It all depends on the level of interest, the depth of services offered, and the requirements of the clients. I was thinking an annual fee of around $300 - $500 depending on how many participants we had.  After the first year, we could see how much marketing we needed, what was left, and how much money we needed to continue the effort.  There would also be a transaction fee of anywhere from $1.00 to $10.00 depending on the services requested.  For instance if we need to rekey the search in order to offer the format required by the client it would obviously cost more than if the abstractor used the available technology to do that part themselves. 

With enough participation, we can keep the costs affordable.  Since we don't know how effective our initial marketing will be, we can't say for sure.  The annual fee could go up or down depending on how much we need to spend to have an effective marketing capaign.  The key is spread the costs over as many users as possible.

Robert A. Franco
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