There are a few key moments in the history of the internet where I remember feeling like a new wave was coming.
These are always exciting times because new means new opportunities, especially for entrepreneurs and those willing to dive in and build something.
If you manage to catch the wave as it is rising, your business or project will grow along with it. People will come to you. It will feel like pushing a snowball downhill rather than uphill.
The first time I saw a wave was the late 1990s when the dot com bubble was growing. This was the first time Internet companies were hitting mainstream media, and new businesses like eBay and Amazon were born.
I mostly missed this wave because I was in my late teenage years, too broke and too aimless to go after something serious online.
For the next wave however, I was ready. I was 25, feeling more confident and with more experience.
This new wave was commonly termed Web 2.0, and I jumped in early with a blog and podcast. I grew an audience and then created one of the first ever blogging business courses.
For the next ten years my online teaching business continued to be a success. I sold over $2 million dollars worth of my own digital products while living a pretty amazing life traveling the world.
Today I am 42 years old, and I am quite surprised to feel yet again the excitement of a new wave building, one that I plan to be a part of.
It's called Web3, and in this article I'm going to explain what it is and how you can capitalize on it. It's very early days, so you have a chance to ride this new wave too.