Making a Difference in Someone's Life
I get e-mails from people saying that one of my sites made a difference in their lives.
Most of these come from two websites that I designed and own in a partnership basis: CousinConnect and AdopteeConnect.
CousinConnect is the older of the two, it was conceived by myself and my business partner, David. We added a third partner, Sheila, once construction began on the site.
To sum it up, it's a database that anyone on the Internet can use to help them find a distant relative that can provide additional information on their family's history. We launched it on January 1, 2001, and in those days, genealogy research was a very popular use for the Internet.
AdopteeConnect is very much the same, but it markets itself to people searching for family members separated at birth.
Both websites are free to use, we only earn income from affiliate marketing links.
We've helped people reunite with lost sons and daughters, lost brothers and sisters, even aunts, uncles, and grandparents. This is the same sort of stories you hear on the news where they show video of two people hugging and crying happily at the airport. Only, it's all private and there are no cameras.
Here's an e-mail we received earlier this month...I was recently contacted by someone named Pat Tiffin who had taken the time to search for my Aunt from the query I left of CousinConnect.com. My Aunt Diane, whom my younger sister and I have not seen for 32 years, has been found!!! She is alive and well living in Kansas! We called her this past weekend. She was so glad to hear from us. We have a lot of catching up to do! My sis and I plan to visit her in early summer.
Reading these "success stories" is refreshing, in that reminds you that making money is not the only reason why you publish websites. Otherwise, you'd simply publish porn. If you can design a website that not only makes money, but also makes a big difference in someone's life, you've found a very special combination.
Thanks CousinConnect for making this all possible!
God bless you!
Labels: AdopteeConnect, CousinConnect, Employment
Posted: Monday, November 27, 2006
