I think it’s already common knowledge that kids are more tech-savvy than adults, probably because they adjust more than oldies, and mostly because they’re the ones growing up with computers around them.

Carl Ocab is no exception.

I already mentioned him in my Technorati train post, but I think he definitely deserves a full review.

This here is a 13-year-old kid who is on a quest to make money online. If I understand correctly, he only started blogging in February 2007, and yet he is, at the time of writing, Technorati‘s top 8,953 blog. Oh. My. God. Little ol’ me has been online since 1997, and has been blogging since 2005, but I’m lightyears away from that. (I suppose there’s also the factor that, up until recently, I didn’t want my sites and blog to be popular because they’re for personal use.)

But, hey, popularity isn’t his goal. His goal is (1) to write articles and stuff that can help fellow bloggers, and (2) make money online. Obviously. And, also as obviously, he’s doing a fine job at it. And he did it in such a short time.

This begs the question: How the hell did he do that?!

The first thing, probably, is that he’s got background. Apparently, his dad is also into making moolah in the net, and has taught him about Google Adwords and SEO and such. Ah, yes. We all need mentors.

The second thing he did right is that he acknowledged that he writes well, and used that to help people. Not to brag, but I know I write well, too. The only difference is — and I think I mentioned this before — it was only recently that I decided to write reviews and other not-quite-about-me things. Carl’s writing are always very helpful and humorous at the same time. I stumbled on his blog only recently, and I had a hard time stopping myself from reading his whole archive because his articles are so cool to read. (If anybody’s asking, I had to stop because my lunchbreak was over.)

Third, he’s got design skills. Yes, we all know that we shouldn’t judge a book (or a website) by its cover. However, the cover IS a mighty help if it’s attractive. Carl uses sleek, smooth, minimalistic designs that are easy on the eyes, and at the same time functional and not at all boring to look at. I mean, just look at that! As of writing, his template uses good ol’ black on white Arial font… Red links for variety, and a catchy header for attention, which, most conveniently, has a banner ad right smack on it… But, lookit! The banner doesn’t look annoying where it is! He uses gradients sparingly and wisely. The sidebar is filled to the brim with links and ads, and yet it’s not cluttered.

This kid is so talented on so many levels, it’s almost unfair. But, hey, that’s life. Different people are given different gifts so we can help each other. And Carl just proved that you ain’t never too young to make use of your talents to make a dent (and a pretty big dent at that) in your sphere of influence.

So yeah. If you want to learn how to make a good website (even if you don’t want to make money online or increase your pagerank), head on over to carlocab.com, study his site, and try to apply his techniques in yours. And if you DO want to increase your pagerank, go and review his blog so you can get a backlink.

Who knows, maybe you’ll be the next blogger I’ll be blogging about. ^_^