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Tips for Retirees Who Want to Keep One Foot in the Workforce

While retirement is the end of an era, it’s also a time of great possibilities. With fewer obligations comes a great deal of flexibility, and while some retirees use this free time to take up hobbies, spend time with loved ones, or travel, there is now a noticeable upswing in seniors choosing to continue working beyond retirement. It’s an interesting trend indeed, and one that’s worthy of a closer look. If you’re interested in working post retirement, take a look at these tips.

Why go back to work

Research reported in USA Today shows that people live longer now more than ever. With this in mind, you could be looking at 30+ years of retirement. For many, this scenario is far from blissful as it means living off one’s savings, which—considering the current economic climate, rising medical costs, and inflation—is not feasible for everyone.

It’s no surprise, therefore, that more seniors are rejoining the workforce for financial reasons. While some continue to work to ensure that bills and long-term care are covered, others do so to fund hobbies and travel. It’s also a great way to increase benefits like Social Security, which could then be used later in life.

And then there are reasons that go beyond economics. For many seniors, working provides them opportunities for social interaction. It also fosters continued personal growth with a chance to learn new skills and contribute to society.

What you can do

Know that there’s really no shortage of opportunities for seniors who want to go back to work. With so many jobs available for retirees, it’s a great time to get out of your comfort zone and pursue something worthwhile. A few things you can do:

1. Teach

After decades in your field, you undoubtedly have plenty to offer. So why not pass on your knowledge to a new generation of workers? It’s not unheard of for seniors to impart their valuable expertise by teaching. It’s also possible to continue working in your industry through consulting. Not only can this be lucrative, but as Harvard Business Review notes, getting started is a real breeze. Just tap into your existing skills and start recruiting your clientele right off the bat, and you’ll find the transition easy-peasy.

2. Serve

For seniors wanting to expand their horizons, a job that serves the community might be ideal as it’s a good way to integrate and increase social interaction. It’s also a chance to try something new. This can be anything from babysitting or tutoring young kids to driving an Uber or making deliveries. You can even consider working for the local library or town hall.

3. Sell

Sales is another career that’s worth pursuing post-retirement as there’s money to be made and it’s a great use of your social skills. Best of all, it’s very flexible, so you get to work on your own schedule and still have plenty of time to do the things you love.

4. Start a home-based business

If you’re interested in working during your retirement but you don’t want to answer to an employer, you might want to consider starting your own home-based business. You’ll be able to set your own hours, determine your workload, and pursue your passion. If you’ve never started a business before, you’ll need to write a business plan that lays out how you’ll structure, market, and get funding for your business. Learn how to start a company with ZenBusiness for more details.

There are a number of different strategies that entrepreneurs can use to find funding for their home businesses. One option is to seek out small business loans from banks or credit unions. These institutions may require a strong credit score in order to qualify for funding, so it’s important to monitor your credit report and address any issues that might be affecting your credit score. Another option is to explore grant programs or crowdfunding websites, which provide access to alternative sources of funding and give you the chance to pitch your business ideas directly to potential investors.

Stay mindful of your time

Keeping a foothold in the workforce is an exciting prospect, especially if you’re eager to tap into your talents. But remember the need to maintain balance in your life. You’ve worked hard to enjoy retirement, so it’s best to avoid throwing yourself back into a 9-to-5 grind. Keep to your social schedule, spend time learning a new hobby, sign up for a tai chi class, or take a vacation. Do whatever you need to make the most of retirement while still generating extra income.

Suffice it to say, if life after retirement isn’t meeting your expectations financially or socially, consider going back to work or starting a business. You might find yourself pleasantly surprised at what the future holds.

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Strategy In Email Marketing Helps Decide ROI

When your strategy for marketing to your email list works right you engage the reader – and that boosts return on investment, and lowers your unsubscribe rate.

That makes it pretty important for you to learn effective strategies that work right.

The question is, “What are the best strategies for me to learn, and master?”

Let me tell you about 10 techniques that will help you out.

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It’s important that he knows he’ll get emails, and the type of content these emails will contain.

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So the SEO community (anyone who works to optimize content) kinda keeps Google afloat – don't you think?

But recently, with the constant changes – and less communication to the community – Google appears to care less about keeping the SEOs & publishers up to date in regards to its guidelines.

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Every person runs up against problems that block their path. The best way to clear those roadblocks, and smooth that path, is to develop an attitude for success in life.

This holds true in your personal life, and it holds true in your professional life. Sooner or later, and most likely more than once, you’ll run into something that leaves a sour taste.

There’s an old saying that goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.”

Have you heard it?

That’s good advise actually. At least in most circumstances.

Chill that lemonade, have a big old swallow, and suddenly your thirst goes away. It cools you off on a hot summer day. Suddenly you feel satisfied, and your problems tend to take a back seat to all the good things that you have going for you.

