<p>not sure where to post this thread:</p>
<p>Has any highschooler (or younger) started an online buisness? a website shop? How hard is it to a.) make the website b.) to accrue customers ? how successful was your buisness?</p>
<p>whats more time consuming this or getting or apply for a job at somewhere like McDonalds?</p>
<p>Starting a business is definitely more time consuming. You have to come up with an idea, implement it, and then market it. Applying to McD’s is just filling out a form.</p>
<p>thanks for your reply ken, can anyone answer the first two questions.
bump…</p>
<p>It really depends what you consider a business. If you’re thinking of businesses in the sense of groups with owner-worker relationships with formal contracts, I’m sure there are a handful (though I don’t know of any myself). If you’re thinking of businesses in the sense of officially recognized legal entities, there are lots – but anyone can formally “incorporate” by filling out some forms and paying a small fee, whether or not they have an active, revenue-producing business. I do a bit of freelance work myself, and my websites also make a little money from ad revenue, but I wouldn’t really consider myself a business owner.</p>
<p>If you’re a tech-savvy person looking to make some money, my advice would be to look for a technical job in your local area. Often you can find someone willing to hire a high school student for considerably more than what most high schoolers are paid. (In my area anything in the $10-25 per hour range is common for such jobs, but I live in Silicon Valley so it may not be as high in other areas.) You could also try the freelancing route ([Custom</a> Web Design and Programming. Freelance Programmers. Outsource Web Development Outsourcing](<a href=“http://www.GetAFreelancer.com%5DCustom”>http://www.GetAFreelancer.com) is a much-used website for this), but then you’d be competing with folks from India, Indonesia, etc.</p>
<p>Developing websites is something I’ve found quite fun and rewarding, but it’s probably not worth doing just for the money. Unless you’re very well-connected in a particular industry or you have an exceptionally good idea, the chances of making a large profit are fairly slim.</p>