I have already created a tree on Geni using a mass GEDCOM export, but lots and lots of records, information, relationships and media were not imported into Geni. So I did a test: I chose one person from my FTM tree, exported her as a GEDCOM file, and imported her into Geni. For some reason I had to create a profile for her first on Geni (just her name) and import her GEDCOM file into that profile. When I looked to see what I had accomplished, I found that none of her relatives had transferred over; no media or sources had; and the only facts that had been added were her birth and death info.
Before I do any more work on Geni, I have to know (1) what information from my FTM profiles (which is mainly based on my Ancestry profiles) is SUPPOSED to be included in a GEDCOM export and (2) which information is SUPPOSED to be imported into a Geni profile from the GEDCOM. I also need to know whether there is a difference between creating from scratch a family tree on Geni using a GEDCOM file exported from, say, FTM, on the one hand, and importing people a la carte, so to speak, into an already existing tree, on the other. I need to know, as well, whether there is in fact a way to get EVERYTHING currently in my FTM tree into my Geni tree, or whether I’m going to have to delete my Geni tree and start from scratch with a newly exported GEDCOM file — if in fact this will accomplish anything. If I have to continue adding people, information and media to my Geni tree a la carte (which seems a tremendous waste of time), what is the best way to do that?
I may be missing something obvious, or I may be misunderstanding the nature and purpose of Geni. But at the moment I'm stymied. Any clarification would be much appreciated.
Thanks.