Hi Linda, \o/ O /\ ~~~~~ AND ADLANDER'S What are my interests and hobbies? 1. Christian Ministy 2. Family 3. Networking 4. Meeting New People 5. Web design "But I hate cookie cutter site". 6. Research on just about any subject I beleieve as long as we still learning we are still growing. 7. Writting is another thing I love to do. 8. Oh ofcourse I love the Internet because I get to do may of the above things by using the net. 9. Teaching peoples Gods word and or business many years experience in both areas. 10. Helping others There is no set order other than I try to keep things in God Order with Him in first place, Family second and Work, business, ministry, research etc come in the remaining time in a day. God Bless Johny

Hi Linda, My Interests and hobbies are: My family My grandchildren Volunteer work Reading Golf Crafts Gardening Travel with my Hubby,By train, I hate to fly. Any outdoor activity Science The Childrens Museum The Childrens Arthouse Theatre These are not in any particular order except for the first three.

Linda, Could have sworn I answered before, but my name's not on the list :-( Here are a few of my interests (I'm older, so all of them would take waaaay too much space). * my grandchildren * reading (started with classics, worked my way through Gothic novels, sci-fi, crime/law/police novels now exclusively success literature and the metaphysical) * handcrafts, especially counted cross-stitch and crochet * gardening, especially blooming perennials * Toastmasters * teaching anything cool I've learned * personal finance management * real estate (I'm a broker) * home-based business * residual income * philanthropy * listening to music, especially blues * singing, especially folk and gospel * poker * trivia games * table games of skill and strategy (CashFlow, Scrabble, dominoes, bridge) * just about anything you can do with a computer (maybe it's the computer I'm interested in) * travel with my husband That's enough, right? OK, where's part 2? Cheri

Hey, now I am intrigued about part II ;0) Concerts or any type of live shows of music Crafts Dancing/Ballet/Theatre My kids My girlfriends Scrapbooking My Faith And these are not in any kind of order.;0)

Hi again! ==================== That's enough, right? OK, where's part 2? ==================== Right you are... we have enough! Look in your list of interests. Do you see your web business there? I notice that many of you can say "YES" - but if the answer is no, here's a thought for you. And, even if the answer is yes, keep reading. You'll see why. : ) Go through your hobby/interest list and stroke out any that require "qualifications" that you don't have. For example, I am fascinated by psychology and read it a lot - but I sure am not qualified to hang out a psychologist's shingle. lol Then, of the ones that are remaining, take one and make it an online hobby. Build yourself a little sandbox to play in. Surf the net for an evening to see what's "out there" for people with that hobby. Look in the clickbank marketplace (clickbank.com) to see what's available for sale, too. Most merchants there pay 40%-75% commission. Check commissionjunction.com, too. Bookmark anything you find that you like, or just save the urls in a notepad. Save urls to things for sale that look neat, as well as just sites that are fun. Then start a blog (or a website if you know how) about that topic. If it's a blog, you can talk about all the things you found. If you post 3 times a week and your first night of surfing found 12 cool things or sites, you have 4 weeks of post ideas already. Whenever you are covering a site that has a product where a commission is paid, make the link to the site an affiliate link. The nice thing is that because the blog or site is about something you're interested in, it won't be a chore to "play in your sandbox" twice a week or so. So far, I have created two "hobby" sites. One is about sewing (one of my hobbies) and the other is about pets (another of my hobbies) The pet site I share with my daughter, who loves cats. My sewing site has over 700 members and makes a few hundred a month for me. Not lots, but an amount most people would be happy with. And - it's not a blog, so I only spend one day a month working on it. The pet site we just launched the last week of October so it still has to grow. See, one thing I noticed is that a lot of people try really hard to make a business fly, but they are not always enjoying it. Often when they build something without the thought "I have to make this a business" and instead have the thought "this is my sandbox to play in" - they have fun. As they are busy having fun, they are usually pleased to see when it starts making money for them. That's what happened with Pierre's hobby "collector" site (ebay) and many other people that started something that's just fun to them. My sewing site is seeing that, too. I begin to think that the fun the owner is having rubs off on people visiting the site... and it starts to succeed as a business. Why not give it a whirl? Especially if you start out as a blog - it doesn't cost anything to start a blog (blogger.com is good) -- and if you start getting a following and making some sales, you can attach a website to it. Incidentally, if you do start with a blog, try pick a name that tells the subject. Like LorriesSewing.blogger.com or dansoldcars.blogger.com When people see the name, they'll know right away what it's about. And heck, when you post about a site you like, let the site owner know. Some of them will link back to you to say thanks. So what do you think? Look in your list. See anything that would make a fun "sandbox" to play in a couple of times a week. If you do, show us what you're working on. I'd be happy to help where I can! : ) Linda P.S. And yes, this is the beginning of picking a "niche" that's fun and interesting to you.