Inspiring story - 17 yr old girl makes $70,000/mo online
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I agree. Reading the article I'd bet $10K that she has social, family, and financial issues RIGHT NOW. It sounded like her dad tried to burn her when she argued with her mom and moved in with her dad. From what the article said, she now doesn't even talk to him anymore. You have no arguements here.
I'm not sure whether this is true or not. We don't really have access to that information, but as time goes by and MySpace fades away (as it's likely to do over the next 5-10 years), we'll see whether she can handle that. From what she has already done (according to the article) to try to diversify her revenue streams and not be reliant on one network for all her traffic, I think she may have what it takes to survive that.
I agree. Reading the article I'd bet $10K that she has social, family, and financial issues RIGHT NOW. It sounded like her dad tried to burn her when she argued with her mom and moved in with her dad. From what the article said, she now doesn't even talk to him anymore. You have no arguements here.
You will find very few people that would argue any of these points with you. However, these are lessons everyone (any age) learns growing up, and in business. Some lessons have to be learned the hard way. It sounds to me like she's had a few hard lessons to learn already (family/money related) and I'm sure there will be more in the future. You are right, Jon, it's not just about how you react to success but how you react to failure that makes you who you are and ultimately makes you either a success or failure.
I'm not sure whether this is true or not. We don't really have access to that information, but as time goes by and MySpace fades away (as it's likely to do over the next 5-10 years), we'll see whether she can handle that. From what she has already done (according to the article) to try to diversify her revenue streams and not be reliant on one network for all her traffic, I think she may have what it takes to survive that.
I agree.
Those ripping it apart for any reason at all, aren't making $70K a month, they didn't read the whole story because every bitch and whine in this thread was covered (ex. she did get a diploma, she DID learn from hiring friends last year and now has a legal agreement set up, she is very business savvy, etc.).
This girl will move on to whatever is next when she outgrows her demographic. Why? Because she isn't a one hit wonder that's pigeon-holed her success. She calls her own shots, she did this herself, and she worked hard.
No wonder only 5% of people in the internet industry actually make bank. Because the rest refuse to believe that actually working hard every single day and not being a fucktard will get you somewhere.
Not true. Again, read the article.
She codes her layouts to work on other sites. She avoided obsolesce from the start. And by the time the craze is over, she'll have long since sold out for millions. What will everyone here have in the bank by then?
No, they only work on myspace (besides the images). The whole site is surrounding myspace, look at it..
Also, her 'magazine': Whateverlife Magazine- Your magazine, your voice! lmao
From the article:
And yes her magazine is lacking. For me. But I'm not her demographic. And it just launched not too long ago, so I give her props for sticking to a time line and producing what she promised. She came through with all of the "projects" she said she would.
Do they need tweaked? I think so. But I also believe that will come fairly quickly based on the comments she made regarding the site builder. She isn't resting on her laurels, she is working at improving the site...every day, like she has done for the last three years.
LAWL! That's the greatest headline ever. I bet she reads it and feels bad about herself. Just like I read about her and feel bad about myself.
Huh? She can be making $100k a year based on a conservative 10% return with that $1M.
Of course things are different when you are older. I'm just saying to enter ANY kind of market and succeed it takes research and knowledge of the industry. You don't need to spend millions of dollars on research to figure out what is popular with the "kids" today.
And lost the abilty to type during deflation, apparently.
i really dont give a fuck if im typing like this, seems like u care more than i do :repuke:
epic LULZ at her failed magazine. if i was her i'd have phished the silly idiots she made layouts for
This is one of the few times I agree with you Jon, at least on the "attention whore" point. When I read that article on Harrison I wanted to shoot him in the face. I know a bunch of teenagers (since I am one..) making huge bank online. But they don't put there face on the magazines because they aren't douchebags like that Harrison kid. Oh, and because they have friends.
Attention whores will never succeed, period.
Attention whores will never succeed, period.
There are interesting and valid points on both sides. All I know is, I'd gladly trade my set of problems, for hers.
Jon you are completely wrong here. Myspace is here to stay, and so is her site. The fact is new 13 year olds will migrate to he site after her original users leave. The potential for whateverlife (dot)com is staggering and shows essentially no limits. Unlike some shitty pixel site where the growth is limited by the number of pixels myspace's growth is unrivaled, and unstoppable. If I could invest in her site I would. I would say it is worth between 16 to 50 million dollars for a buyout easily based on the revenue, growth, and potential.
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