You can tell if someone’s heart is really in something. There's a glint in their eyes and an excellence to what they do. In fact, the world might just be a better place if we all got to do what we loved for work every day. A topic you can find out more about how to do online, in my post below.

Blogging

One way to leverage yourself into a position where you get to focus on things you're passionate about all day is by blogging. After all, the core of your business will be you waxing lyrical about the things that interest you the most.

The advantage to setting up a blog as your business is that you won't have to worry about the startup overheads that many bricks and mortar companies have to deal with. It's also possible to work anywhere and make a go of your blog, which means you can choose to work remotely from home, or even become a digital nomad.

Of course, there are a variety of income streams linked to blogging that you should consider. The first is hosting content from marketing agencies. This usually paid per post, and the larger your readership, the more you can command for each one.

The second method to consider here is to embrace affiliate marketing. What is affiliate marketing, you may ask? Well, it’s something you can get a compressive breakdown by clicking the previous link.

However, a simplified version is that you host links to a store's website that your readers can click on and will take them directly to a landing page where they can make a purchase. This not only improves the stores SEO, but also provides targeted leads for them, and they will pay you for this on the basis of the ones that convert.

Of course, to do this is does mean you will need to write about and research around the product as much as possible to ensure natural placement of the stores' link.

Books

Another viable way of creating a business solely based on your interests and passions is to write books instead of blogs. In fact, what was traditionally the domain of those on the NYT bestseller list, the role of author is now one that anyone can pursue.

You don't even need to be great at the written word to make money here, as there are ghostwriters, editors, and even ebook formatting specialists that can help you at every step of the way. All you need to provide is the passion for the subject matter.

Other downloadables

Lastly, another viable option to create an online business from your personal passion is to offer downloads for sale. In fact, this is a field that is becoming increasingly popular, especially with those in the visually creative community.

This is because it is possible to make a product once, including things diverse as organizational and planning sheets, goal charts, and even counters for board games, that can be sold and downloaded multiple times. Something that makes offering downloadables a viable online business model can generate income almost passively.