As many people are keen to get their Wills arranged for free (based on the very high volume of searches each month for ‘free Wills’ or ‘free Will templates on Google) it would seem that many people do not want to spend any money on this important legal document.

On top of that many people are also seeking ‘DIY Wills’ or even ‘cheap DIY Wills’ so these people are probably looking for a low priced way to draft their Will.

These two groups of Google searchers, who may sometimes be the same people, have something in common, apart from the obvious. They are both setting themselves up to take on the same risk of completely mucking up their inheritance planning. The Will form or template adopted, be it free or just cheap, may be OK for the personal circumstances of the user (or it may not as are some are plain awful and dangerous) but even then can the avid Will DIYer write it correctly and can they be sure that it is valid?

This is always always the big question. How on earth can anyone get the much vaunted peace of mind that comes from doing your Will and making sure your loved ones are getting what they are due if you are not even sure about the validity.

An answer to this may be to give away free Will templates and offer a Will checking service as a modest upgrade. This would be a good answer for those who are willing to spend some money on getting it right but others will not want to even spend a penny!

This sounds like a good idea to me and would help lots of people if they get it right at a modest cost. This is in fact a Freemium model!