| Skateboarding is something different then what it | | | | all earn their money the same way by |
| was back in the day it's not just a sport that kids | | | | skateboarding. They will do photo shoots or |
| do anymore it's a lifestyle that many people have | | | | commercials and earn their money that they live |
| chosen to live. | | | | on. A lot of time they will do contests as well and |
| Most skaters are under the age of 18 and there | | | | if they place within the top three usually you get |
| are over 12 million people that participate in the | | | | some type of big purse. |
| sport today. It has reached the younger kids as | | | | You can also enter other contests once you get |
| well and they have taken it up quickly as some of | | | | sponsored so you can start doing sponsored |
| the best skateboarders today are just in their | | | | events for your sponsor. You will make good |
| teens. | | | | money doing that if you win a lot of events or |
| The skateboarding industry of today is booming | | | | just place good. There is a lot of money to be |
| kids are getting into the sport very rapidly and | | | | made in any pro sport so if you want it you are |
| people want all the right gear. You have | | | | going to have to work for it. That means entering |
| everything from helmets to pads, rails, ramps, | | | | contest like every contest that you can |
| shoes there are all kinds of things that the | | | | wherever there is one you enter it to make |
| skateboarding market is selling. The market for | | | | yourself a good reputation. |
| skateboarding isn't just for kids it has everything | | | | You will go from skateboarding in the streets to |
| from stuff for 5 year old kids to adults. | | | | being in magazines if you get really good and take |
| Everything that you could need to use with | | | | good pictures and videos and send them in to be |
| skateboarding, the skateboarding market today | | | | evaluated by the company or sponsor you are |
| has it for you. | | | | trying to get with. There are so many things that |
| People will often wonder what is a pro skater? | | | | you can do when you are a pro skateboarder. |
| The answer is simple a pro skateboarder is | | | | You can travel the world for free because there |
| someone who uses their talent to skateboard for | | | | are numerous contests that take place around |
| money and to get paid. Usually the person will get | | | | the world at different spots and they are held |
| sponsored and then will do photo shoots to make | | | | sometimes by the same people or company that |
| money. That is what a pro skateboarder is. | | | | sponsored you. So you need to start entering |
| There are many good pro skateboarders such as | | | | contest and taking video and pictures to really get |
| Tony Hawk, Arto Sari, and PJ Ladd. There are all | | | | to the top in the skateboarding industry. So go |
| kinds of really good pro skateboarders and they | | | | out buy a skateboard and start trying. |