How I Did This!

I Stand on the Shoulders of Giants!

In the early 1990s I discovered the Internet. The first website I ever visited was the Musée du Louvre. The site was not as beautiful and as interesting as it is now, and it took forever to download, but I was overwhelmed. I could travel the world from a computer! Wow!

I decided right there and then that that’s what I wanted to do when I retire. Call it intuition, call it premonition, I don’t know, but thanks to Site Build It! here I am now.

Years passed by. I worked in international trade. I helped Montreal SMEs build international marketing plans. I also guided them through the financial programs offered by both our governments to help them export their products and services to various countries.

I became interested in cultural differences. In international marketing, it’s the differences in buyer behaviour that cause problems, not the similarities. Have you heard about the Canadian company that exported its beverages in jugs that were too big for the French coolers? Can you imagine this poor French grocer trying to find a proper refrigerated location to put all those f… jugs his boss ordered from Canada? It’s funny, but unproductive and expensive.

I realized however that, except for having travelled a bit, I didn’t know much about New York, Boston, Paris, Barcelona or Ottawa even. How could I tell anyone about cultural differences without having been born, without having lived in any of those cities?

On the other hand, I could help people get acquainted with Montreal. I was born in Montreal - Hôpital Notre Dame on Sherbrooke East. I spent my childhood in Villeray and then in Ahuntsic. I studied at the Cégep du Vieux-Montreal, and then at HEC Montréal and McGill University.

I worked downtown and in the Vieux Montréal most of my life. I’ve had customers in just about every Montreal borough or district. I eventually settled in Mercier but would now like to buy a loft somewhere along the River.

I decided it was time for me “to travel the world from my computer”. I chose to introduce Montreal to virtual and actual visitors. In international trade it’s called “l’accueil”. I was going to become some kind of a Reception Committee. I was going to tell the net about Montreal and introduce Montrealers to net users. I had a plan.

This is how Montreal Business Kit started to take form. I didn’t do it right at first. I started with pages on Hotels, Restaurants, Real estate, but it didn’t feel right.

It took me awhile to realize what it was, and then, suddenly, I knew what I was going to do. I was going to build a city and then have people settle in, not the other way around. I erased all my pages and started all over again.

I didn’t use the C T P M process to its full potential when I described Montreal, but I planned on using it later, when I was going to introduce Montrealers to net surfers. I now generate sufficient traffic and can go on with the part where I talk to lots and lots of interesting Montrealers and where I tell the net about them.

This is not a Get Rich Quick story, but it sure is fascinating. I’m meeting all kinds of wonderful people and making new friends along the way.

If you’re like me, you’re probably interested in doing what it takes. You're not afraid to do the work necessary to build a REAL business that will generate long-term profits. Everyone wants to believe that GRQ is possible, but it’s not.

SBIers succeed...

• We "build it" without hiring designers, Webmasters, SEO experts, marketers.
• We build it without wasting our time on any activity that is unrelated to our business.
• We know that Ken Evoy cares fiercely about our success, that he fixes problems instead of hiding them, and that this sentiment runs all the way from the top down.

The bottom line is that SBI! has empowered me to have a website that I designed, and can update and edit myself easily.

Not to mention having all the amazing tracking tools that lets me see how my site is doing - and which keep pushing me to do more.

And those behind the scenes features, submitting to SE engines, SE ratings, traffic and link tracking, how to create income with Adsense, those are the things I was completely unaware of before SBI!.

If you think Site Build It! is for you, go ahead,
click and enter a special comfy world, the SBI! world.

Site Build It! offers a unique Service called Value Exchange.

The SVE is a unique service that encourages and facilitates the exchange of valuable business-and-traffic-building connections between high quality, similarly themed sites.

Here are my Value Exchange international contacts.

SBI! is known all over the world and I am happy to introduce you to various SBIers who built various websites on various subjects and from various countries.

China Tells This site is a valuable platform for anyone who is interested to invest, trade, or do business in China. With special knowledge and expertise, team of China Tells aims to offer information, opinion or service that equips investors with unique edge in exploring the value in China. Written in Chinese and in English.

