The Web has spawned or encouraged many businesses… perhaps one of the most unique one is the Genealogy business.
As people seek to be connected to their roots, they’re looking on line for information to help them connect to their past.
At present the main barrier to entry is a passion for the work. Except when digging around dusty archives, much of the work can be home based. Charging $50 per hour, it can be quite profitable as well.
Now the web helps genealogists market themselves. If you live somewhere with lots of “history” or even if you just love history, this might be the home based business for you.
Ten years ago, Laura Prescott immersed herself in her family’s history and its tales of Westward-bound pioneers, New England farmers, Revolutionary soldiers and Mayflower passengers.
Following the trail of ancestors who lived in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the 17th century, Ms. Prescott saw “how much my family was tied into the nation’s history, just on a common level” as farmers, tradespeople and Minutemen, she says.
Now Ms. Prescott, 48, a college history major who worked in banking and marketing, is turning her love of a good puzzle, a gripping story and an era gone by into a full-time profession. Last year, she joined the growing ranks of self-employed professional genealogists who make a living tracing and chronicling the lives of ordinary families.
If this sounds like an interesting business to you you’ll want to read the entire article at Start Up Journal
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