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How kids can make money on the Internet

by Barbara


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Kids and making money online<YAAAAAWN><STRETTTTTCH> Why hello there!

How nice of you to drop on by!  Hope your day is progressing as optimally as mine – I woke up at the remarkably normal time of 4:20am (yes!  Slept past 2am!  Life rocks!), got the kids up for their daily circle walk and exercise, wrote WordPress for iPhone, download now! (PLUS 20 other resources) and am now tackling the other 472, ahem, opportunities for mental angst that are staring at me right now. 

But I digress.  :)

If you’re a parent like me, you probably have kids (true, that is kinda sorta the prerequisite for actually BEING a parent).  Kids who, during the summer, immediately immerse themselves into the joys of studying Calculus, mastering Latin, tackling karate sparring and other wholesome activities!

Yeah, mine neither.  :)   But as the summer goes by, chances are…your kids are going to possibly, just maybe, ask you for a 2 month subscription to World of Warcraft….

(After which they’ll decide Jeepers Mom and Dad, I’m no longer interested in it, thanks for wasting the $60 – not that that happened to me, no sirreee, not at all)

Or want to buy an iPhone or designer clothing or …. you get the idea.  Right?

It’s at times like this we parents can breathe a sigh of relief, because quite frankly, our kids are growing with Web 2.0 (compared to us, who have to teach ourselves the beastie) and it’s only a very simple natural step for them to move from doing what they’re currently enjoying (MySpace, Facebook, gaming online, etc) to actually making money from the process itself.

How, I hear you ask?

Simple!  Teach them to monetize their blogs, of course.

They probably already have them up and running!  MySpace, Facebook, Gaia, etc…..all those social networking thingees that have kids indulging in them have already provided them with the experience of "blogging" – all you have to do is show them how to do it RIGHT (ie, bring in money).

And what’s the right way?

Spend $9 or so for a personal domain name (I bought all my kids their personal domain name, and that’s also my standard birthday gift I now give to my friends), pay for a years’ worth of hosting, point them in the direction of awesome free WordPress themes and free WordPress plugins, show them how to learn the tricks of Social Networking, and unleash them to bring home the bacon!

Here are some good deals on domain names/hosting:

Think about it.  Kids are NATURAL consumers…and they have their fingers on the pulse of what their peers crave to own. 

  • Point them in the direction of affiliate marketing so they can add all those Amazon and eBay goodies to their blogs!
  • Point them to industry niches where they can contribute their own ideas…and include direct links back to their blogs!
  • Point them to YouTube and let them learn how to create viral videos that direct traffic back to their blogs!

Kids are true naturals at this.  Heck, earlier this month I was showing Honorable Daughter I how to create a carousel widget for her blog…her response when I told her to switch to HTML mode was:

Gosh Mom, like it’s not obvious you HAVE to do that ’cause it’s code?

And no, I didn’t tell her that 97% of adults would have to be told that clue.  :)

Kids.  Truly a joy they are!

I’m sure there are other ways for kids to make money online…but I’ll just stick with what’s easy (kids love writing about their hobbies) and what’s fun (networking) and, well, what works.

Some resources for the above ideas:

And if you’d like to read some other great articles about kids making money online, check out:

More following soon,

Barbara

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MarelisaNo Gravatar July 22, 2008 at 11:46 am

I think it’s a great idea for kids to have blogs early on, andif they can make some money at it they’ll have a huge advantage.  Maybe you can teach them to create a a rudimentary business plan!  :-)

Marelisa’s last blog post..Six Steps to Creating the Life You Really Want

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Barbara Ling, Virtual CoachNo Gravatar July 22, 2008 at 12:04 pm

Very wise idea!  I’ll keep that in mind.

Thanks for stopping by, Barbara

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach’s last blog post..How kids can make money on the Internet

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Jenny FordNo Gravatar July 22, 2008 at 7:28 pm

Great story, Barbara!
Not all parents are as technically-minded as you are, though – which makes it hard to help their kids.
We have developed a program for parents who want to teach their kids to manage money and earn their own income from an early age, complete with step-by-step “how to” instructions an a wide range of business ideas for kids.
Have a look at the <a href=”http://cash-smart-kids.com”>Cash-Smart Kids Program</a>, and if you think your readers may be interested in reading more about it, I can give you permission to reproduce some of our information on your blog.
Cheers,
Jenny Ford
http://www.cash-smart-kids.com

Jenny Ford’s last blog post..Why Business For Kids?

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BarbaraNo Gravatar July 22, 2008 at 7:32 pm

Hi there!

I checked it out and it certainly looks intriguing – feel free to send me information to review and if it would appeal to my audience, I’ll be happy to write about it.

Enjoy, Barbara

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Leo DimiloNo Gravatar December 19, 2008 at 5:24 pm

I actually saw a post on the warrior forum that showed how an internet marketer’s kids were doing better than himself.  Go figure

Leo Dimilo’s last blog post..Why Internet Marketers and Make Money Bloggers Fail

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Laksh (Make Money Online with a 17 year old kid)No Gravatar April 14, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Hello,
Very good post for kids to make money online. I am 17 and I make money online by blogging about “Making Money Online.” LOL.
Well, I keep looking for such wonderful articles on online money for teens.Making money online for kids s more of a hobby than earning serious money.
Regards
Laksh

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BarbaraNo Gravatar April 16, 2009 at 5:54 am

Best of skill!

Barbara

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Confidence in kidsNo Gravatar September 1, 2011 at 6:40 am

My son is 7 and I have already begun showing him how to set up his own blog and make posts!

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BarbaraNo Gravatar September 1, 2011 at 6:46 am

‘Way to go!

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