Before I tell you about how I started my online business have a look at the widget on the left. It tells you how many people visit my site in every month. Most websites don't even get 50 visitors a day. So how is this possible? How can somebody who has no knowledge about the internet have such a successful website? No, it's no magic, it all starts with understanding the beast in order to tame it.
To own a successful online business and work from home you have to start with a site concept that works, you must be willing to spend many hours behind a computer building your business and possess a relentless dedication day after day.
It's hard work... I'll repeat that... It's hard work but if you have what it takes you may just own a successful business in a few months time (if you think that this is way too long than this is not for you).
There is no easy way but if I can do it, you can do it. And I did it with a little help from a bunch of wonderful people having the same love and dedication to share their passion with the world.
It has always been my dream to work from home but I never imagined that I'd not only work from home but own a successful online business as well.
In June 2005 I was considering starting an online business. I had already chosen a topic, it would be a website about my journey through South America; not only had I traveled for 18 months, I also had a lot of wonderful photographs (which were gathering dust in my closet) I wanted to share.
But how do you set up an online business? Do I need to know html (the code used in website pages)? Will I have to do this all by myself? There were a lot of questions seeking answers.
I started searching for a hosting company and from one site I downloaded a free ebook. The book claimed that it would guide me through all the steps necessary to own a successful online business. Skeptical as I was I started reading it; it was written by Ken Evoy, the CEO of a company called SiteSell. The book was awesome although filled with recommendations to start your online business with Site Build It! SBI!), a product from Sitesell costing $299.
My first thought was: "I'm not going to pay that kind of money."
My second thought was: "I'll just do it on a cheap hosting company."
I went through the book and registered a domain name on a cheap hosting company, I uploaded my first page and... it suddenly dawned on me that this was not going to work. If I wanted to own a "successful" online business then I had to do it right from the start.
I checked out Site Build It! (SBI!) once more and just signed up for the "free trial". What did I have to lose? Well, it was the best decision I ever made, not only is SBI! an amazing product that teaches (yes, it feels like going to college again) you step by step how to overcome the obstacles with tens of helpful tools; there is also a closed forum for SBI! owners, it's absolutely priceless.
Please understand that Site Build It! (SBI!) is not a GRQ (Get Rich Quick) product. I've been building my business on my own pace and knowing that people from all over the world visit, or better said, find my website daily to obtain travel information about South America gives me a feeling of utter satisfaction.
So, you've been thinking about working from home but you'd love to get some answers on your questions first, well... just go ahead and ask them to an experienced Site Build It! user.
If you have some time to spare why don't you have a look at this awesome video that takes you through all the steps on what SBI! is and how SBI! can work for you.
I rest my case. You can hear that I'm pretty excited about SBI! so all I can say is go for it and work from home (you set your working hours and well deserved coffee breaks on any given day).
A great addition to SBI!
I recently started using Web CEO to promote my business online. Numerous important details have been changed to Travel Amazing South America since I downloaded this free software. Once your online business is launched with Site Build It! (SBI!) you can add Web CEO to wrap it up completely and have all the tools you'll ever need to work from home.
My best wishes for your success,
Mark Van Overmeire
Founder Travel Amazing South America
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