Side Project Ideas for Genealogists

Innovative genealogy projects to explore in 2025

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Understanding the Role of Genealogists in 2025

Genealogists play a crucial role in preserving our heritage. In 2025, the demand for genealogists is increasing, and it's not limited just to tracking family trees. Enthusiasts are now finding more innovative ways to channel their passion into profitable side projects.

Why Consider a Side Project?

Genealogy is more than a hobby; it can become a rewarding venture. Many are seeking expert help to uncover their ancestry. In 2025, the advancements in AI bring new opportunities for genealogists to utilize technology in their research.

Potential Side Project Ideas

1. Genealogy Blogging: Share your expertise through detailed blogs covering tips and fascinating facts about family histories.

2. Personalized Family History Books: Offer services to create books compiling family stories, photos, and ancestries.

3. Genealogy Courses and Workshops: Educate others through online courses or in-person workshops on genealogy research techniques.

How AI Can Transform Your Projects

AI technology can aid genealogists in organizing data and finding hidden connections. Appaca is an AI platform designed to help you create tools for genealogical studies. By integrating AI, you can enhance your projects, analyze extensive datasets, and deliver more accurate results efficiently.

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Steps to Launch Your Genealogy Side Project

Here's a practical guide to kickstart your genealogy venture:

  1. Identify Your Unique Value Proposition: What can your project offer that others can't?
  2. Integrate AI Technology: Explore how AI can help in analyzing and organizing genealogical data.
  3. Open an Account with Appaca: Utilize this tool to develop your genealogy app with AI capabilities.
  4. Gather Background Knowledge: Compile necessary genealogical research and documents.
  5. Design the User Interface: Create a user-friendly interface that is accessible to all users.
  6. Develop with AI Tools: Customize AI models to enrich your genealogical research processes.
  7. Add Features Such as Collaborative Platforms: Allow users to share and discuss family histories.
  8. Market Your Project: Use targeted marketing to reach people interested in genealogy.

"I've built with various AI tools and have found Appaca to be the most efficient and user-friendly solution. In a world where only 51% of women currently integrate AI into their professional lives, Appaca has empowered me to create innovative tools in record time that are transforming the workplace experience for women across Australia."

Cheyanne Carter
Founder, Edubuddy

"At ai.boop.solutions, I was searching for a tool that would help me build an AI-based support platform for aspiring entrepreneurs, but I didn’t have the resources to develop the entire architecture myself. Appaca.ai was designed precisely for this purpose. It offers a user-friendly interface packed with features and versatile components that you can combine in countless ways. The team is incredibly supportive, and I confidently recommend it to anyone with a great idea but without a full IT department to back them up."

Katalin Dörnyei
Founder, Boop Solutions

FAQs

What are some unique genealogy side projects?

Unique genealogy side projects include developing ancestry apps, writing historical articles, conducting specialized research services, and hosting virtual family history tours.

How can AI aid genealogists?

AI assists genealogists by automating mundane tasks, finding hidden genealogical links, and improving data entry and organization, thus enhancing the overall research process.

What is Appaca, and how can it help me?

Appaca is an AI platform that allows you to create tailored applications for genealogical research. It offers resources for building interfaces, customizing AI models, and managing data effectively.

How do I start making money with genealogy projects?

To monetize genealogy projects, consider offering premium services like in-depth research, personalized ancestry books, online courses, consultancy, or selling specialized genealogy tools and apps.

What is Appaca?

Appaca is a no-code platform for building AI apps. You can use Appaca to build complete AI products for your startups, businesses, or customers without requiring developer help. The platform supports various AI models including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Flux Image model.

What is an AI Credit?

AI credits are the system to bill AI usage. Appaca uses that AI credit system to streamline the usage of different AI models in one go. You can use any AI model across your application. For the cost of AI credit for different AI models, please see our pricing page.

Can I make money with the app I built on Appaca?

Yes, you can monetise your AI app easily. All you need to do is to enable monetisation in your app with one click. You will be prompted to set up Stripe account easily. Once you have enabled your monetisation, you can create subscription plans for your app.

For the usage of AI, our AI credit system allows you to bill your customers. You can simply set how much credit you want to charge for your customers. It all comes out of the box.

Can I get more credits?

Absolutely. You can top up AI credits as much as you want if your credits are low.

Can I connect my custom domain to my app?

Yes, you can use your own custom domain name as long as you are on any paid plan.

Are there integrations?

Yes. You can integrate with other third-party tools via API or Webhook in your action workflows builder. We are frequently shipping native integration as well.

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