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Business & Economics Small Business

Start & Run a Personal History Business

Get Paid to Research Family Ancestry and Write Memoirs

by (author) Jennifer Campbell

Publisher
Self-Counsel Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2012
Category
Small Business, Home-Based Businesses, New Business Enterprises
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770407381
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770400580
    Publish Date
    Dec 2010
    List Price
    $23.95

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Description

Anyone interested in genealogy, personal history and memoirs can turn their passion into a business. Communities, families, and even corporations are increasingly seeking out professional writers and historians to record their stories. For anyone who is interested in personal history and writing, this is an essential resource for turning your passion into an income source. Written by experienced personal historian and entrepreneur Jennifer Campbell, it covers topics such as: how to actually do the work, starting up, education and training, marketing and expansion. All books in the Self-Counsel Press Start & Run series are written in clear language and includes a CD-ROM packed with resources and templates to help you get started. This CD-ROM includes: a template for a first project, a sample business plan, a sample marketing plan, links to associations and online resources, examples of personal history research - and more!

About the author

Jennifer Campbell is a professional writer, editor, and award winning personal historian. She is the owner/operator of Heritage Memoirs, based in Ontario Canada, and has worked for clients across North America. She was previously an editor for the book-publishing arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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