<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18882"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">and the other suggestion I meant to make was to break up the research into smaller chunks, with payment expected at the end of each one.  You mentioned 40 hrs.  I wouldn't do that amount of research in one go.  I require periodic payment as the research proceeds.  Maybe 10 hours worth, then a summary report and payment for that portion. That way the person is constantly building a stake in the project as it proceeds.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">It also gives the client a chance to suspend the research for a period of time, for financial or other reasons.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Larry Boswell <FONT size=1>BA, PLCGS</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href=""><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">www.TheBackstairs.com</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">"Historical & Genealogical Research Services"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href=""><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">LaBoswell@rogers.com</FONT></A></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>