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= '''What to share, when, and where to put up your web page''' = | = '''What to share, when, and where to put up your web page''' = | ||
'''What to put on a web page.''' You can put all or part of your genealogy on a web page. Whatever you choose to share, be sure your contact information is readily available. This contact information will allow the researchers who find your site to collaborate with you in order to fill in details, or to extend the pedigree. | '''What to put on a web page.''' You can put all or part of your genealogy on a web page. Good source footnotes enhance the value of your genealogy to yourself and others. Whatever you choose to share, be sure your contact information is readily available. This contact information will allow the researchers who find your site to collaborate with you in order to fill in details, or to extend the pedigree. | ||
'''What NOT to put on a web page.''' Protect the privacy and feelings of living people. Before putting any information on the Internet about a living person, first obtain their permission. If they ask you not to use it, don’t. Most genealogy software allows you to suppress information about some or all living relatives.<br> <br>'''When to put up your web page.''' Make it a goal to share at least part of you genealogy on a web page sooner rather than later. The sooner it is available to the world, the sooner you will be contacted by relatives who may want to collaborate with you. Genealogy research is never completely finished or perfect. You can always update it later when you find more or better information. | '''What NOT to put on a web page.''' Protect the privacy and feelings of living people. Before putting any information on the Internet about a living person, first obtain their permission. If they ask you not to use it, don’t. Most genealogy software allows you to suppress information about some or all living relatives.<br> <br>'''When to put up your web page.''' Make it a goal to share at least part of you genealogy on a web page sooner rather than later. The sooner it is available to the world, the sooner you will be contacted by relatives who may want to collaborate with you. Genealogy research is never completely finished or perfect. You can always update it later when you find more or better information. | ||
'''Where to put up your web page (finding a web server).''' You can put your newly generated web page on either a free, or a for-a-fee web server. Cyndi’s List has a list of both kinds of web servers at http://[http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Find www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Find] | '''Where to put up your web page (finding a web server).''' You can put your newly generated web page on either a free, or a for-a-fee web server. Cyndi’s List has a list of both kinds of web servers at http://[http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Find www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm#Find] | ||
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= '''How to make your site easy-to-find''' = | = '''How to make your site easy-to-find''' = | ||