My first experience with entrepreneurship was when i decided to create my own website. I had gotten ACL reconstruction surgery during the Summer going into Sophomore year of college. I wanted to get a job but I was immobile, so I thought of a way I could be productive from home. That is when I decided to take my passion for investing and turn it into something tangible. Using the service Wix, I created a website aimed at educating beginners on the topic of investing. After designing the website and picking the color scheme, I began to post articles about investing. Some examples of articles I wrote include "The Importance of Investing Early" and "Building Your Investment Knowledge". My grand plan was to monetize the website through Google Adsense which is when I hit a roadblock. My website had to meet specific criteria to be eligible for Google Adsense, which it did not fulfill. Instead of changing my website to meet the requirements, my focus was drawn away from the website. Since then, I have made a couple more posts on the website but that original fire I had about the idea has dissipated. I would like to eventually get back into building the website, as I am still passionate about investing.
If you would like to visit my website, the address is www.invest-a-bit.com. Here is a picture of the front page.
I am very glad I enrolled in Principles of Entrepreneurship as there are many things I wish to learn. One of the main things I want to learn more about is how entrepreneurs stay motivated and stick with one idea. With the amount of effort that goes into bringing an idea to fruition, how do you know it will be worth the time. That doubt is part of what held me back from going all in on invest-a-bit.
Another thing I want to learn more about is how to come across more ideas. The bug list assignment provided a great basis of information on that topic but is there anything else that will facilitate the creation of worthwhile ideas?
I am very excited to learn more about these topics.
Hey Sean, wow that is awesome that you turned your summer of being immobile and making something out of it. Investing it a great topic because a lot of college don't think about investing and your website can encourage them. I am defiantly taking a look at your website and going to start investing. Keep it up!
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ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to learn about investing, so that's super cool that you have a website that educates people. I have also started some projects that started to lose traction and I frequently wonder if what I'm doing is worth the time and effort. College can be tricky because we have so much free time in the summer but so much goes on in the fall and spring. I bet you'll end up making lots of progress on your website once school slows down. Great post!