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"Getting Started on Your Genealogy Website"
 

This is a comprehensive guide which covers every aspect of creating a genealogy website. This book will show you that creating a genealogy website is no harder than creating any complex document such as a senior thesis, big term paper or a large report.  You will find that while non-trivial, it is very doable especially for you as an experienced genealogist since you work with information including its organization and documentation on a daily basis.

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THIS BOOK WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED!

An understandable coverage of a technical subject matter
This book is written for the non-technical but dedicated genealogist. The general chapters are backed up by comprehensive appendices where the technical topics are explained in detail.  In this way, the reader doesn't get bogged down in minutiae but can refer to the technical details as needed.  A thorough glossary and complete index make this book a working tool for the budding website author.

A website development methodology
Our three-phased website development methodology is explained in detail and consists of 1) Requirements, 2) Design, and 3) Build phases.  Thorough explanations of each of these phases is presented with numerous diagrams and examples. This book also shows you how to manage your website project and maintain it once published on the internet.
A detailed explanation of how to organize the information of your genealogy website
This book explains in detail how to harness a "multilayered structure" to organize your genealogy website.  Also, this book shows you how to design the "hyperlink model" of your website to make your information meaningful and useful to your website visitors.
An explanation of what you'll need (and how to use it) to create a genealogy website
The website "plumbing" to put your website on the internet is explained in detail.  Also, the software tools to create your website are examined with in-depth “how-to” directions and guidance. We recommend that you get started with Microsoft Word to create your genealogy website.
How to turn your genealogy website into a genealogy book
This book shows you how to turn your genealogy website into a genealogy book by using the right tools. This is the dream of many genealogists - to present their grandchildren with a beautiful book of family genealogy. A genealogy website makes this very doable! Creating a genealogy book from a genealogy website is straightforward if the website is created with Microsoft Word.
REVIEWS OF THE BOOK
"Book shows you how to get family history on the web"
by James M. Beidler
Lebanon Daily News
December 31, 2007
"Learn how to create your own webs"
by Nancianne Parkes Suber
Clarion Ledger
January 25, 2008