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BIZKID 2 BIZKID (#9) – Steven Haggerty
August 08th, 2010 | Author: Pencil Bugs

BIZ KID: Steven Haggerty

BUSINESS: Salut World

AGE: 18

WEBSITE: www.salutworld.com

TWITTER: @Stevenhaggerty

Steven Haggerty is the mastermind behind Salut World. Salut World is a hub for the other Salut companies — Salut Designs and Salut Hosting. Salut World is a perfect one-stop shop for all your website needs. Steven has designed websites since he was twelve using Dreamweaver. When he turned fifteen, he decided to take his hobby and turn it into a business.

Steven chose the name Salut World for his company because in French, Salut means “Hello” so it translates to “Hello World.” Websites connect people from anywhere in the world so his business name is very appropriate.

A musician knows all about music. An architect knows about buildings and structure. Steven knows all about websites. He loves to take on projects where the customer wants a “more daring and radical design” as he puts it. He says that websites have advanced so much that instead of the old boring HTML, he uses the newer PHP and CSS.  He currently works solo but has other resources to call upon if needed. Steven is looking for a young sales person for the hosting side of his business. So if you’re interested, contact him.

Steven is a big dreamer in that he is looking to expand into real estate which he would purchase and rent out. He is also looking into yachting which is a big source of income in southern France where he lives. In addition to those plans, he is always open to helping with other projects and likes to keep things exciting.

People are choosing lots of different options for their education here in the United States as well as in other countries. Some stay with traditional schools, others choose home school and some do it on their own like Steven did by taking the GCSE which is somewhat similar to our GED. Although he stopped school two years ago when he was only sixteen to focus on his business, he hasn’t regretted his decision. It’s important to know that he is not telling others to do the same because he thought long and hard about the decision before he made it.

“I would love to be like Richard Branson, [Founder of the Virgin Group]” Steven says. “He has inspired me a lot since reading his autobiography.  Steven believes that people need to take risks in business.  He added, “If you don’t take a risk, nothing will happen in life!”

Steven isn’t all about business though. As he says, he still does the “usual 18-year-old stuff” like going to the beach, although some of his friends say he has a hard time turning off his business brain.

For more information on BIZKID 2 BIZKID or if you know of a young entrepreneur that you would like to see featured please visit Pencil Bugs.

Note: At the time I interviewed Steven for this article, he was still seventeen which qualified him as a BizKid for my blog.

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Why WebStudio?
March 15th, 2010 | Author: Pencil Bugs

When I started my business in 2005, I was lucky enough to have my mom design my website which was a huge savings!

Long before I was born, she worked at a couple of companies where part of her responsibilities were to design their websites.  (I was surprised they even had Internet way back then.) Just kidding!  But apparently it was a much more difficult job than creating a website is today.  She started when they didn’t even have WYSIWYG programs (What You See Is What You Get).

Today, with all of the free programs from hosting companies or blog programs like WordPress, why would you pay for software, right?  Well, the answer is simple.  It’s more flexible without having to learn how to customize a predesigned format.

A few years ago, my mom started teaching me how to update my website which was really fun.  She was using a program called WebStudio 4.0.  It was easy to learn but still had a lot of cool options to make the website look professional.

Top 7 reasons to choose WebStudio:

  1. Very user-friendly – not nearly as complicated as Dreamweaver or similar programs (and she tested many)
  2. More affordable – less than $200 vs. $400 for Dreamweaver
  3. Much easier to learn –  if you can used Word, you can master WebStudio
  4. You can host your site with anyone, unlike some of the free programs where you have to use their hosting service too.
  5. They have THE best customer service and tech support. They actually know what they are talking about and know how to solve  a problem if you run into trouble.  The company, Back to the Beach Software, is located near San Diego, CA.
  6. The program also has a temporary host feature so as you’re designing your pages, you can upload them to a temp site and see how it will really look in multiple browsers.
  7. The program has a free PayPal shopping cart if you need.

Now they have WebStudio 5.0 with even more cool stuff. At only $179 (upgrade is even less), it’s a great deal. You might have so much fun playing around with it that you won’t get anything else done. Or your friends might start asking you to design their websites giving you some extra income. Lots of possibilities.

In case you’re wondering, this post was not solicited by the company and they aren’t paying for the review. One thing I’ve learned from my parents is that too many people complain about the negative things but not enough take time to talk about the good things. WebStudio from Back to the Beach is a good thing. You can get a free 30-day trial of the full version that even includes tech support while you’re testing it.  Have fun!

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