How I turned my gardening hobby
into a web site business

I've worked as a magazine editor and writer for most of my life. When I started gardening in 1991, I had no idea that my hobby would take over my life, eventually turning into a garden-writing and design business.

Once I had my business started, I needed a web site. I began with a free site provided by my internet server and designed by a friend who knew html.

The trouble was that every time I wanted add something or update my site, I'd get something wrong and have to bother my friend. And, of course, unless I gave people the web address, there was no way they would find me on the internet.

How I started my Flower Gardening site

My site-building frustrations got me searching for a better way, and I found it with Site Build It, which I heard about through another garden writer who was using it for his site.

I bought SBI and began working with it in late 2003 when a major national magazine client and I parted company.

My goal at first was simply to replace the earnings from that client by creating a site with small ads on it.

But these days - using Google's Adsense program and affiliate links - my site earns more than all my magazine contracts combined.

As a writer, it's been a wonderfully liberating experience to become my own publisher! I couldn't have done it without SBI.

Creating and updating web pages, marketing my site - and keeping up with the evolving world wide web - SBI helps with it all.

SBI appeals to web site novices (but a lot of experienced techies use it too) because it includes all the tools that handle important behind-the-scenes stuff - like html, using keywords effectively, web hosting, submitting to search engines, tracking links and visitor numbers.

At the heart of SBI is an action guide, tools for brainstorming site topics and keywords, design templates (no html experience necesssary), and solid guidelines for organizing site content in search-engine-friendly ways.

Best of all, with Site-Build-It you can create a site that earns you money instead of just costing money.

Web success begins with content that attracts visitors

Nothing happens by chance on the web: The key is attracting visitors to your site. Many companies offer web hosting and site-creation tools, but SBI delivers RESULTS.

When measured by visitor numbers, my site is ranked in the TOP ONE PERCENT of the internet. You'll find Flower-Gardening-Made-Easy featured in this selection of real world sites.

Concerns about writing?

If you've read this far, you might just be thinking, well, it's ok for her, she's been a journalist all her life, "but I can't write."

Well, actually besides teaching you how to build a successful website, SBI also shows you how to write compelling and readable content.

Ken Evoy, the founder and president of SBI, wrote an e-book called Make Your Words Sell, all about how to write for the web.

The book has always been available free to SBI subscribers, but outsiders had to buy it. However, it's now a totally free download for anyone.

Realizing the real possibilities of the world wide web

SBI is the brainchild of Ken Evoy, whose fascination with the internet more than a decade ago led him to create an integrated set of web tools tailored to individuals and small businesses.

In this short video, he explains how anyone with a passion and knowledge about a hobby or business can create a successful web site.

If you want to learn more right now about the process that I went through to build my site, grab a coffee, and watch this detailed video of the SBI site-building process.

Yes, creating an effective web site takes time, work and dedication (but it's been a lot of fun too).

Much more than site-building

I'm not the most technically-adept person (although I have learned many techie things since I started), but I was able to create my site all by myself following the action guide.

For me, the best thing about SBI has been having my own internet coach to walk me through all the steps of web site and small business creation. That's been a huge benefit - because, after all, I'm a garden writer and photographer, and not a computer or business expert.

Bottom line: I recommend SBI because it gives you so much more than site-building: it teaches you how to create a business online. Just remember, like starting a garden, building a web site takes time.

Growth takes time: no garden or web site is ever finished overnight.

Thanks for visiting my site. I look forward to hearing from you.

"The Everlasting Bloom Expert"

 

PS: By the way, if you buy SBI, it's completely risk free. SiteSell.com will give you a FULL refund if you decide that it's not right for you - no catch at all.

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