I am a 22 year old male, currently in community college trying to finish my A.S in Information Technology and I am getting second thoughts with what I want to do with my life. I am still gonna finish my degree however with all the news going on about AI taking jobs and all that good stuff, I started to think about what about starting something else online? I am not familiar with business or startups at all and I just want advice from people who happen to have a similar experience to mine. So how would I go about starting a business from scratch completely solo? I would really appreciate any advice or questions you guys have!
How do I actually start a business and start making money online?
byu/TriggeredAF420 inEntrepreneur
Posted by TriggeredAF420
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First off, if wanting to do this solo, do you have any skill set you can monetize? Don’t have to be good at it yet, just anything you do. What are you studying in community college? Design, marketing, business, etc? Had any jobs before? By online do you mean entirely online? Like selling a info product, or design work, or copywriting, or SEO? Or, trying to build a web presence for a real world business. Like say a mobile car detailer, or cleaning service, lawn care, any local service biz, etc. Or, want to be a connector and not do the work itself. Would mean you need to be naturally good at sales and networking (even online). Find those good at a particular service, but bad at marketing it and connect them with those that need the service. Your daily job is to constantly recruit the 2.
I’ve been there, studying Engineering while unsure about the future. Starting my Shopify store was my way to learn by doing, even without a business background.
If you’re thinking about starting online, pick something small and simple niche item that selling as dropshipping. The goal isn’t to get rich fast but to learn how business works , marketing, problem solving and all. Just start small, stay curious, and let experience guide you more than fear.
Do what I did.
Find an easily exploited community and find clever ways to exploit them.
Learn a skill or skills (digital marketing). if yiu are serious look into the business model affiliate marketing. Low startup costs no products to ship unlimited income. You need to build it up though