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4) Know What You Want. Why are you hiring a Genealogist, what are your goals? Are you trying to connect a person to a place at a certain timeframe? Are you trying to establish that John was the son of James? Are you trying to find out if John Smith even existed? The more specific you can get the better the Genealogist can help you.
5) Give a copy of your work to him/her. This will help the Genealogist understand the relationships between your ancestors and also allow him/her to know exactly where your problem area begins. An added bonus is that you won't be paying for research you already know about.
6) Keep all coorespondence until the job has been completed. This will serve as a paper-trial if problems arise between you two.
Go with your instincts. They are a lot of people offering their services, shop around and ask questions until you are satisfied with who you have chosen. There are still risks dealing with someone you have never met but the majority of people sincerely want your business, and repeat business. Lisa and I've hired Genealogists from England, Germany and Sweden and after using the steps above, have had wonderful results.
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