Keep Fit, Lose Weight AND Make Money

A friend of mine at the gym has always been a fitness fanatic. She spent hours at the gym exercising, doing aerobics classes, swimming and consequently kept herself in good shape. She is very particular what and how much she eats and made a point of finding out all about nutrition and healthy diets.

She studied a number of books on fitness, exercise, pilates, yoga, dietary health, etc, and became very knowledgeable about many aspects of keeping fit.

She got a job at a gym helping in the café because she got free use of the gym facilities and could use them at any time she was not on duty. This meant she met a lot more of the members socially and found people started asking her how she kept so fit and what they themselves could do to lose more weight, get fitter, etc.

At first she was happy to help all she could and devised a number of fitness programmes for people. Someone said she should charge a fee for doing this and set herself up as a professional lifestyle coach.

She made enquiries about becoming a personal trainer and enrolled on some courses for specialist disciplines. She soon became qualified and began taking on private clients. Her clients pay her £30/£35 per session and she now has more work than she can cope with.

So, she is now earning a living doing something she always loved doing, her fitness hobby, and is happier than ever.

Can a carpenter make money on eBay?

A young friend of mine, who is a trained and experienced carpenter and joiner, just asked me "Can you think of anything I can make out of wood that I can sell on eBay?" He has access to offcuts of quality timber and often makes small wooden knick-knacks at home as a kind of hobby.

Not having immediate access to my files and notes on the subject of eBay ideas, and while giving due thought to eBay sellers' principles of items needing to be fairly small, more or less unbreakable, easy to pack into a parcel, and light enough to be cheap to post, I couldn't actually come up with anything on the spur of the moment.

All I could suggest was that he spend some time looking round gift shops, cheap shops, pet shops, hardware and homeware stores, for wooden items that are already on sale.

If he sees an article made of wood that he thinks he could make himself, he should consider how he could improve on the design, personalise it for individuals, ie., with a persons name or a witty slogan etc., or combine it with another idea to bring something new to the marketplace.

He began to get very enthusiastic about building up a home business making wooden craft items and selling them online. Together we came up with a few ideas such as house name boards, bird feeders, pet boxes and hutches, toy furniture, wooden toys, cooking utensils and storage boxes, dolls houses, specially designed picture frames, small book shelves, CD/DVD racks, nursery furniture and equipment, novelty clock faces ... we went on and on.

When I came away he had a new sparkle in his eyes and was talking about making a range of wooden gift items to offer to local shops on a wholesale basis as well as selling them online. I think the Internet has found another online entrepreneur!

My Own Money Making Hobby

You might say my own money making hobby is my computer. I spend more time sat at my computer keyboard than on anything else. It is the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do at night.

I check my emails, I check my website stats, Twitter, Facebook, affiliate sites, share dealings, Google Adsense ... I tweek and update my websites and add new content ... I admit I sometimes play simple games like Freecell just for a break while I have a cup of coffee.

Of course I do have a LIFE! I play golf, squash, go to the gym, eat out, visit friends and family, keep the garden tidy, do any necessary DIY around the home, all the usual things. But, when I'm not doing all these other things, I'm on the computer. Dreaming, scheming, thinking up new money making ideas, I'm always researching, learning, picking up tips and tricks that will "come in handy some day".

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I've learned a lot about working from home, making money online, using the Internet to advertise business, but there's still a long way to go. Such a lot to learn, and things are constantly changing, like eBay rules, Google's search algorythms, SEO, public awareness and preferences, etc, etc. Even the changing seasons bring new challenges and create different demands and interests. It's hard to keep up.

I almost envy anyone who has no interest at all in earning extra cash or making a living on the Internet. Their's must be a joyously simple life if they only use their PC for the occasional email or to Google something.

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Personally, I prefer my own chaotic search for money making ideas and the means of putting them into practice. It keeps me mentally young, alert to the cash generating opportunities offered by the Internet and its billions of users. I'm constantly evaluating work from home, money-making business ideas and picking up bits of information and handy tips which I can use in my own enterprises.

You should be doing the same! One day you might hit on an idea that you can stamp your own personality onto and get started on the road to riches!

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