tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post7981382289950074394..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Genealogy - a declining market?JDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-2325888067348611672015-02-05T12:04:40.501-05:002015-02-05T12:04:40.501-05:00Ancestry is now competing for dollars from people ...Ancestry is now competing for dollars from people who are spending money on dna tests and who have other avenues for research as well. Many retired people cannot afford to pay the large annual fee, and after the initial usage and gathering of a lot of information, are not motivated to renew. I did not receive any reminders,request or incentives to renew my subscription. I can use Ancestry at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-31197852452230615932015-02-05T10:59:40.878-05:002015-02-05T10:59:40.878-05:00This article provides some potential reasons for t...This article provides some potential reasons for the decline, especially that LDS church members may be letting their memberships lapse as they take advantage of the arrangement between ancestry and family search which allows free access to ancestry for church members:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140724231020-31267915-the-truth-behind-ancestry-com-s-recent-subscriber-lossesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com