Tomorrow there will be an interview with me published that will make a point to mention that BloodhoundBlog carries no advertising. So today seems like a good time to post our first ad.
My son Cameron is graduating from casual uses for money — fast food, CDs, movies, computer games — to more serious financial needs — like cars, car insurance, gas. We’re kinda happy about this, actually, because, even though internal resources are the best motivations, being hungry for money and the things it can buy will do in a pinch.
So: Cameron is finally interested in working reliably for money. He’s been doing great work for us, and we’re on the verge of rebuilding our automated web page/web site generator software so that other people can use it. This is wicked slick, and I encourage you to Watch This Space. When we’re done, we’ll have software that you can use to communicate with your clients in web pages or web sites, just as we do now.
In the mean time, though, Cameron wants to earn more money, and I want to help him. So if you scroll down the sidebar, you’ll see his ad, an offer to build a WordPress weblog from scratch and host it for a year for $500. He knows how to build a blog our way — he builds many of ours already — and I’ll be riding herd on him to make sure he delivers on his promises. I think he’s priced pretty aggressively — say so if you disagree.
We’ve never given Cameron money. He’s always had to earn his own funds. I don’t know that he’s all that financially astute even now. I don’t know that I am, either. But at 16 he’s a rockin’ web programmer who can build you a quality product. It will be interesting to see if he can build a good business from his skills.
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Brian Brady says:
Perhaps Cameron can start writing a post or two about what he has done, so far.
The best advertising is expertise. Methinks the kid’s got it
January 15, 2008 — 5:47 pm
Greg Swann says:
> Perhaps Cameron can start writing a post or two about what he has done, so far.
We’ll see. He’s written one post so far in a year and a half. But he does most of the programming you see on BHB, and there’s a lot of it. The Potentially-Canonical List of Real Estate Weblogs, for example, runs from his software.
January 15, 2008 — 6:44 pm
Derek says:
“Depending on how you look at things, he either helped me or made me learn how to build WordPress weblogs from scratch.”
Greg, you wouldn’t be pushing the boy a bit too hard now would you?
At 16 years old, I was practicing baseball with inmate work crews on break and getting shot at by more violent escaped inmates while serving on the local EMS. Fun times!
January 15, 2008 — 9:59 pm
Christian Sterner says:
Way to go Cameron! Nothing better than having to make it on your own steam: I attribute my ethic to the fact that my parents handed me nothing. It only hurts until after college when you get to look around and realize that you are running circles around the subsidized nations.
January 16, 2008 — 8:51 am
Benn says:
I would hire him based on this one line-
Satisfaction guarantee: If you’re not completely happy, my father will lean on me until you are.
Spoken like a true professional. Welcome to the real world Cameron.
January 16, 2008 — 10:34 am
Eric Blackwell says:
You go Cameron!
How eerie, Greg. My oldest son is 16 and named Cameron. For his money skills he is speaking at Autism conferences..
Learning to earn at a young age is a great thing…I did it at 12 with a paper route (yeah..I know..in the snow…uphill both ways..grin) While I don’t claim to be the best money manager, I learned it’s value and work’s value young.
Some of my dad’s best work was in pushing me to learn those lessons….
January 16, 2008 — 4:08 pm
Doug Quance says:
Way to go, Cam.
I wish you much success in your venture!
January 16, 2008 — 9:47 pm