I would consider a web site a definite must, and one of the cheapest ways to advertise. I am planning on building one soon, hoping that by the time I get certified and ready to start working professionally, my web site will be up and running. Does anyone know of a site that reviews genealogy software for web sites, or have any suggestions? I need to find one, but I have no idea where to look. I would like something that displays a family tree, and that has the capability to have a separate page for everyone on the tree. Thanks, Jim On 5/30/2015 2:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Business Website (Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist) > 2. Re: Military Branch (Karen Rhodes) > 3. Re: Business Website (Mara Fein, PhD, CG) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 16:53:34 -0500 (CDT) > From: "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TGF] Business Website > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]eigbox.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Something to consider is that almost every recommendation out there for > professional websites is to use your own domain without the provider attached to > it. In other words, www.BestGenealogistInMyTown.websiteprovider.com or > websiteprovider.com/BestGenealogistInMyTown. > > Do-it-yourself-design website providers are relatively inexpensive and many > offer low monthly payment plans. Think of your website as the > location-location-location for a retail store. It's all about perception. NOT > ours - but the prospective client looking for someone who presents a > professional image so that he/she can expect professional work and results. > > And not just the everyday client looking for a genealogist, but established > colleagues looking for another professional to do local research or perhaps some > sub-contract work. Maybe I'm too picky, but I almost never initiate contact > with colleagues with email addresses like [email protected], > [email protected], or websites like those above. As the potential > client, my perception is that the colleague isn't invested enough in the > Business to encourage me to use their services. One may not have a successful > genealogy business yet, but we sure want to leave the impression that we do. > > You might try looking at websites of successful colleagues. I still do this > about once a year. Are there new trends in design? Is there a new idea that > might be adaptable to my site? What features make a site POP? > > best regards, > > d > > > -- > Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 > Forensic Genealogy Services LLC > and Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty, POW/MIA Branch > > Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 > Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 > www.forensicgenealogyservices.com 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. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 18:25:00 -0400 > From: Karen Rhodes <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TGF] Military Branch > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > > Those letters look like USM, which means nothing. Probably a messed-up > N, so it would be USN, that is, the Navy. > > However, as a "post-Coastie" (I was in the Coast Guard), I cannot fail > to remind everyone that the rate of "fireman" is also found in the Coast > Guard. > > It is one of the two lowest enlisted rates, both of them being > classified as E-1. The other is seaman. A fireman is one who has > decided to go for a rate which involves combustion or the like in its > duties, such as a damage controlman (they are the firefighters of the > sea services) or something to do with the engines and that sort of > thing. A seaman strikes for rates such as boatswain's mate or, in the > Coast Guard, port securityman. > > And that's probably more than you wanted to know. > > Karen Packard Rhodes > Middleburg, Clay County, Florida > > > > On 5/28/2015 8:13 PM, Patricia Hobbs via wrote: >> Hello: >> >> This World War I draft registration for a library patron's ancestor gives >> prior military service. I'm trying to figure out which records to request, >> but am unsure of the final acronym. >> I can read 1st Class, fireman, 5 years, 7 months, and U.S. [but don't know >> what the final letter is]. One of my co-workers believes that a first class >> fireman would be Navy. >> The image is here: >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2103744/DraftRegistration.png >> >> I appreciate any help. >> >> Patti >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 16:55:02 -0700 > From: "Mara Fein, PhD, CG" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TGF] Business Website > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > I'd like to address the issue of a business website. Having worked in > marketing for many years before I set up my own genealogical practice, I > cannot stress enough the importance of having a good website. > > But the site must reflect a positive, modern, and professional image. It > must reflect your abilities. > > And you do not have to spend very much on the site. If you are capable of > using the relatively simple software many platforms provide, and of > writing well, you will find it is easy and inexpensive to create your > genealogical brand. > > The other must for success is to become a member, when you are qualified, > of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Once in their directory, > those seeking genealogists will find you and then learn more through your > website. > > Good luck. > > Mara Fein, PhD, CG(SM) > [email protected] > www.ancestrywest.com > 310-487-5150 > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM Digest, Vol 9, Issue 109 > *************************************************************** > >