Blogging and Retirees

In my recent article on Blogging For Retirees, I've discussed about why blogging is one that retirees can become involved in during their retirements. In the article I cited several compelling reasons as to why blogging is recommended for retirees. One of the most common problems faced by retirees is having too much free time, bored and having nothing worthwhile to do to fill up the time. And rather than becoming a couch potato after you retire and endangering your health, why not take up blogging as it can be one way you can spend your time by being productive. Here are several advantages of blogging that I can think of and I'm sure you can find your own reasons too:

• Make better use of your idle time. This is important as numerous studies done in the past revealed that most retirees become bored after the initial excitement of retiring wears off. What better way of making good use of your free time other than blogging.
  


• You should be active in your retirement life. Your body still needs you to be active as you age, otherwise, you'll grow old faster. Reading and writing are two simple activities that you can do in order to exercise the brain and keep you mentally active and sharp during retirement. Blogging can serve this purpose quite well.
  


• Properly done and with enough commitment, blogging can be a source of additional income for you.

Now if you've thinking about doing blogging and find yourself not quite sure how to start, here's a good free course on blogging that you can participate. I found out about this free course brought by CNET recently. Go and register for the course at Build Your First Blog HERE!

The lessons are easy enough to follow and comprise of the following:

• Articles or lessons broken down into 6 segments / installments.


• Lesson assignments - after each lesson you are given an assignment to test your understanding of the lesson covered.


• Classrooms and post comment sections - a platform for participants to post comments, ask questions or just to share experiences. This section is moderated by a CNET leader.

You can get the following benefits by participating in the class:

• The lessons are free, easy to understand and you can participate at your own pace. You only have to register in order to participate.


• Each lesson comes with a classroom session. You are encouraged to participate and post comments, ideas and query relevant to the lesson. You gain by not only getting your query answered, you can also see what issues, others are having. In short everyone benefits from the course. It speeds up the learning process as any one can contribute their own ideas/resources for the mutual benefits of all class members.
  


• You'll meet a diverse range of people here, from all ages and occupational background as well as retirees looking for something to do in their golden years - either to fill up their free time or for additional income streams.
  

At the end of the lessons you will most probably have your questions on blogging answered. You'll be able to gain the necessary knowledge and will be able to build you own blog, know how to choose a hosting service and be on your way to write your own blog and can start taking steps to make your blog noticed. Not only will you be enriched with new knowledge, you also have an added bonus of making new friends as well. I myself have participated in the course and find it a very enriching experience. So for you retirees or would be retirees out there if you haven't participated in the class already, here's the link again to Build Your First Blog.

So my dear readers, I hope you find this article useful. For further resources on retirement please go to my website Retirement Resources Site HERE!

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