Books In World Language
In the late eighteen hundreds a man created a simple language he hoped would change the world in that everyone could speak the same language. He called the language Esperanto. There are many written works in this language, and you can sell books that you translate into Esperanto.
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. Each book that you translate will provide you money.
If you don't know this language you can learn it by checking the resources that follow this article, you can learn the basics of the Esperanto language on the Internet. 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 millions around the world. Since it is much harder to learn all of the other languages used in the world it would make much more sense to all learn one language found in common by all.
Now that so many people worldwide regularly use the Internet, it would make sense to learn the language that more than likely could open many more doors for you even on the Internet. It 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 an idea that you may want to give some time looking into. Knowing the 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 an added bonus also.
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 different) 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. In turn if these 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. Resources:
http://esperanto.org/
http://en.lernu.net/
http://ita.org.il/findSpecialist.php?action=search&tPath=92&type=company
http://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/133441.html
http://www.algonet.se/~eldona/
http://www.musefanpage.com/NewFiles/rjc_esperanto.html
http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/esperanto.html
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