Yes, it’s always pro-active to try turning negative events in your life into positive and productive experiences.

But sometimes life tosses rotten lemons in your basket.

You can still make lemonade from them, but that lemonade isn’t something that helps your situation when you drink it. In fact, drinking lemonade made from rotten lemons most of the time will make your future life more miserable.

In your attitude for success in life you have to recognize when the lemons you’re served are rotten. And when that happens the only reasonable action you can take is to toss those lemons in the trash, walk away, and start building on a new path.

You can’t force the fruits of your labors to always be sweet. Once in a while something unfortunate slips into your life, and the best way to handle it is to turn your back – or push it aside, and move forward with something else.

Sometimes you just have to let things go.

Here’s an example of what I mean by that.

Once I decided that owning a bar would be a great business to get into. I’d spent some time managing one with strong success. Seemed only logical to me that I’d prosper much more if I bought a bar business for myself. So I did.

Big mistake, as it turned out.

What I finally decided was that managing a bar was easy – owning a bar was hard.

Most of the problem for me was that I had absolutely no idea how to run the business side. I knew the history of the bar I purchased, and at one time it was very popular, and famous. That was mostly because of the neighborhood, and the people who lived in that area at the time.

But over the years that neighborhood changed. I went in with the idea of returning the establishment to its former glory. After a few months I found that the area no longer would support that.

And I new so little about that type of business that I had no idea what direction the business needed to go. It got so stressful that I was getting sick, and it also became financially disastrous for me.

I finally wised up, and walked away from that business.

Jim Rohn used to talk about how unwise it is to invest into a business that is more than two levels removed from what you know. My background was in the electronics industry. The invention of computer technology, and later the internet, gave me some opportunities that were (as they say) right up my alley.

All I had to do was pursue those opportunities.

I adjusted my attitude for success in life toward a business online – what some call netpreneurship. And I found happiness in business instead of stress and pain.

I threw those rotten lemons out, planted a new tree, and now I quench my thirst with a business that I truly enjoy.

If something isn’t working you gotta fix it – or you gotta get rid of it.

You have to develop an attitude for success in life, and turn those roadblocks into stepping stones that lead you to your goals.

It’s A Business To Make Money Online – Not A Hobby

Too often we decide we’re going to start a business to make money online, move that decision forward, and then completely neglect the fact that we MUST treat our activity as a business or it won’t succeed.

We treat the endeavor more as a hobby than as a business.

You will succeed by following that path, but the path will lead to success in failure every single time.

If you want to waste all your hard earned bucks by all means start a business online, and then don’t get serious about taking the actions that are necessary to make that business grow.

If you want to succeed at making money online you must have the right attitude. That’s way more important than even having the right tools to get the job done. Although I have to say that attitude in its own right is a tool. And that tool must be used properly if you want anything positive to come of your quest for successful online entrepreneurship.

The first needed part of attitude is desire.

You have to WANT the success you seek so strongly that you cannot stand the thought of not achieving it. You have to taste that success on the air that rolls across your tongue with every breath you take in.

Simply thinking you’re going to make money online isn’t enough to make your actions work. Until acheivement of that quest is the only thought that occupies your mind – until thinking about only that quest keeps you awake at night – you don’t have the necessary desire.

The next needed part of attitude is commitment.

You must use every moment you can spare to work on moving toward your goal of success with your business.

You can’t say to yourself, “I don’t have time to create and post an advertisement right now. There’s a ball game on.”

No, you have to turn off that television, or move to a quiet room, and spend that time on your business to help it grow to realizing your dream. You don’t have time to spend on anything else.

You have to commit every ounce of your being to striding the path that leads to the end you want – no matter what!

Next to make money online you have to have persistence.

Persistence is the key to eventual success. You’ll find that events of failure are abundant, but when you take the time to learn from each failure, and figure out how to turn that failure around, you move forward. If you don’t take that time that failure event brings you to a standstill.

That leads to stagnation.

Taking that time, solving the problem when you fail, allows you to spot when you’re approaching that (or a similar) problem further along your path. Then you can deal with it before it even slows you down.

“It took me twenty years to becvome an overnight success.” Eddie Cantor

Doesn’t really matter how many times you make a mistake, or create a failure. What’s important is that you eventually learn from that mistake or failure – so you don’t suffer it after that.

The art of recognition is the next component of attitude.

Train yourself to recognize when an opportunity comes along. There will be many opportunities along your road to success. We tend to miss most of them. It’s the ones we recognize as true opportunity that smooth the path, and carries us more quickly toward our goals.

The missed opportunities create the roadblocks, and potholes that slow us down. Learn how to recognize the opportunities when they appear, and jump on them with fast action to put them to work in your business.

Attitude! The cultured combination of desire, commitment, persistence, and recognition of opportunity. It’s attitude that keeps you treating your business like a business, and not a hobby.

That’s the first steps you take to make money online.