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, getting indexed by the search engines, learning how to market my site - and keeping up with the ever-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 provides the knowledge and the tools you need to take care of all the behind the scenes stuff, like html, using keywords effectively, how to structure your content, site hosting, and submitting to search engines.
Get a site custom-built for your business
People looking for products and services these days are more likely to go to the web than the Yellow Pages.
And that's why every small business needs a good web site.
But obviously, if you're running a small business, you're too busy to take time out build a web site yourself - and anyway, it's not your area of expertise.
Yes, you could hire a local web designer, and maybe you've tried that. But unfortunately, while many webmasters can create sharp-looking sites, most of them just don't know how to build a web site that really works.
SiteSell Services could be what you've been looking for: You can now hire an SBI web expert to build a site for you using all the SBI tools and strategies.
Go to SiteSell Services to find out how the service works, what is included, what it costs, and to visit sample sites.
It includes an action guide, help for brainstorming ideas and keywords, design templates (no html experience necesssary), search engine ranking strategies, etc.
Best of all, Site-Build-It shows you how to create a site that earns you money instead of just costing money.
Web success begins
with content that attracts visitors
On the internet nothing happens by chance: You have to attract visitors to your site. Many companies offer web hosting and tools, but when you follow SBI's action guide and create quality content, 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.
SBI is the brainchild of Ken Evoy, whose fascination with the possibilities of the internet more than a decade ago led him see a need for an integrated set of web tools for 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.
To learn more about the process that I went through to build my gardening site, grab a coffee, and take time to watch this detailed video which outlines 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 doing this), 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 is a process and requires time for growth: no garden or web site is ever finished in a day.
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, and there's no catch at all. So if you've been tempted to create a web site, but worried about the tech challenges, why not investigate SBI, and give it try?
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