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How to Carry Out a Living Descendant and Lost Relatives Search

As a professional genealogist, most of my work involves tracing ancestors back into history. However, recently I have noticed a growing interest to find living relatives descended from ancestors. I have discovered a few cousins myself, and it is certain... Read >

Writing a Family History From Basic Information

Genealogy research is exciting, and in the process we accumulate numerous documents, files, photographs and notes. But I sometimes wonder what the point of having all this information is unless we have some way of telling the story, the ‘what happened’, t... Read >

How to Search for Wills and Probate in England

An ancestor’s will can be very useful for discovering or confirming family relationships where they are missing in other records – but even when they don’t give this information, they are an essential resource if you want to know more about how your ances... Read >

Tracing Your British Family History - Read This First

If are a white American or Australian, it is very likely that you have ancestors who originated in the UK. This is why British family history is of great interest to many people in these countries who are attempting to trace their family trees. As a p... Read >

5 Work Stress Relief Tips

Whether you love your job, or hate it, you are bound to have days when things seem to get on top of you. Stress at work is one of the commonest forms of stress and can be caused by one particular thing, or a combination of things. Whenever you feel stre... Read >

How to Earn Multiple Streams of Internet Income

We live in exciting times. The way people earn money is changing rapidly, and losing a job or being made redundant does not have to be the absolute disaster that it once was. Setting up your own business has never been easier, and one of the simplest wa... Read >

A Brief Definition of Internet Marketing

People tend to use the term 'internet marketing' when they mean several things. In fact, the simple definition of internet marketing could be as follows: 'Anything you do online that makes sales and creates income'. Although some people use the ter... Read >

Managing Stress in the Workplace

Most people have experienced workplace stress at some point in their lives. American studies and surveys show that a quarter of employees see their jobs as the top stressor in their lives. Stress in the workplace causes more health problems than any oth... Read >

Ten Motivation Strategies for Your Online Business

Ten Motivation Strategies for Your Online Business If you work at home on your own business there will be times when you get frustrated and impatient, and you just feel that things are not progressing as much as you want them to. Sometimes you just get... Read >

Dare To Be Different: Competitive Internet Marketing Advice

If you are considering, or are already running an internet business, it is very important that you realise how competitive it is, especially if you are working within the money-making industry. You need to make sure you have some kind of competitive edge... Read >

How to Beat the Affiliate Marketing Statistics

If you read any affiliate marketing statistics you could be forgiven for thinking that people are trying to fail on purpose! Of course this is not true, but nonetheless, the failure rate in affiliate marketing is worryingly high. However, there is goo... Read >

How to Relieve Stress with a Positive Mental Attitude

We tend to think that stress is something that happens to us due to external events and circumstances outside of ourselves that we cannot control. We may be uncomfortable with the idea that we could possibly be the creators of our own stress. Yet, a gre... Read >

Tracing Ancestors in the UK Parish Registers

If you have spent some time tracing ancestors in the UK, you will probably know that most online resources will only take you as far back as the early 1800s. If you want to trace your ancestors further back, you will need to use offline resources. After... Read >

Using Genealogy Records Online: Problems with Family Surnames and Christian Names

There is no doubt that the internet has made life a lot easier for family historians, both professional and amateur. Many indexes and some documents are now available to view online that previously could only be seen by travelling to an archives office. ... Read >

Internet Marketing Advice for Part Time Home Business Owners

In these days of financial insecurity, many people start an online home business on a part time basis while they still have their job. This is an excellent idea, and can build you an extra income that will eventually become full time. However, you do ne... Read >