Starting an online business: a great way to share your passion with the world, and profit from your efforts at the same time.
Starting a virtual business can be as easy as turning one of your hobbies into a money-maker. That’s exactly what Michael Boyter did with his FamilyHistoryProducts.com site.
Michael had an interest in genealogy, and he transformed that into a lucrative home business.
On his site, Michael explains that he got his interest in family history from his grandmother. In 2000, he wrote an e-book, “Memorygrabber,” designed to help people put together their own family memories into historical treasures that can be enjoyed for generations to come.
Then he used “Site Build It!”, a product from SiteSell.com, to create FamilyHistoryProducts.com. SBI helps you assemble an attractive website, and also shows you how to start bringing in visitor traffic to your site.
You effectively “hook” people with your informative or entertaining content, and then you figure out ways to “monetize” them -- i.e., to earn money without annoying or pestering your readers.
Michael’s idea for starting an online business was to sell his e-book along with quite a few other family-history themed products. They’re all aimed at helping people preserve memories, write their own autobiographies, and assemble scrapbooks. Michael’s dedication to family and the preservation of family history is truly inspiring.
As you can see, starting an online business isn’t as difficult as you might have thought. The SBI tools can help anyone put together an attractive site, even if you don’t have any previous website experience. All you have to do is follow the step-by-step guide that comes with the product, and most importantly, stay true to your vision of helping others to share your passion for your subject.
What are you passionate about? What do you know a lot about? What are your hobbies and interests? Those questions are a good place to start as you work to determine your online niche.
So why go to the trouble of starting an online business? Many people find it very useful because it produces a secondary source of income. This can be a godsend if you’re trying to get out of debt or save money for a rainy day.
An online business gives you choices – options – more personal and financial freedom, as well as freedom over your time and resources.
Michael found another advantage, too: It has allowed him to share his enthusiasm for genealogy with the entire world, which is full of like-minded genealogy enthusiasts.
Now thousands of other people are catching the fever and researching their own ancestors, writing down their own histories, and preserving memories for their children and grandchildren.
What a great legacy to leave behind for your descendants - and what a great thing Michael has done, encouraging people to preserve their family history and also showing people how they too can succeed online!
The fact that he’s made some real money along the way ... well, that’s just icing on the cake, right?
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