I often like to surf through the forums on Digital Point, and see what other webmasters are up to. If you have never used Digital Point, I highly recommend it as a great resource to connect with other webmasters and even find skilled labor for your projects. I was looking throughout the forum this morning when I came across a thread that had many posts debating whether age really matters when making money online. Legally the law says that you have to be 18 years old, so that you can sign binding contracts. But in all honesty, I am a big supporter of young entrepreneurs. In today’s society the number of young millionaires is constantly on the rise. Multi million dollar companies have proven that young entrepreneurs can make it big in this online world.

Google was originally created by two college students in the back of a van. Youtube originated from a group of college students in a garage. MillionDollarHomePage.com was created by an 18 year old so that he could pay for college. The list can go on and on. In my opinion, age is just a number. All that you need in order to start a business is a vision, dedication, and maturity to follow through, and grow your business.

To my surprise, there were a lot of people that made posts in the thread saying how they were against it and making fun of young entrepreneurs. America’s economy needs entrepreneurs, and if they start when they’re young, they will be such an amazing asset to our society when they get older and have even more experience. Whatever happened to the Read the rest of this entry »