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尼克是一名中学生，但同时他也是英国Sharpenews新闻网站的执行总裁。尼克从12岁开始，就创办了这家专门关注全球青少年新闻的网站，到目前为止，尼克的网站已经在全世界拥有70名志愿员工，包括一名常务董事和一名会计，所有这些网站员工的年龄都不超过18岁。 , I- r3 X, p. O$ g2 t5 f" K p7 {$ h; X% F
据悉，尼克的网站创办之初，一开始每月只有100个人光顾；但现在，这家网站已经成了全球最受欢迎的青少年新闻网站之一。尼克的网站每个月要向读者提供1000个青少年新闻故事，在过去18个月中，这家网站的点击率竟然达到8900万人次，网站每月的广告收入也迅速增加到2500英镑。 @ l' e6 X2 @: C/ J: p8 R# \. B) t2 A+ {- K
850万英镑收购遭拒绝 ; c6 B+ O- |$ J9 u6 L6 h : Q9 u4 F9 i' F3 V7 k+ b/ l 17岁的尼克显然希望自己能成为像鲁珀特·默多克一样的媒体大亨，所以当英国广播公司表示想以850万英镑的高价收购下尼克的这家网站时，竟然遭到了他的一口拒绝。尼克称，他现在并不需要金钱，该网站每月的广告收入，也全都是用于网站的建设。 / M6 M9 b Y; N3 v {3 g& n% l7 w9 C: i6 R; t2 [) {1 `
尽管为网站忙得不可开交，但尼克每天仍然必须抽时间完成他的家庭作业，并且每周还要到一家电器连锁店中打工10小时。尼克说：“我想要读大学，并在将来为年轻人的事业而工作，也许我还会出国。” m8 _7 d; x; O$ c
b8 F4 r3 b: h& u 0 ?7 n: {- ^& X0 I X( B * ?7 `$ d {8 jTeen turns down £8.5m 3 A; O9 a1 x+ t: t2 z' i1 h3 G, i
A Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website.* }* m" Q5 t# U& U5 c; M% g
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Nick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews, a global news site aimed at young people, reports the Sun. c- k$ e1 F, m" L- N
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It has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in £2,500 a month from advertisers. 2 W. i' a% F# m' K. \& g& |) G* \ b$ w9 j5 e7 a" p4 p5 Z( h
Several firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money. 2 ]$ D h+ G/ l1 K6 ~7 R; [ % e- c+ |7 m" R9 |He said: "I could walk away with about £4million - but I'm not interested in that at the moment." 2 A; o8 t% t4 @2 p1 N+ Q- d& z' @ C0 ]% P* W
Nick started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 contributors worldwide and has won awards including website of the year. 1 d4 u3 ` E1 u ]; C 9 K9 ~9 p6 V( |, S; pHe is also studying for four A-levels and even works ten hours a week at a local electrical goods store.
