific. It makes me suspicious to see that kind of broad statement accompanied by references to organizations to which, upon further checking, the person does not belong. Is this just a lapse in good content, or an attempt to create the perception that the website owner is actually a member of an organization when they are not?  > >I REALLY question motive when the person has copied and pasted to their website whole blocks of text from other organizations in what is apparently an attempt to make it appear the person is a member of, is endorsed by, or that the person adheres to the philosophy of that organization.  > >Oblique references to credentials are especially irksome. The genealogist has "certifications and accreditations." However, none are listed and the content includes references to ICAPGen or BCG. The name doesn't show up in member rosters and no credentials follow the name. Lapse or intent? > >Affiliates and affiliations. Several websites I've looked at recently used affiliates when the owner meant affiliations.  We're affiliated with or affiliates of APG, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, etc.  These are not our affiliates. > >Some websites really overstate qualifications and experience. "Our experience and education makes us uniquely qualified" for this particular specialty. No education or experience is defined on the website.  I keep a running list of folks I'd never ask to help on a project because queries about education and experience showed the folks had not been honest in their self-promotion.  Red flags go up when the site obviously has hype written about the genealogist, BY the genealogist. > >Taking credit for someone else's work or position. A couple of months ago some friends and I found a website in which a person made it appear they were a lead genealogist "working with another genealogist" to solve a military repatriation case. The "other" genealogist was actually the credentialed sub-contracting genealogist who asked this person to do ONE vital record retrieval.... The person also published private info shared by the sub-contractor genealogist to make it easier for the person to retrieve the record. > >These are things that can really hamstring a potential career. And tarnish a reputation among colleagues. Most folks on this list are probably snickering, "Someone would REALLY do these things?" Yep, real examples from real websites. > >best regards and a prosperous New Year, > >Dee > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message