Julian van der Veer has established an interesting new commercial service called Gensolver as part of his GenFindIt Web site. The site promotes genealogy research for a fee. However, one thing that makes Gensolver different is that it charges only for successful searches.

Here is a press release from Genfindit that describes the services offered:

Gensolver is an interesting new incentive-based concept for solving brickwall genealogy problems. Julian van der Veer, who began the Genfindit Online Vital Records Ordering Service three years ago, now invites all genealogists to post free brickwall problem ads at its online Web site at www.Genfindit.com/emp.

Registered experts offer to solve brickwall problems in return for a displayed reward. If there is no success, no reward is payable. Ads can be instantly updated, deleted, or new postings added anytime, making it very easy for researchers to change their ads as new information is acquired.

Many genealogists will be challenged by these ads, where you can earn up to U.S. $250 for solving an advertiser's problem. Sounds like a potentially profitable retirement hobby for some researchers and will also attract professional genealogists looking to supplement their income.

Brickwall problems can be difficult to solve unless a researcher has access to local archives in their ancestor's research region. Now with Gensolver, local experts have the incentive to solve your brickwall problems.

Genfindit is based in Sydney, Australia, but invites brickwall problems from around the world. Full details are at www.Genfindit.com/emp/.

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