Family tree and DNA general instructions

I originally wrote part of this as a reply to someone, hopefully what I've learned will help someone not waste time doing their tree. If anyone has any tips or correction of info, please let me know. I've been doing my family tree since fall of 2015, our DNA June 2016 so am fairly new myself. I wish I had found a basic guide but instead learned everything the hard way. My goal is to leave a tree for my kids, grand kids and my hubs grand daughter...

Black market & Gray market Victims
BLACK MARKET ADOPTEES

For decades, and even today, there have existed many Black Market Adoption facilitators and networks in the United States and internationally. They sell switched and stolen babies, as well as voluntarily relinquished babies from unsuspecting parents to unsuspecting adopters. Some adopters, desperate for a child, have knowingly paid huge sums to unscrupulous baby brokers. The adoptions often become "legalized"...

See my blog post Adoption DNA searches for DNA search tips and Family tree and DNA general instructions

Check the links below to see if the state of your adoption has given access to records
AAC - American Adoption Congress - state-by-state legislative efforts to obtain access for adult adoptees to their original birth certificates. Find your state here.
Adoption Search and Reunion - STATES' LAWS & LINKS original birth certificate info as well as state reunion registry...

DNA is the easiest way to find out your family history. This is how it works. The more sites you test at, the better chance you'll have to find your family. Also see my blog post Family tree and DNA general instructions I explain how to upload your raw data from Ancestry, 23 and me or Family Tree DNA to other sites free.

Best advice I can give you is to consider doing your DNA at the 3 main sites. Many birth parents and adoptees have done DNA to search for their family, especially...