About Us and SBI
We started this web-site, Journey to Germany, just a few months after our arrival in this wunderbar country.
We decided that someone had to do something about it; to share our experiences, to make it easier for newcomers who do not speak much German on arrival. But, How? We did find a couple of web-sites in English about Germany, but they were mostly written by German people and lack the perspective of an Auslander (a foreigner). What might seem too obvious or unnecessary for a German to explain can be an extraordinary fact for a newcomer. For example, see the section on Housing and the definition of unfurnished rentals in Germany! We then thought of making a web-site ourselves, one written by and for Auslanders, but how do you do that? We are not web designers and do not have loads of money to pay someone to make one. We also really enjoy sharing our own ideas and experiences and telling stories to others. We found the solution through a blogger friend: she was going to try to make her own web-site using something called SBI (Site Build It). Now, as anyone who has surfed the net a bit knows very well, there are a lot of gimmicks out there to make money fast and easy, and we were wondering if this was one of them. But it turned out that SBI was NOT: it takes time and energy to make a web-site, but it is genuinely helpful. The rewards are there for you too in the end. You can make a professional looking web-site without having to learn HTML codes and designer tools. It is easy to use and the guide book takes you every step of the way; from your first idea to the finishing touches. Everyone has a hobby, a skill, an area of expertise or a subject that they'll like to share with others and maybe even make some money in the process. SBI is there for you. They help you find the perfect topic for your site, build it, get traffic to it, and then they teach you how to make money with it, no matter what it is about! How do we make money with an informative web-site like ours with nothing to sell?At the moment, mostly with advertising. You probably saw the links throughout our site that say "Ads by Google". Every time someone clicks on one of these we make a little bit of money.But there are other ways too. SBI will show you how to do it! Have a look at the SBI Video Tour to get an idea of how it works (or the Quick Tour if you're on dial up).And have a look at this: hundreds of successful SBI web-sites, built by non-geek people like you and me. All these sites are in the top 1% of the most successful sites on the web. They've got traffic! It is user-friendly and gives you results! Try SBI, you won't regret it! If we can do it, so can you! Return to Home Page from About Us
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