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Learn About Online Business

We are a generation that has lived through the greatest wave of change since the industrial revolution.  When we started school we used pencils and chalkboards. Our home entertainment was a large radio. We didn’t dream of having an online business because it simply didn’t exist.

Our families and schools purchased television sets, black and white and then colour. We watched man land on the moon. The horrors of the Vietnam War raged in our lounge room. We consistently embraced the latest ways of doing things. Somehow we managed to learn how to use slide rules.  We willingly embraced desktop computers, laptops and mobile devices. During our lives we have experienced book learning and traditional retail, but now also engage in online business and online learning. Technology is in every facet of our lives.

We have been a remarkably adaptable generation, and many baby boomers have strong technology skills. Age is not an issue online if you are willing to learn the contemporary ways of creating an income.

Many older people start all sorts of business online. Your success is only only limited by your imagination, your interests and research about what people are looking for. The skills are easily learnt.

Even the most traditional professional services require you to understand online business strategies.

Many people of our generation make good money using technology, with the added advantage of mental stimulation. Read some of the posts below to get some ideas about online business options.

 

Articles

  • Self employment opportunities found through Networking and listening well – Video August 15, 2020
    Finding self employment opportunities that are financially viable and suit your interests doesn’t have to be difficult. Neither does marketing your business. Networking strategically has been a feature of Sigrid de Kaste’s business life, enabling her to get to know other small business owners.  She credits listening well to people’s business concerns and problems as the ...
  • How To Choose The Best Online Business For You September 12, 2019
    Choose An Online Business Niche You Understand Many people see the potential to start an online business in order to bring in additional income before and during retirement. Budding authors are usually told to “Write what you know about”. That same principle should be applied as you select a niche for yourself as an entrepreneur. Choose a ...
  • Are You Considering An Online Business? August 28, 2019
    Over the last ten years the world has moved online…business, learning, shopping, marketing, even ordering a takeaway dinner.   The advantages and convenience are obvious.  But what does it mean to you if you are considering an online business of some sort for yourself? Increasingly baby boomers are considering an online business as a very viable alternative to seeking ...
  • 6 Tips To Increase Your Instagram Presence March 21, 2019
    Instagram now has more than 1 billion monthly active users, just as experts estimated it would by the end of 2018. That’s more than three times the monthly active users of Twitter and while it is now trailing WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger users, 1 billion users is nothing to be ashamed of.  Website Hosting Rating Instagram ...
  • Boom in Boomerpreneurs January 15, 2018
    What is a BOOMERPRENEUR? Definition: A Boomerpreneur is an entrepreneurial person who was born as part of the baby boomer generation. Many people in the baby boomer generation desire elements of a retirement lifestyle…freedom, travel, less stress. But they want to combine this with some income producing activities. This has lead to a trend towards many of ...
  • An Interview With The Go-Giver John David Mann September 23, 2017
    Interview with John David Mann the Co-author of “The Go-Giver” This week I really enjoyed watching the video which I have shared below.  My friends Chris and Susan Beesley interviewed John David Mann who is the co-author of the international bestseller The Go-Giver. Mann is an award-winning author whose titles also include the New York Times bestseller ...
  • Your Online Community Contributes To Your Success September 23, 2017
    Being part of an online community We recently attended a great business event, three days in a capital city about 1000 kms from home.  We arrived knowing only two people and left feeling part of a strong online community that we can interact with daily. Being part of an effective helpful online community becomes very important to ...
  • Enjoying Online Business Opportunities And Friendship June 5, 2015
    For a number of years I’ve been exploring online business opportunities and have met some wonderful people in the process. Many people are seeking success through online business opportunities. When I work with people changing their careers, or planning their retirement lifestyle, so many express the desire to work for themselves.  Frequently this is followed by “I’d ...

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