Laurie Neumann – Do I Need to Be A Computer Whiz?
Baby boomers didn’t grow up with the computer as kids do today. It’s not always second nature when it comes to working with websites and email. Let me share my experience with you.
My first introduction to computers was many years ago, when my father-in-law practically insisted that we take his old computer. He was getting a new one, and thought we should have one. I was not that happy about having a computer. I didn’t know what we’d do with one, and having younger kids, I didn’t want one more thing that we had to keep an eye on. But we did go ahead and take the computer and I learned how to write and receive emails. I also learned how to put in a url to get to a website I wanted to see. That’s it. That’s about all I did.
As my kids grew up, they were so much more adept at using computers than I was. I didn’t even have much interest in learning. However, that all changed when I started my first business – an online bookstore. I HAD to learn – now there was a purpose in it.
I can now do some html coding, write online newsletters, work with autoresponders, chat in forums and frequent social networks. I am still no “whiz” when it comes to computers, but I can get around to where I need to be. And you know, I even enjoy it! But I learned it little by little, as I had need for something.
Don’t think you’re ever too old to learn, or that you wouldn’t do well at something just because you haven’t done it in the past. You can learn and have fun doing it!
Laurie Neumann
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