The young and politically aware may well be a prime audience for bloggers, but you can reach all kinds of folk online.
“I thought blogging was for young people with political interests, but now I see it’s for anyone who wishes to interact with people all over the planet. And they can be good for business,� says Kate Loving Shenk, Nurse Entrepreneur and founder of Nursing Career Transformation, about her new blog,
Even Baby Boomers are online in growing numbers. Earlier this year ClickZ reported that three out of five adults 55 years and older, known to be the heaviest consumers of offline media such as newspapers and TV network news, say they use the Internet more today than they did a year ago.
The number of online adults aged 55 and older grew by 20 percent to reach over 27 million in 2005.
Of course they have to find the blog. So your choice of subject matter and the  keywords and phrases you use will be vital to your success.
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My Dad is 66 now and he is running his own blog now. It’s all about aviation. He loves it. (I’d put up a link to it put I’m new to this blog)
I also started a blog for a friends Mom who is 71. I think it’s going to be more and more maintsteam.
Terry
Comment by Terry Zulit — September 24, 2006 @ 11:20 pm
Terry, I just had my last non senior birthday. So I know about baby boomers using blogs and feeds. Even the AARP offers their content in feeds now. Us ‘old folks’ are getting hip to social media. We remember what it’s like to be in communication. We liked it then and we like it now.
Sal
Comment by Sally Falkow — October 3, 2006 @ 9:42 am