My previous facebook status asking about ways to learn dealt with my planning my business again.
Years ago, I began the process of creating a genealogical research business Your Own Heritage where I would help research family trees for clients.
Now, I am thinking of beginning this and then expanding into the education side of things. I have plans to write a book on teaching yourself how to effectively do genealogical research properly. Accompanying this book will be online lessons or podcasts. This is about REAL RESEARCH. Not the kind of information you would get in your Sunday School class or the beginning BYU Class on genealogy which barely skims the surface and doesn't even teach anything but how to log onto familysearch.org...
I am looking to hopefully produce some youtube television shows to help promote sales of the book. I am still trying to decide how to go about doing it. Should I have online podcasts available for free as a hook? Then charge for access to online classes which correspond with the book? Should the book come with a subscription to a website where the lessons are available? Should I offer reduced research fees for customers? Will I also do client research on the side? Should the videos be free but you need the book to really understand them?
I am still trying to decide how it will all work, honestly.
Learning how to successfully research your OWN heritage---your own family tree---is more special to me than simply doing the research for everyone else.
So now I ask you all... how should I go about this? Would you take an online course to teach yourself how to really research your own family tree?
Years ago, I began the process of creating a genealogical research business Your Own Heritage where I would help research family trees for clients.
Now, I am thinking of beginning this and then expanding into the education side of things. I have plans to write a book on teaching yourself how to effectively do genealogical research properly. Accompanying this book will be online lessons or podcasts. This is about REAL RESEARCH. Not the kind of information you would get in your Sunday School class or the beginning BYU Class on genealogy which barely skims the surface and doesn't even teach anything but how to log onto familysearch.org...
I am looking to hopefully produce some youtube television shows to help promote sales of the book. I am still trying to decide how to go about doing it. Should I have online podcasts available for free as a hook? Then charge for access to online classes which correspond with the book? Should the book come with a subscription to a website where the lessons are available? Should I offer reduced research fees for customers? Will I also do client research on the side? Should the videos be free but you need the book to really understand them?
I am still trying to decide how it will all work, honestly.
Learning how to successfully research your OWN heritage---your own family tree---is more special to me than simply doing the research for everyone else.
So now I ask you all... how should I go about this? Would you take an online course to teach yourself how to really research your own family tree?