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TGP 33 – Cyndi Ingle of Cyndi’s List

Featured Guest

Cyndi Ingle

Cyndi Ingle on The Genealogy Professional Podcast

Cyndi is the creator, owner and “webmaster” of the award-winning web site Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, www.CyndisList.com, a categorized index to more than 330,000 online resources. In its first three years, Cyndi’s List was three times voted the best genealogy site on the World Wide Web. It helps millions of visitors worldwide each month and has been featured in the media and diverse publications, including ABC News, NBC News, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, Parade Magazine, Wired, Family Tree Magazine, Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy magazines. Cyndi has been interviewed for many television and radio broadcasts including ABC News, NBC News, the BBC, and National Public Radio. She has also participated in the Ancestors II television series on PBS.

Cyndi, a genealogist for more than 34 years, is a past-member of the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society. Cyndi is an internationally known guest lecturer for various genealogical society meetings and seminars (http://www.CyndisList.com/speaking-calendar/). She has lectured for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, GENTECH, Brigham Young University, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the Washington Library Association, the Florida Library Association, the American Library Association and numerous local genealogical societies in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Cyndi has authored numerous articles and three books.

Before her life on the Internet, Cyndi worked as an international banker specializing in foreign exchange and computer networks. Cyndi, her son, Evan, and three Boston Terriers live in Edgewood, Washington.

Contact Links

Facebook – Cyndi’s List

Twitter – https://twitter.com/CyndisList @CyndisList

Google+ – Cyndi’s List

Cyndi’s List

One Action Genealogists Can Take Right Now

Sign up for conferences and seminars. Take care of education always.

Recommended Book

 Professional Genealogy edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Mastering Genealogical Proof by Dr. Thomas W. Jones

Productivity Tool

Evernote – Organizational Software

Advice

Know your audience, understand who it is you are trying to reach,  and focus on your content and I think if you do that rather than focusing on the business and marketing end of it I think you’ll be a lot more successful.

Action Item

Take Cyndi’s lead and cut down on the number of emails received in your inbox by answering the most often repeated questions on your website.

ACTION:

Think about the common questions that you are asked that are often repeated. These can relate to your contracts, billing, project focus, expertise or anything related to your business. Make a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section on your website and watch those repeated questions disappear from your inbox!

Webinar Available

Targeting and Finding New Genealogy Clients webinar with Marian Pierre-Louis

The webinar “Targeting and Finding New Genealogy Clients” is now available for download. More information about that is available here.

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