Do you have a flair for languages and/or would you like to learn the world’s universal language - Esperanto? Then this business idea might be just right for you.
In the late eighteen hundreds a Polish eye doctor named Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof created a simple language - Esperanto, that he hoped would change the world in that everyone could speak the same language.
Dr. Zamenhof was 15 was when he started working on the brilliant idea that was to take up most of his life - a language that everybody on Earth would learn and understand.
Now perhaps I have been living under a rock, but I had never heard of the Esperanto language.
But after reading the Wikipedia entry about Esperanto which you can also read by
clicking here,
I was fascinated!
This article is a must read if you want to know all about the history of this language and how it is being used in the world today.
So how to turn this into a business idea?
Well there are many written works in this language, and you could sell books that you translate into Esperanto, either in printed format or in digital format.
So if by chance, you already know this language, take advantage of the skill you already possess.
This could be a great 'business idea' skill to put to work, translating the many books that still need to be translated could keep you busy forever.
And each book that you translate will make you money over and over.
This is called recurring income, and if you read my article
The Best Reasons To Build A Website,
you’ll understand why this is the best kind of income to have.
One caveat though - you need to make sure that any books you translate are already in the public domain, and you can learn more about how to find out this information in the article
How to Find and Use Public Domain Works.
Now if you don't know this language you can actually learn the basics of the Esperanto language on the Internet from
Esperanto.org
and
En.Lernu.net.
The intent of the creation of this language was that it is not extremely difficult to learn, it has very basic concise grammar with a basic vocabulary consisting of around two thousand words.
Best of all, you can learn the language free, with a tutor, on the Internet.
You could also write your own literature and books with this language that is used regularly by people around the world.
This is one of those small business ideas that is extremely creative and unique, and also would allow you to work from home for the most part, simply translating and writing books to sell.
Now that so many people worldwide regularly use the Internet, you would have an easier time marketing this business idea, because you could easily reach Esperanto speakers through their various outlets on the internet.
You could also build a websiteto showcase and market your translated and newly written books.
Esperanto also is now used by many different businesses in various countries to stream line business, and simplify communications between countries.
If you are one of those individuals that pick-up different languages easily anyway, this could be a business idea that you may want to give some time to researching more.
Knowing the Esperanto language could make various different business endeavors easy for you to accomplish, that many are having trouble with because of the lack of communication skills between countries.
Offering your services to businesses could be another way to use this business idea.
You might also think of teaching the language to classrooms of people in your local area.
Check with your local educational establishments and see if you can offer these classes on a regular basis.
Advertise your language skills classes with Esperanto in the phone book and in local newspapers, especially educational newspapers.
The more languages that you have already mastered the more people you will be able to teach.
You might also look into working with learning-disabled or other people that have a hard time mastering English.
English is one of the most difficult languages to learn because it has no hard and fast rules. It is not a logical language in any way, so it can be very confusing for a certain percentage of the population to ever master.
If someone cannot learn through communication, it stunts their growth in other areas also. The appeal of Esperanto to these children and adults could be quite worth looking into.
