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What's Your Hobby?

Do you have a Hobby or do you wish you had a one?

Whether you have a hobby or wish you did, have you ever day-dreamed about having a nice little side business doing what you love?

Yes? We thought so! Nearly every mom we talk to has dreamed about something like this at one time or another.

But then what happens?

We get too busy! Yep, families, friends, jobs, meetings, deadlines...busy, busy, busy.

Well we are going to do an Internet "No, No" and shout:

YOU CAN BUILD A SUCCESSFUL, PROFITABLE, REAL BUSINESS DOING WHAT YOU LOVE!

Okay, we're fine now. Sorry about that. We are just going crazy trying to convince moms that it doesn't have to be the way it is. You know, 9 to 5, childcare, traffic jams, rushing all the time.

Yes, it will take time to make the necessary changes but it will be so worth it! We're both doing it and so is Amber...

Yep, Amber took her love for crafts and turned it into a home based business niche.

Imagine rediscovering an old pastime and actually wanting to spend time redeveloping it. Or picture yourself spending more and more time being able to enjoy your passion and share your knowledge with others who like the same things. Then take it a step further and picture yourself earning income from your hobby-turned-business.

Sounds pretty good doesn't it? Now don't get too far ahead of us, we are not trying to sell you on the ole "get rich quick" line. You will definitely have to devote significant time in order to develop and build your special interest into an income generating business. There's no such thing as easy money overnight.

This site will help you get started and grow a WAHM business. You'll find all the latest quality WAHM resources here on Niche Build It! to help you go from asking "What is my hobby?" to sharing with other moms like this... "I am earning income from my hobby-turned-business!"

We hope you will at least consider the notion that it's really possible for you to become a Work At Home Mom.

Here are some suggestions to get you thinking...

Discover/Rediscover Your Hobby

What's your favorite pastime or activity?

If you already have one in mind, skip to the following section.

If not, here are a few ideas to help that long lost hobby re-emerge.

Look Through Mementos/Photos

Do you have a memento box somewhere? If so, go and get it now.

Do you have photos from when you were a child, young adult or even from just 10 years ago? If you do, bring them out!

Now you will do a little time traveling. No, this is not silly. This is actually a pretty healthy exercise. It will stimulate your memories and somewhere in the mementos and photos you may begin to remember some of the things you enjoyed before "busy-ness" got in the way.

Did you used to draw, paint, take photos, swim, golf, bird watch, write poetry, explore, collect rocks, sew, quilt, bead, fish, woodwork, etc? Stretch your imagination like a child. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you feel stimulated about re-visiting that long forgotten pastime.

Look very closely at your photos. Pull out school memory/year books and read what your friends and teachers wrote. Glance at your school report cards and try to remember what classes you enjoyed and why. Read between the lines of things you wrote. What do the little trinkets represent? Are there ribbons? medals?

What do you remember? Did you like certain seasons? How did you spend your free time? Did you have a lot of friends or a few close ones? Did you work during the summers?

Focus and Reflect

If you focus and spend time doing this exercise, SOMETHING is bound to emerge. At first it may be a bit hazy or you may clearly remember an interest that you have abandoned long ago. Does the thought excite you? Fill you with anticipation?

Give yourself a few days and be sure to write down your thoughts.

Have you discovered an old interest? Does it still excite you today? Can you imagine how much fun it might be to re-develop that interest again? We bet there is so much more to learn!

If you didn't come up with anything, don't worry. We have lots of other suggestions for brainstorming.

Build a Hobby-Related Business

Once you have an idea or two in mind, think of your hobby in terms of a Web site. No, we are not kidding! Anyone can build a Web site these days. Technology has made it so easy that even my kids are doing it! Yep, tweeners and teens.

More on doing a Web site in just a bit. For now, start to think about everything you need in order to have a past-time like yours. Resources, books, organizing products, ANYTHING at all that would make it more enjoyable.

Write It Down!

Why are you doing this? Think about it for a moment. YOU would buy all of the items you need to enjoy your special interest, right? Well it's entirely possible that you could SELL those very items on your own Web site that's all about your favorite hobby.

Are your wheels spinning yet? We thought so! Keep reading...and DON'T discount the Web site idea. Once you get going on this, you are going to LOVE it!

Okay, let's take stock. You have some ideas, and some potential products, necessities, etc. that you might be able to offer to hobby enthusiasts.

The Next Step

Download the *free* Affiliate Masters Course. Why? Because this is one of the best ways to monetize a hobby-turned-web-business. Print it out and read it. Then come back here and click on "Brainstorming."

Just in case... please bookmark this site. See you in a while!

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