bobbyfamilytree
30-04-2010, 11:54 AM
Whilst my researching history isnt as long as many of you folks i've gathered up quite a bit over the last 2.5years and this is due to the internet and making contact with me because i'm in google.
I promote my ancestry in 3 ways. I first started with a website that was made from the software from Legacy. It was very basic and consisted of names/dates and i think i has a few notes but it was very plain but it was something nonetheless and got the ball rolling. Costs? Well, i have to pay for the URL, which is a yearly fee and i pay nothing for hosting (no ads or whatnot)
Not long after i started the website i got into a blog. I wanted to ramble on a bit more and the blog was ideal particularly as there were no costs associated with it and i could easily add pics, notes, rambles etc. Works hand-in-hand with my website.
So after a few months of having the website i decided to upgrade and overhaul and did so. Very happy with the choice of software and so now my tree is completely on the net, not on my computer whereas most of you probably update your tree on your computer with your choice of software. My costs havent changed, i still pay yearly URL fee and pay nothing for hosting.
And so twitter came along, just another way to promote my ancestry. This form doesnt need much of your time, i only twitter everynow.
I used to put my gedcom up on other websites to help try and get my Gambrill ancestry out there, but i no longer do this. In fact i deleted my gedcom from every site (maybe 4 or 5 or 6 or something) after one website had shown all my living details to all and sundry even though the settings had told me it wouldnt. So my gedcom is only on my website now.
So thats me and what i do for my ancestry. I try to keep the people numbers down in my tree and proactively (yet sometimes a bit too aggressively) seek out a photo or a peice of paper that has something relavent to all folks in my tree.
I currently have about 1600 people in my tree with about 700 images linked to a person. Images include photos, BMD's etc.
I'm happy with my progress and this is due to generous folks, the internet and my weekly pay packet.
I promote my ancestry in 3 ways. I first started with a website that was made from the software from Legacy. It was very basic and consisted of names/dates and i think i has a few notes but it was very plain but it was something nonetheless and got the ball rolling. Costs? Well, i have to pay for the URL, which is a yearly fee and i pay nothing for hosting (no ads or whatnot)
Not long after i started the website i got into a blog. I wanted to ramble on a bit more and the blog was ideal particularly as there were no costs associated with it and i could easily add pics, notes, rambles etc. Works hand-in-hand with my website.
So after a few months of having the website i decided to upgrade and overhaul and did so. Very happy with the choice of software and so now my tree is completely on the net, not on my computer whereas most of you probably update your tree on your computer with your choice of software. My costs havent changed, i still pay yearly URL fee and pay nothing for hosting.
And so twitter came along, just another way to promote my ancestry. This form doesnt need much of your time, i only twitter everynow.
I used to put my gedcom up on other websites to help try and get my Gambrill ancestry out there, but i no longer do this. In fact i deleted my gedcom from every site (maybe 4 or 5 or 6 or something) after one website had shown all my living details to all and sundry even though the settings had told me it wouldnt. So my gedcom is only on my website now.
So thats me and what i do for my ancestry. I try to keep the people numbers down in my tree and proactively (yet sometimes a bit too aggressively) seek out a photo or a peice of paper that has something relavent to all folks in my tree.
I currently have about 1600 people in my tree with about 700 images linked to a person. Images include photos, BMD's etc.
I'm happy with my progress and this is due to generous folks, the internet and my weekly pay packet.