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And that is when it began...
When I first met Anna, I was excited to know that she was half Korean. Her mother was born there and lived in Korea half her life before moving to the United States. I thought it would be clever of me and give me a little boost getting on her mother's good side if I learned a few phrases in Korean. I never would have thought it would continue for the rest of my life, or develop into a successful website that brings me income!
As I started learning Korean, I couldn't quit. I loved every minute of it! I would order books, programs, and look for classes so I could continue to learn Korean.
There was just one problem...
All of these cost money! There were few websites around to learn Korean. The few that were around either had little to teach, or taught using Romanization, a method I never liked. Without the money, it was hard to try courses. Of course, I had found several I greatly enjoyed and were very beneficial (check them out here), but I still enjoyed looking at everything possible.
What a dilemma...
How can I get some money?
After all, I am still a full time student at university. I couldn't work. All part-time jobs were taken. On top of that, I never wanted to be stuck working different hours on different days at the command of a manager.
So I began to look online. I needed to find a way to make money that would allow me to work when I wanted to work but would also bring in some income. I tried get-rich-quick schemes that never worked. I tried mystery shopping, wholesale directories, selling used textbooks, everything I could get my hands on. Unfortunately, none of it worked, and I had less money than before.
But one day, I was reading reviews online and ran across something quite interesting.... It greatly interested me. I could:
- Work whenever I had time
- Work from home
- Earn substantial income
and best of all...
- I could work doing what I love!
I could build a website based on passion, using an easy program called SBI.
I was not about to jump into this without research though. I had been fooled one too many times, and I had learned. What inspired me was the proof that was offered. I could look at hundreds of other sites that were succeeding using SBI.
The company wasn't trying to fool me into anything. They mention up front it will not get someone rich quick. It will give them long-term income and a solid business, though! I liked the honesty. They know to be honest, because they know it works. They even provided me with all the knowledge I needed in order to compare SBI sites to any other websites. This way, it allowed me to make an informed decision.
It was the passion for Korean that brought me an income
And that is what it is all about. Building a site based on passion. I already had lots of knowledge about my passion. It would be easy to write a website about it, and best of all, it would be fun! Work fun? You say 'Yea Right!' Well, it is right, when your work is something you love.
My passion is Korean. I love everything about the language and the culture. When I came across SBI I knew it was perfect. I began building this Korean site May 31, 2005, with no prior knowledge on how to build a website. It is now in the top 1% of all websites and it has only been 6 months. Is that get-rich-quick? By all means, no. But is it setting me up for a long-term business? It sure is!
And I love every minute of it. I love the freedom I have building a website. I work whenever it suits my schedule. But hey, I work every chance I get :-) I love what I do.
Do you have a passion? I'm sure you do! Everyone has a passion. Everyone knows something about something. Do you feel you couldn't build a long-term business based on it and earn substantial income? Think again! The tools are already provided for you to look it up and see if it would be right for you.
There have been many successful websites based on anything and everything you can think of. Juggling, weddings, vacations, children, ferrets, dogs...It's no secret. Take a look here to see hundreds of these successful sites.
The Results...
I now have conversations in Korean all the time. I can afford to purchase Korean textbooks, or travel to Korea. I have a job that allows me to work when I want, where I want, and how I want. I no longer have to try to squeeze in a part time job while I am at college. Maybe one day I won't even need a full time job when I graduate college. I'm not there yet, it's only been six months. But the income sure is growing, and that is all I was aiming for.
I am still happily together with my girlfriend, Anna, and I still try to impress her mother with Korean :-) My major in college? Completely undecided. But I do know that no matter what happens in the future, I will always have extra income from SBI.
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