Online Business in Application?

DoctorShrinker
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:29:04 +0000

How would I go about describing a business that I ran online for a few years?
From November, 2013 to June of 2017, I ran an online blog, discussion, and education forum. Historical in nature- mostly centered around the early modern era (got a lot of pirate lovers for some reason…). It was a discussion board by and large; got a TeamSpeak set up, really built a community with whom I still share contact. I got into web coding thanks to my dad, and I made the site with some school friends. From there, it grew; and though my friends abandoned it to focus on academia, I was the project head alone for a full 3 years.

I ran it- managed moderator positions, I created events. I’ve written approximately 497 12pt 1.5sp pages of guides, information, and research as well as organized online discussions. Had to code 2 sites from the ground up (first site I did have help, I admit, from real life friends). I had a shop which I ran for donations, merchandise, and benefits on the site- made upwards of 3.5k profit in the website’s entire lifespan (probably a bit more, since in the beginning I forgot to keep a sharp log of profit/expenditure but I do have a recorded $3,609 and something cents)

How would I describe this in my college app? I think it shows entrepreneurship, managerial skills, maturity, and an understanding of legal matters. Unfortunately, to me, saying “ran blog” sounds dumb in my head. So how would I describe this in my full list of activities and outside extracurriculars?