I thought I would offer tips on how to start a blog if you are a Baby Boomer entrepreneur, because blogs, in some form or another, are how people are getting the majority of their information these days. I thoroughly enjoy being a blogger and have been doing it since 2008. I learned how to blog on my own and started a business in 2010 helping others set up simple and affordable … [Read more...]
Online Dating: How Baby Boomers are Finding Love in the Age of Tech
At a time when the rate of younger adults is in steady decline, divorce for adults aged over 50 has roughly doubled since the 1990s for baby boomers. According to Pew Research, in recent years, for every 1,000 married persons aged 50 or more, 10 are divorced. Part of the reason is the unprecedented levels of divorce among baby boomers in their younger years. Second marriages … [Read more...]
Baby Boomers are Using Tech To Revolutionize Aging
The 76 million American baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 have had a huge influence on the nation’s politics, arts, business industry and lifestyles over the last few decades. And while many are beginning to make plans for their retirement, that doesn’t mean they are about to lose any of their influence. In fact, boomers are the inspiration for many of the latest popular … [Read more...]
10 Reasons to Have a Blog for your Retirement Business
I was recently asked to speak about blogging at a women’s networking event, I attend in Woodland Hills, and was part of a panel about marketing called “Your Business or Profession in Print or Social Media.” A good portion of the women in our networking group are Baby Boomers who have segued from a corporate job or traditional brick and mortar business into a retirement … [Read more...]
Speaking Your Mind – A Social Networking No No or Yes Yes?
For years, I was told by a local networking guru that speaking your mind will hurt your business if you talk about politics, religion, sports, and sex. Now, I’m not so sure. The lack of normalcy in government these days has been creating socially awkward conversations. You take a chance of hitting someone’s hot button, especially if you don’t know where they stand. One wrong … [Read more...]
