Make Money While You Travel:
Build Your Own Site

The fact that I own and manage this website never ceases to amaze me.

Not very long ago at all (measured in months), I had no idea I would own a website, let alone build it myself.

I didn't know what html meant (I still don't). I had no idea how the written word (on the screen) got inside the computer and onto a website.

I had no clue about how to get people to come to my website - and I certainly had no inkling that you could make money (and very decent money) with a website.

I'm an old-fashioned journalist. I started in the print media, and I still remember the day our first computer screen appeared in the newsroom (not on my desk, thank heavens). We all had our turn - tapping out a headline that we could miraculously make bigger or smaller by adding a bunch of letters and symbols - I now know they're called codes.

When my turn ended I was tremendously relieved I was a writer and would never have to deal with that monster machine again.

So when I started this site, it was with a rather large dose of skepticism and trepidation. A website? Me? I can barely manage email!

My brother, who does know about computer things, threatened to move to another continent when I started my site - he expected to be bombarded with questions at all hours of the day or night - how do you... why is the... how come it...

Yet here I am. My homepage was up within a few days of starting my website, and I've been putting up at least a page a week - and often more - ever since.

How did I do it?

I'm still not sure but if I can, you can. If you can surf the internet and write a Microsoft Word document, you can do this. No special skills, no knowledge needed. Just passion, and persistence.

Having had to work my way across continents, I was researching how to make money on the road through the Internet. I have no idea how I found this company, which is called SBI, but somehow, I got lucky.

I say lucky because most companies that help you build websites either assume you already know something about the web (I didn't) or try to sell you a get rich quick scheme. This one did neither.

I started from scratch, and I learned the ropes much faster than I would have ever expected. And they seemed honest - no scams, no spam, just a great community of people working to put up good websites filled with useful information.

This sounded perfect! If I could put up a travel website that brought in money, I could then maintain it from anywhere in the world. What a perfect way to combine earning with travel!

So I went ahead and decided to take the plunge, and built a website. Now I'm having so much fun I can't wait to get back to it every day - I just wish I could do this full time.

As I said, I've only been at this for a few months so please don't take my word for it - but have a look at what other members of the SBI community are saying. They've built their own websites and are far more advanced than I am.

If you love travel but don't want a travel website, you can build one about something else (my next one may not have anything to do with travel - and yes, I'm hooked, there will be a next one!). As long as it's something you care about (and won't get bored with), there could be a website lurking somewhere in your future too. The video below tells the story of how horse breeders in southern Spain built their own site.

I'll update this page every few months to give you the latest on how my website building is advancing, so please check back once in a while. I'm not on the road right now (this is one of those stay put, make money times) but next time I do hit the road, my site will make sure I earn an income along the way.