Would you pay someone to do internet geneaology research at $20.00 per generatio

Question:

Would you pay someone to do internet geneaology research at $20.00 per generation discovered?

The going rate for "professional" geneaologist appears to be $60.00 an hour. the rates I have seen for "experienced" but not "professional" researchers has been over $20.00 per hour of research regardless of what is found. Wouldn't it be better to pay only for results? How many people would rather pay to let someone with experience do the research rather than simply doing the on line looking themselves?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Thomas W,

Paying depends one what I get. I do most of my own research, but when someone does go into an archive for me, I pay them for their time. If each generation that someone discovered cost $20.00, and it included proof that would be worth doing, since records do cost money even if you do it yourself.

You should not just take someone's word that some line of ancestors is correct either. It is easy to give someone a Lineage that is incorrect. In one case, a published book was proven wrong for some of my ancestors by one birth record. The author of the book said, well maybe you would fit nicely over here... You should do as much as you can yourself. That is afterall the fun of it. If you get stuck, nothing wrong with some help.