Helpful Websites

One of the most interesting and helpful things we talked about in my entrepreneurship class was all different types of social media and technological websites.  These websites could help any entrepreneur with selling their products on a site such as Etsy.  Other thank Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter, I found some other websites that are very interesting and easy to manage. 

To start, I found WordPress which is a website where you can make blogs and websites fairly easily.  It is similar to this blogger site but on WordPress you can make an actual website for your product.  The software for this website is all web based and it is free for users.  There are step by step instructions explain how to start a WordPress blog.  First you find a web host, then download and install word press and read the documentation and you are good to go! This is the perfect solution for an entrepreneur to start up a website or blog posting about their product. 

The next technological website I found was LinkedIn.  LinkedIn is another fascinating website.  It is like Facebook, but for professionals.  Professionals from around the country and the world are all linked together in this one website and can interact on a more professional level than Facebook.  You set up a profile and find people that have similar work experience as you and interact.  You can find many job and career opportunities if used correctly.  You need to register for an account first and then start making your profile and you are ready to conquer the world.   

For a third, my friend told me about this interesting website.  Polyvore is a website focused on fashion and how to get the look!  It is very similar to Pinterest in that you can follow people, create inspirational boards, and share fashion ideas with other people throughout the world.  You can use real items and the website will tell you where to buy them and how much! This website will be good for upcoming fashion designers and fashion entrepreneurs. 

These were the three sites that I found, however, my classmate found a very interesting website that I would like to share.  Plaxo is a website and also a smart phone app designed to share and store business cards.  As a professional, you will receive many business cards when networking.  If you have this app or a part of this website, you can store all of your business cards easily and keep all contacts together. 

Overall, these websites and apps can be useful for all entrepreneurs to sell their product or get inspiration online.  Technology is a big factor in everyday interaction, and these few websites could really change the way you interact with people throughout the world.