When I start a new line of family research I usually don't go to a genealogy site - I go to Google. The problem with this strategy is unless you know exactly what you are looking for, you waste a lot of time weeding through many irrelevant hits. While using Google to find a more efficient way of using Google, I found a blog called dumb little man with a subtitle of "tips for life" that provided the answer. This blog is anything but little. It has a subscriber count of over 65,000, and has hundreds of articles that gives you tips on just about anything you can think of. The article that caught my eye was written by guest author Leo Babuata and titled 20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches.
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Genealogists blog for many reasons. Some do it for the pure joy of sharing their research and experiences with others - many would also like to make a few dollars while they are at it. I have to admit that I'm in the 
latter category. I've made a little and get really excited when I see a pending sale in one of my affiliate accounts, but unfortunately it's not enough to quit my day job. Even though I haven't done that well yet, I see the potential for a nice little augmentation to my regular salary...at least enough to keep me in my genealogy subscriptions. Since I've done a lot of research, I thought I'd share some of the online resources I've discovered, and also some of the lessons I've learned along the way.
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