I Tried Selling a Website to a Local Business at 12. Here's What Happened.

I'm 12 years old. I build websites and full-stack apps. And recently, I decided to test something I've never seriously tried before: Can I actually make money from coding? Not from ads. Not from selling a course. Not from some complicated SaaS business model. Just by making a simple website for a local business. So I started looking for businesses that could use a better online presence. And then I sent my first message. The idea I noticed that a lot of local businesses have good services and good customer reviews, but their online presence isn't always great. Some don't have a website. Some have an old website. Some mostly depend on WhatsApp and Google Maps. So I thought: «What if I make a simple website demo and show them what their business could look like online?» I already had a generic demo website that I could use to show the idea. It wasn't supposed to be a huge SaaS product. It was just a simple website that looked professional enough to make a business owner say: "Okay, I can see how this could help my business." Then I started messaging businesses I searched for local businesses and looked at what they offered. Electrical shops. Car washes. CCTV companies. Painting contractors. Home service businesses. I didn't send the exact same message to everyone. I tried to mention their actual business and services. Then I waited. And waited. Most of the messages weren't even seen. That's when I learned something important: Building the product is only half the problem. You also have to get someone to care about it. Then one business replied I contacted a local business called DHARSHINI CCTV SURVEILLANCE. I told them I was making simple, modern websites for local businesses and showed them my demo. Then I asked: «"Would you like me to show you?"» A while later, they replied with: "💐" I thanked them and offered to make a free sample specifically for their business. And then they said: "Send" That one word made me ridiculously happy. 😂 Because this wasn't just someone