Panda Picks-Seniors Work on the Net!

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Meet Donna and Jake

I met Donna on an on-line community, ulearn2earn and invited her to share her story of success. She is just like us Seniors when she says, ”My computer/internet training is from years of trial/error experience only, my web design training is self-taught, and my internet marketing skills are feed from people that are already in the field of online marketing, I really believe in asking for directions. There are people out there to help you if you just ask the right questions on what you are looking for. I’ve had no formal training.” Her one advantage of course is that using the computer when younger comes much easier than for us seniors, but her idea of depending on others for guidance is good advice.

Another success idea from Donna is that she is “‘targeting the right audience, marketing properly, and using the right tool to thoroughly get my information out to the right people. Success in using the internet has always been positive for me.”  A healthy positive attitude goes a long way when striving to build that on line business.

By the photo you can tell  Donna is  no Baby Boomer but I felt her story of success was something  from which all us seniors on line could benfit.  As retirees we long for freedom to do our own thing and in Donna’s case she is already there while most her age are working at jobs they long to escape. Donna says, “I work from home where it is more informal  and brings out the creative side of me. If I was in more of a formal environment, my work output would be too stuffy and monotous. At home, I can feel more like myself.”  When the days work is done, she can go on her adventures, meet new people, and perhaps move on to another fun location.

Donna’s On Line Business

“I am a web site designer for RV parks. I also design websites that promote RV traveling and supports the RV community. Most of my income is from business advertising thru my own websites that promote the RV Lifestyle. My two websites that I own are http://www.travelbyrv.com and http://www.rvingblogs.com.
I’m located in Manchester, NH for the summer months and travel in an RV in the winter months. I left on November 20th 2008 to join the snowbirds of the south for five or six months. I’m 34 years old and I have a Maltese puppy named Jake. I’ve never been married and I have no children.”

Donna sums it all up when she says, “Trying to show seniors that people can be successful using the net hits home with me because where I travel from an RV, it really puts me in touch with the retirement population and they ask me how I live my life they way I do financially and when I tell them that I have an online business, they become very intrigued and I tell them exactly how it’s done.” Thank you Donna for showing us the meaning of on line success AND lifestyle success.

Donna uses the blog as a way of sharing her carefree winter adventures.  http://rvtrip08.wordpress.com/ Please note she has been in Florida, Arizona and managed to be in Vegas for the historic snow fall.  Gosh Donna the snow followed you to Vegas for that record 6 inch snowfall. 

Donna sums it all up when she says, “Trying to show seniors that people can be successful using the net hits home with me because where I travel from an RV, it really puts me in touch with the retirement population and they ask me how I live my life they way I do financially and when I tell them that I have an online business, they become very intrigued and I tell them exactly how it’s done.” Thank you Donna for showing us the meaning of on line success.

Meet other people who are RV people using blogs to share their adventures. http://www.rvingblogs.com/blogdirectory.html

For more links to make your RV Lifestyle:

tp://www.rvjokes.com/index.html  RV  Jokes, site linked to other sites of interest

RV Books  Amazon’s best RV books

RV Supplies

Canadian Newsletter for RV users

Panda Picked this success story to show that Seniors can make a good income on line and live the lifestyle they wish to live.  RV living allows for mobility  and freedom allowing us to increase the adventures that enrich our lives. On line business can provide that extra income to allow for RV living in warm comfortable environments while we enjoy doing our own thing.

I have fond memoiries of singing Christmas Carols in church as a child and throughout all my adult life. I remember Christmas caroling through the years, and listening to Christmas Eve services from Kings College, UK via  the radio.  So let’s have a little fun and see if you can name these Christmas Carols.

1.  ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQURSTU

2.  On my list, I only desire my foremost dual incisors

3.  The smog less witching hour has arrived

4.  Exuberating to this orb

5.  288 Yuletide hours

6.  Sir Lancelot with laryngitis

7.  Leave and do an elevated broadcast

8.  That small hamlet south of the Holy City

9.  Listen, the winged heavenly messengers are proclaiming tunefully

10.  Mom’s mother was the victim of a “hit-and-run” by Santa’s sleigh

11.  I spied my maternal parent face-against-face with Father Christmas

12.  Whose offspring

–author unknown                                                       

Did we stump you?   Here’s the answers

1.  The first Noel (no ‘L’)

2.  All I want for Christmas is My 2 Front Teeth

3.  It came Upon a Midnight Clear

4.  Joy to the World

5.  The Twelve Days of Christmas

6.  Silent Night

7.  Go Tell It on the Mountain

8.  O Little Town of Blethlehem

9.  Hark The Herald Angels Sing

10.  Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

11.  I  Saw Mama Kissin’ Santa Claus

12.  What Child is This?

Panda picked this opportunity to have a little fun and test your memory of Christmas Carols. If you need Carols for any occassion, just consult Amazon for assistance.

Mary Hofstetter AKA The Panda Lady

Get Out of My Way

 We seniors might enjoy shopping but Black Friday is NOT the day to be walking through the malls for exercise.  I for one never wanted to battle the bargain hunters.  Even the parking lot is cause for concern as the shoppers get in a hurry and bang into cars, leave the carts sitting where I can hit them.  So here’s a great solution, just go on line.  We seniors know how to use our computers to our advantage.  We can do comparison shopping, yell at the dog, cut up our cards when we hit the limit and keep our car from getting dings in the mall shopping lot.

So Panda Lady says:  ”Don’t spend Black Friday jostling for bargains and parking spots. Instead, visit Amazon.com for Black Friday specials and great deals all week long from the convenience (and comfort) of your keyboard. Visit every day as new bargains will be posted now, YES NOW through  Dec. 4.Make yourself a cup of coffee, park here, and have a happy carefree shopping day. 

Mary Hofstetter AKA The Panda Lady