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From: "Janice" <>
Subject: RE: [2NDST] CDs for family reunions
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:43:23 +1000
In-Reply-To: <072220060222.11190.44C18BF200082E9F00002BB622007614389D019B0E0207039D0A90A10A089B@comcast.net>


I suppose the price depends on whether you want to recover some of your
costs or make a profit. I know someone who sold their CD's at the reunion.
Any profit went to upgrade their ancestors grave.

Janice
Melbourne Aus

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, 22 July 2006 12:23 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [2NDST] CDs for family reunions


I'd reduce the price by 1/2 the postage costs- still leaves you with
compensation for your time :)

--
The Verminator

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Teresa Elliott" <>

> What if you plan on selling them that day and not customizing them in any
> way? The relationship calculator will tell how they are related to the
lead
> guy and one of his two wives.
>
> Teresa Ghee Elliott-IBSSG
> TMG sentences
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG/TMG.html
> Genealogy, Organizing and other thoughts http://cheasas.blogspot.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:59 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [2NDST] CDs for family reunions
>
> A quick pricing guide is:
> Cost of CD duplication
> Cost of jewel case
> Cost of mailing packaging
> Cost of Postage to Australia (this should get it to anywhere in the world!
> )
> Cost of Handling ($1.00 minimum)
> ____________________
> Total Cost=Total of above
>
> I've found customizing the CD to include a relationship report of the
person
> ordering the CD to everyone else is a great tool to increase interest, as
is
> including a word report for those who want to print out the whole thing
vs.
> seeing it in Second Site on their computer.
>
> --
> The Verminator
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Teresa Elliott"
>
> > Mine will be similar in sourcing, but only about 800 people. I figure I
> will
> > sell about 20-50. Not many of the ones who come to the reunion are
> computer
> > literate. I plan on having a computer set up with the CD running so they
> > can see what they are getting. I hope this will get me some new
> generations
> > and some corrections. The last time I did a book, I found a cousin in
> > California.
> >
> > Teresa Ghee Elliott-IBSSG
> > TMG sentences
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG/TMG.html
> > Genealogy, Organizing and other thoughts http://cheasas.blogspot.com/
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William M Roberts [mailto:]
> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:31 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [2NDST] CDs for family reunions
> >
> > Teresa
> >
> > I am working on a CD for, up to 12 generations, of the descendants of
one
> of
> >
> > my ancestors. So far I have completed 6 generations, about half of
> > generation 7 and selected individuals in generations 8 - 12. I also am
> > including a few ancestors of these individuals (mostly the mothers
and/or
> > fathers of the spouses)
> >
> > I have included many images of various documents such as census, WW1
Draft
>
> > registration forms, birth certificates, etc. I also have included a copy
> of
> > the source information from birth, marriage, divorce and death indices
on
> > the web.
> >
> > I guess I am about half through with the total project and have included
> > 5915 individuals so far.
> >
> > I expect to take advantage of the Wholly Genes CD duplication service
when
> I
> >
> > get through, I have not set a price yet so any information on pricing
> would
> > be appreciated.
> >
> > Myrnice
> >
> > "Teresa Elliott"
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:26 PM
> > Subject: [2NDST] CDs for family reunions
> >
> >
> > >I am working on editing our CD for our family reunion. I am wondering,
do
>
> > > you charge for your CDs and if so, how much? This CD will be all the
> > > known
> > > descendants of my 3rd great grandfather born in 1816. It will have
scans
>
> > > of
> > > all the documents I have found in 16 years of research on this line.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Teresa Ghee Elliott-IBSSG
> > >
> > > TMG sentences
> > >
> > >
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG/TMG.html
>
> > >
> > > Genealogy, Organizing and other thoughts http://cheasas.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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