Hi I'm Rich

[RichH]

Hi all,

My name is Rich Hampson and I run On Link Media, a website design company. I'm 16 and based in West Sussex and am fully registered as a self employed website designer, so please don't see me as a "bedroom designer".

After music college I hope to take a career as a professional bass guitar player but also design websites when I am not working in music.

I hope I can get to know some of you well and help out whenever I visit.

Thanks

Rich

[Jayne]

Hi Rich,

Welcome to the forum :D You're never too young to earn money, I have notice a lot of younger business people on here, so will not be alone. Wish I was 16 again and know what I know now :D

Jayne

[Arial]

Hi Rich,

Welcome!

Look forward to catching you on the boards :D

[DuaneJackson]

Hi Rich,

Welcome to the site. Good to see someone so young doing such good work. Your site is looking good, I wish I started at your age. I'm sure you'll do very well.

Duane.

[Ravenfire]

Hi Rich and welcome to the site. Great to see someone so youthful starting out on a business venture so early. Good luck and look forward to chatting to you on the forums

Toni

[americatelefon.com]

Hi Rich! Hope your business makes you really rich! :D
Welcome to the forums!

[RichH]

Thanks guys, nice to know the voard is really friendly. Will be on later today trying to help out and give opinions etc when I'm back from my college enrollment day.

Bye for now

:D

[Fusionhost Group]

Hello and welcome.

I also had a website design company, and hosting company, but because I was so young companies did not want to know :(

I did a lot of websites really cheap for people just to get my name out their but still most companies would not touch me.

But the local council wanted a website, Lol.

Good luck and I hope this does not happen to you, if you can do what I decided to do have a front man e.g. your dad.

[RichH]

Most companies don't really expect I'm quite young, they just seem to care about the qulity of the work, although as a freelancer some people won't touch me because of my age. Although if my dad answers my phone, they often mistake him for a colleague, thinking I am some big design agency, and are a bit suprised when I tellthem I work from home!