My plan for this blog in early 2009 was to share what I had learned during the many months I was gathering information with a special emphasis on baby boomers … any revenue I expected to get would come from referrals to products I recommended in my free email course or in some blogposts  … not through a bunch of advertisements on the blog …

Here is an excerpt of an article titled ‘How does an Aspiring Internet Marketer get Started‘  I wrote a few weeks ago:

“There is a lot of free information on the internet and it’s very tempting to spend hours everyday reading and gathering all the information you think you might need to start some form of internet marketing business.

Wandering from blog to website to blog you could be spending a lot of time somehow believing that you will find all the information you need to start your own business and of course this might happen if you know what you’re shopping for!

When you go shopping for ingredients for a meal you start with a list in hand for the specific ingredients you know you are missing so when you explore the internet for information it would make sense to be looking for answers to questions you already have!

However, if you don’t have a definite plan, you’re going to run into business models you had not even thought about so you get a glimmer of another way you could be doing business and begin to follow that path until some other tempting offer catches your eye!

Then you have the problem of copying, printing and filing all that information … I know what that’s like because I did it all and I ended up more confused in spite of the piles of so-called information I was accumulating and all my newsletter subscriptions.

I got some binders, and spent many hours organizing and filing so that even if I was not actually in business yet I had a file clerk … ME! At the end of a day spent in that file clerk role I would sometimes experience the sense of accomplishment a company employee gets after a job well done but only for a moment – no paycheck!”

To get back to Jackie Lee‘s article, she says:

“Do you know what work you need to be doing today, and tomorrow and the next day?

Creating a profitable business comes down to, first and foremost, clarity.

You have to be clear about what you’re doing, what your business model is.

If you aren’t clear you’re going to end up spinning your wheels.Taking ineffective action. Wasting time chasing money around.”

OK! I don’t want to be wasting time chasing money around … but I do want to generate more  income and I prefer to not have a bunch of ads greeting my visitors.

So I’ve made some decisions and here’s what I need to begin with:

1. Offer some useful and desirable services providing me some affiliate commissions

2. Pursue and maintain connections with other people online that provide value to my clients and me.

3. Write helpful blog posts and articles that will benefit readers interested in a home business.

4. Continue to offer free downloads with valuable information.

This list will probably be growing in the coming days as my plans take shape.

Related posts:

1. Add-Ons and Construction:Getting Your Business Into Shape for 2011 #5
2. Time for Remodeling – Getting Your Business Into Shape for 2011 #4
3. Getting Your Business Into Shape for 2011
4. End of Year Home Business Inventory: Conclusion A Blog is not a Business!
5. Year 2011 New Direction: Where Do I Go From Here?

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Dr. Dychtwald

Reading and listening to warnings and predictions about the poor prospects retiring baby boomers might soon be facing,
I was reminded of an expression I’ve often heard “when one door closes another one opens” sometimes offered to someone who has
just suffered some major disappointment such as losing a job or maybe not getting the house or apartment they were hoping to get.

With the national economy crisis we are all going through now, the option to hang on to their job for a few more years after 62 or 65 might not even be in the cards for boomers, but the internet – another door – has opened up new possibilities!

In an earlier post I wrote about a very good book  “With Purpose: Going from Success to Significance in Work and Life” written by Dr.Dychtwald, a psychologist, gerontologist, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and
best-selling author of fifteen books on aging-related issues.  He predicts
that with the potential of a longer life, boomers could be heading for a satisfying new career.

I believe that the internet offers many opportunities without requiring
expensive training… people who have worked in the business world are quite capable of carving out an interesting and maybe lucrative home business… heck, some young people who have never worked in
business are learning to make money on the internet!

We are now living through a time of upheaval as definitive as anything
experienced since the industrial age replaced our agrarian society…
the tiny iphone contains way more information than the first computer I
bought in 1993 and we ain’t seen half of it yet!

Dr. Dychtwald predicts changes in the meaning of success, work, relationships, adulthood and retirement… I say we might as well keep
a positive attitude

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boston1782 — April 10, 2008 — Respected journalist Paula Zahn marks her return to national television as host of the innovative PBS series, Retirement Revolution. The documentary, sponsored by MassMutual, offers practical considerations that can help Americans prepare for retirement on their own terms. Revealing anecdotes from “real people” are coupled with expert perspectives to educate and empower viewers to take control of their financial futures. To find out when Retirement Revolution is airing in your area, visit http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,41

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Boomers who haven’t been so lucky need to stop struggling and practice how to enjoy living well while they learn how to make good moolah with their home business.

Remember the law of attraction says ‘That which is like, unto itself is drawn’, meaning that if you maintain a consciousness that matches what you are wanting, more things will come your way to help you get what you desire!

In conclusion the simple facts for you to remember are that President Obama is showing support for Apprentice Marketer Gazette’s
‘Free eCourse for Apprentice Bloggers/Marketers’ by giving enrollees
access to Student Loans.

I’m trying to get my tongue out of my cheek so I can leave you with
my big warm smile

Happy April 1 2010!

Fran

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Carl Hoffman says:

To make it easier for my returning visitors I decided to add this page to assist in identifying the new content that has been added. I hope you continue to visit our site dedicated to the best decade in history, the 60s.

Visit that page if you want to find out more and keep up to date with baby boomer’s favorite memories of the sixties!

Latest Updates to the 60′s Official Site

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In a two-hour documentary, Tom Brokaw tells the story of history’s wealthiest and most influential generation.

From hula hoops to civil rights, in war and politics, Brokaw chronicles the extraordinary impact 78 million baby boomers have had on American society over the past six decades, and explores the challenges they face as they begin to approach the age of retirement.

Click >> http://www.cnbc.com/id/34827568/

Boomer Authority News Brief

Press release courtesy of Steffanie Marchese

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