tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789606691626384583.post5997404480137920848..comments2023-10-23T07:14:59.512-07:00Comments on Beth's Genealogy Blog: Charging for Genealogy Research?GenieBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047537229787361297noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789606691626384583.post-24107289097684331202011-10-26T05:44:12.612-07:002011-10-26T05:44:12.612-07:00Yes you charge even if you don't find anything...Yes you charge even if you don't find anything. People are paying for your research services, not for results.<br /><br />If you're going to do professional genealogy research (which you are if you're going to charge people for your services) I encourage you to get a copy of "Professional Genealogy" and join the Association of Professional Genealogists (apgen.org). APG has a mailing list that is very helpful in answering all the questions you have. Good luck!Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789606691626384583.post-54451675543339379702011-10-25T11:20:43.752-07:002011-10-25T11:20:43.752-07:00I occasionally do research for friends at no cost....I occasionally do research for friends at no cost. I do it to get more experience. It also helps me expand into new research areas that I haven't yet explored in my personal research. <br /><br />As far as rates, I haven't had paying customers yet. I've researched other genealogists' rates and figured what I needed to make it worth my time.<br /><br />My plan is to charge $15 an hour for research to begin with, and adjust my rate as I gain more experience. Document retrievals will be charged at a flat rate, provided enough information is provided to make it reasonable (like names, location and approximate date for marriage records). If there isn't enough information to make the search reasonable and I have to resort to page by page searching of microfilm, I'll charge at my hourly rate. Fees charged by repositories or vital records offices for copies, etc will be passed on to the customer.Denielle Radcliff Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157352583782702854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789606691626384583.post-58955120646476973632011-10-25T10:20:35.777-07:002011-10-25T10:20:35.777-07:00Hi Beth,I saw your tweet, I charge in 5 hour bloc...Hi Beth,I saw your tweet, I charge in 5 hour blocks for general research 150.00 plus documents that I would have to pay for, and that is being generalized. I do alot of free research also - It all depends - I will not pay for documents that are not mine and always get approval from the client before I purchase anything, and keep them in the loop weekly. Before I accept a client - I do ask for general information and I perform a preliminary search free of charge- this way I can tell the client what to expect or what not expect, I also note that there are no guarantee's in genealogy. <br /><br />I hope that is helpful for you.MamaBirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017320078152484158noreply@blogger.com