I’ll be 18 in 16 days. Trying to get anytype of advise or idea what I should do. Some type of startup or anything. I did start on working on a website which just connects customers and workers together. But is there anything else I could do? Anything you have for me.

  • Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    You need to get a job. Any job in any industry. You don’t know what you like or what you’re good at yet, not really. Do you have an extremely strong financial support system? (What I mean by that is all housing, food, health insurance completely covered) Not to crush dreams, but, don’t start a business. Not yet, at least. If you don’t have a strong financial support system DO NOT TRY TO START A BUSINESS. Get any job, do that until you find something that pays better and you think you could stomach doing then jump to it. Keep doing that until you find a career. Then if you want, try to build a business around that.

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        18 hours ago

        That’ll make the first job you get a lot easier then. You don’t have to be in panic mode or make X amount so you can really take whatever seems interesting. Find any job and start working full time ASAP. If you’re gonna go to school, get a part time job. Literally any job in any industry will be informative for your future. Experience isn’t just a thing for your resume, it’ll help you grow, understand the world and ideally figure out what place you have in it.

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    19 hours ago

    Doing anything is always better than doing nothing. Not only on resumes, but I’ve gotten better opportunities at the top because of people I worked with at the bottom.

    Also, don’t forget to brush your teeth. You’re on your last set and when one of them starts to rot the pain is unbearable! And don’t talk to cops. You cannot talk your way OUT of trouble, you’re just talking your way into trouble.

  • Straßenkatze [She/They]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 hours ago

    Firstly, congratulations on nearly reaching the starting line to the rest of your life. 18 always feels different to different people, but mostly everyone finds that life changes quite rapidly after that level-up.

    People here have mentioned getting a job, but I want to offer a bit more actionable advice:

    1. Contact a temp agency. You might find a direct employment somewhere if you scour the landscape enough, but temp agencies almost always have a contract in need of someone who is willing to show up. A lot of industries use temp agencies to fill in gaps but also to headhunt, and temp-to-hire is a real possibility that could translate into a career. Do not let anyone try to dissuade you from using a temp agency. Especially for those lacking work experience, they are likely your best bet(that was how I began before I was even out of Highschool a decade ago).
    2. The fact you are actually working on a website(HTML from scratch or at least some custom HTML usage I would hope?) is really cool! But let it be a side-hobby until you can get enough of that experience under your belt. If you get well-versed enough in web design, you could always freelance for experience and possibly translate that into an opportunity down the line.
    3. Starting a business is a lot a lot of work. It is not something a greenhorn(those new to things) should really be vying for, though the ambition is to be admired, I did not have that kind of thinking when I was your age. More power to you there, but do not get lost in the sauce. Like I mentioned in point 2, perhaps you can translate your apparent passion of web design into something eventually, but first you need capital and stability.

    I am not going to offer financial advice since, well, I cannot do that. But the above is general job advice from a girlie on the boulevard, you can take it or leave it. I will opine one thing though: Banks usually have a way to automatically transfer money to a savings account and you can set percentages when setting up direct deposits so you can put money in one per paycheck, if you feel so inclined to do so. That is up to you and your situation though, just mentioning it if you were unaware of that.

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    16 hours ago

    At that age I was working full time at a grocery store in a small town and taking a lot of drugs lol. I’m far past that and working as a software dev now so I don’t think you really need to be doing much besides saving some money and thinking about career paths

    Edit: I agree with everyone else saying you don’t need to be worrying about starting a business unless you have a limitless supply of cash from family or something

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    19 hours ago

    Well, what things are you good at and what things do you enjoy doing that make other people’s lives better?

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      19 hours ago

      I can edit videos and have done that for a commission but that’s not what I want to do. I want to develop apps and websites which people actually use.

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        18 hours ago

        Ok; you need to get comfortable with the following pattern. Database queries that produce a single JSON that you then stick in a hidden read-only input. That you then use to generate the webpage and its expected functionality. Then any button press is either self-contained to the JavaScript working on the JSON data or creating/updating/deleting something in the database that can be passed. That is all you need for 95% of all business websites.

        Then you’ll spend most of your effort on the JavaScript page behaviors and the css tweaking that the customer will value more than everything else.

        Beyond that, there is the question are you seeking a job or creating a business?

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            Ok, that means you have to build a reputation and figure out how you can bring value to your customers lives. I suggest looking at Louis Rossmann’s early YouTube videos for how to build your business’ reputation with your customers (aka creating repeat business that recommends you to their friends). As that path will require you to seek out how to improve your services and your skills and the appropriate help when you start approaching success.