Cooking for Fitness This site is a resource to cooking and eating healthy foods and exercising. Also on this site, nutrition information, description of cooking methods, cookbook recommendations, nutrition book recommendations, cookbooks for kids, exercise book recommendations, and food vacation information.

Dans Marketing Trust Strategic marketing your plan and home business or networking to others is about TRUSTING YOU. Once you have the trust of your customers, your business becomes as natural as the sun rises and sets every day of our lives.

Debt Consolidation Help Services. As the name implies, the purpose of these debt consolidation help services is to allow consumers to get a handle on their debt by consolidating what they owe into a more affordable monthly payment.

Delaware Vacations This Delaware hotels & vacation guide has information on the beaches, fishing spots, historic sites, timeshares, colleges, parks, and more travel information.

Every Franchise & Business Opportunity If you're researching franchise opportunities, you've come to the right place for information. The many franchises and businesses for sale listed in the database are categorized by business-type and are also listed alphabetically.

Georgia Vacations This Georgia hotels & vacation guide has information on the mountains, the coast, fishing spots, whitewater rafting, wildlife, parks, tourism and more travel information.

Hidden Vietnam Hidden Vietnam Motorcycle Tours offers you a tour of a lifetime. See the hidden Vietnam on two wheels, the best way to access and appreciate the country and its people. The site features a video description of tours.

Indiana Vacations This Indiana hotels & vacation guide has information on the mountains, the lakes, fishing spots, cross country skiing, timeshares, parks, tourism and more travel information.

Making Money and Make Money Online At Home This site is about discovering how to work from home to make money online in your home-business whether as an affiliate, in online auctions, selling cars, collectibles, crafts, jewellery, or even real estate.

Map Puerto Rico on your next trip or vacation. A Great Guide to Travel in Puerto Rico. Map Puerto Rico provides information of area tourist attractions, maps, recreational activities, history, vocational, and real estate resources in the island.

Moving Guide A site about getting free moving quote from moving companies for local move, long distance move and international move.

Native American Tribes Jewellery An informational site about genuine handcrafted Native American jewellery, including Navajo turquoise, Hopi silver and Zuni inlay jewellery.

New Jersey Beaches The New Jersey beach vacation guide has information on the NJ shores, tourism, lighthouses, birding and more.

Off Road Vietnam Off-road information, tours and adventures in Vietnam on motorbike, moped scooter, motorcycle, bike, bicycle, car, junk, train and 4x4 vehicles, kayaking and trekking... Site features a tour library of detailed itineraries and photos from the road.

Pattaya on a Budget For an amazing tropical vacation. A true Asian paradise, cheap prices on great hotels, tropical beaches, great food, its all here, see what Pattaya, has to offer.

Scuba Diving Place Scuba diving has become one of the greatest recreational sports all around the world and can even be a profession. You have found the place you need to be your resource for scuba diving information.

Short Term Apartment Rent in Zagreb This site is offering short term apartment rentals on hotel basis - per day. We would like our guests to enjoy same level of service as in a hotel, while enjoying space and comfort at affordable price provided at our apartments.

Uganda Visit and Travel Guide. If it does not appear on this Website then probably it doesn't exist. This is a site that will guide you to whatever you want to learn about Uganda.

Vietnam Motorbike Tours Off-road information, tours and adventures in Vietnam on motorbike, moped scooter, motorcycle, bike, bicycle, car, junk, train and 4x4 vehicles, kayaking and trekking. The site also features a tour library of detailed itineraries and photos from the road.

Visit Chiang Mai, Thailand Real life experiences of how to get the very best from your visit to Chiang Mai & surrounding areas, linked to Chiang Mai Arts & Crafts our online shop.

World Travel Options Feed your travel bug here and find inspiration for your next vacation. You can book accommodation, flights, tours and more. Also meet Marly, my travelling teddy bear.

Wyoming Vacations This Wyoming hotels and vacation guide has information on camping, parks, colleges, dude ranches, historical sites, fishing, outfitters, wildlife and other tourism.

Your Business Pal Your Business Pal are small business start up development consultants helping you to build profitable businesses on the Internet. Learn about starting a small business and writing a business plan.