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Originally Posted by ahimel  The only thing with a blog is that there's millions of 'em out there, so you have to somehow be different/interesting enough for people to read yours. Knowing a lot about videogames isn't very unique, although a 13-year-old serious blogger might be. So I'd say go for it, and always be looking out for ways you can make your blog unique and helpful.
I'd look at other ways videogames can help, too. You have a pretty good perspective on how teens and pre-teens feel about/respond to video games, being, well, 13. But you're also quite mature, as evidenced by your presence on this forum and your desire to start improving yourself. So think about ways you can be a liason between teens and parents on the video game front. - Help parents pick out video games for their kids
- Give a seminar on the effects (good and bad) of video games for kids. (Your parents and/or English teacher would be thrilled to help you put this presentation together. See if you can negotiate extra credit for English class.)
- Tying to the babysitting thing, our local gym has an open babysitting gig on Friday nights. They rope off one gym for kids only, and parents can bring their kids and drop them off for $5/night or something. You could see if your gym has one, and if not start one. Or ask your parents if you can use the basement, and do a video game night.
Obviously, not all of those ideas would apply/appeal to you. This is just to get you started -- feel free to modify or discard any or all of my suggestions.
It's too early to be trying to make a living or worrying exclusively about money. Don't let income generation take over your life -- it's important to get out and do things you enjoy also. But all of us wish that we'd started making money at 13, and we envy that you have the opportunity to do so. And I, personally, envy you the opportunity to make money by doing the things you enjoy. |
That is pretty much the same thing I got thinking about after I finished reading this post yesterday, if you think about it, there are not many younger mature people that give advice and write about experiences at younger ages (when they are experiencing them) that can help parents out. Where do parents go for advice on childcare and other child related things? They go to other adults, this can and does work, but these parents that give the advice are way past that time, how can they possibly remember all of the emotions, thoughts, and feelings they were experiencing at that age? If a younger child was able to document all of it in a good way, and in a way that parents can learn from, I think there could be huge potential for a young guy like that, I bet you could even get into magazines and on TV shows etc. Could be fun! Not to mention the personal growth you would experience.
And I bet if you got started on a blog, alot of people here would help market and link to it for you once you had some good content, because well, we know how, don't we?
I also feel that yes, it might not be important to go out and focus on making money right away, but if you want to be wealthy (once you get a little older) you have to recondition yourself to make earning money FUN, if you view what you do as boring, you aren't gonna make it very far doing what your doing. I am sure many people can agree on this. So why not start conditioning yourself to making money 'fun' at a younger age? I know I certainly wish I did.. its all about your mindset and beliefs (and you have full control over what they are). And at a younger age its alot easier to find things that are 'fun' that can earn you a little money! You just have to learn to keep an eye out for them.