June 2006

Successful Teens Hiding Their Age

Why is it that some teen entrepreneurs hide their age from clients or customers? I’ve noticed this a few times recently and it really surprises me. I’ve found that being young has helped me in my career more then anything. Shouldn’t being 10 years younger then the rest of the crowd make you stand out and force people to take notice? People may notice you but if a 30-year-old had a really great business and a teenager had an equally great business which one would you give your money to?

If a teen can create a business just as good as the next one then it should be even more impressive because it’s run by a teen. Right?

Wrong.

Teen businesses don’t do as well because adults don’t take teens seriously… and for good reason.

Q. But wait, didn’t you say being young has …

Redesign In Progress

I’ve finally gotten around to redesigning this site. It’s a few months overdue but here it is. There’s still a few things I need to work out but that shouldn’t take too long. Let me know what you think! I had the last design for 6 months and I really liked it but it’s nice to have a change. I’ll write more about the new design later but I hope you like the new look around here!