Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service 🤔
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux Ik weet niet of briefjes in de supermarkt nog een ding zijn, maar dat lijkt me ook nog een optie.
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux Visit in person. Once 1-2 people know your service, word spreads fast. But be aware: while a great service, the effort to money payment ratio in this business is low. However the effort / good memories ratio is very high.
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@McHollander Hmm good point
I’m pretty sure we’re the poor ones here lol
@stux @McHollander Seniors come in all kinds (when it comes to money). I didn’t set out to make money when I started volunteering with seniors, but some feel better paying me, so I don’t say no.
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux ouderenbond, bibliotheek, lokale krantjes, seniorweb, posters in flats
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux Mooi initiatief. Ik las dit artikel kortgeleden, is misschien ook in jouw nieuwe buurt https://dvhn.nl/groningen/alle-ouderen-in-de-groningse-thuiskamer-wonen-op-zichzelf.-gezelligheid-vinden-ze-bij-elkaar-elke-week-48951152.html Sommigen zijn voor iedereen te bezoeken, dus misschien even je neus laten zien is genoeg. Zoek naar "huiskamer" of "thuiskamer".
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
i connected with a local nonprofit (called vicap). their primary mission was providing transportation for the elderly, but they also offered handyman services & technology assistance.
met some very cool people, including a very butch, retired army staff seargent and her wife. she served during the don't-ask-don't-tell era and they had to navigate all of that as a couple. they were one of the first to get married when it became legal to do so.
she called vicap because she needed help putting up xmas lights.
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i connected with a local nonprofit (called vicap). their primary mission was providing transportation for the elderly, but they also offered handyman services & technology assistance.
met some very cool people, including a very butch, retired army staff seargent and her wife. she served during the don't-ask-don't-tell era and they had to navigate all of that as a couple. they were one of the first to get married when it became legal to do so.
she called vicap because she needed help putting up xmas lights.
@saltywizard @stux Nice to know that such people exist, though there are none I am aware of here in Luxembourg
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux Yes paper in large print
Also radio, and if need be megaphone and a parade down the street
Parade could include kids with wagons decked out in ribbons and stuffed animals, small flags and flyers to hand out -
Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
Facebook, even the most inept old person is on there somehow (probably because they are inept otherwise they would make smarter SM-choices).
You can do humanity a big ass favor und start your helping sessions by deleting the acc and the app from their devices so they can start detoxing from that pile of crap -
Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux When I did this, I advertised in the local phone book, as a lot of elderly people go there first still. I also offered group workshops at a local community centre for online safety. Assisted living homes are also a good place to drop off cards
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Since we live in an area with a lot of elderly people maybe I should start a tech help service
"Nerd At Home" or something, like the student one but better and cheaper!
Question however.. how do we reach such people, paper perhaps?
@stux free workshops in your local library and community center and for longer support they can call you if you offer a reasonable price.
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