To start an online boat broker business … You will need to have a nice website designed for you … This online boat website will have to be designed like a directory …. Its purpose, is to bring together boat sellers & boat buyers for business transactions.

You will need to categorize the boats by style, size, prices and types …. Then make sure they are all put in a body of country & city. This will ensure easy navigation for your web surfers.

To make money … You simply have to charge boat sellers a listings fee to place their boat pictures, boat descriptions & their contact information .. for a monthly OR yearly fees .. It is totally up to you the way you run it.

You can boost your business by employing subcontract sales consultants & affiliates to help you secure boat listings for your website, .. while you pay them a percentage, for each listings that they secure.

Lots of boats are sold anually in the USA & CANADA … This gives you a wide range of potential customers. … Plus you can add several other countries … This even opens more opportunity for your business to grow larger.

Another way you can make extra cash; is by, using sites like cj.com ( commision Junction ) to find boating equipment & boating supplies affiliate programs to join. .. Also, try adding tiny little banners of google adsense around the website to generate more income .. This might be essential when you are starting out. …
Entice more customers to list there boats for sales by giving discounts or free month memberships.

MARKETING:
* I will suggest you advertise in newspapers
* When you first start out .. Search for recent, boats for sales in classifieds to put on your website
* Use google adwords to gain more potential cutomers
* Hand out flyers in places where people park boats OR areas where people own boats
* Advertise in boat discussion forums
* When your website grows and you have cash … Use TV & Radio marketing tactics

Thats is all for now … If you decide you want to make money with your own online boat broker service … I will say, go for it. .. There is definitely cash to be made here. .. Good Luck.