“I can’t turn it off”, I tried to say quietly to my husband as 200+ webinar attendees were gradually leaving the workshop I’d just ended.
I was frantically searching every button on my ‘gotowebinar’ app, but I could not find the one that ended the webinar.
After a few awkward moments, one of my attendees said he could jump on the shared screen and show me how to turn it off.
He walked me through it and I gratefully ended the webinar (so I thought,) turning to my husband and saying ‘well, that was a f***ing embarrassing disaster’.
My screen lit up as the remaining attendees wrote - ‘we’re still here!’ 😂
If I Can Do It, You Most Certainly Can!
That is just one of many, many examples I could give you as to the lack of technical skills I had when I started online.
And without being one of those Gen X parents, telling their Gen Z kids how easy they’ve got it, the fact is, the tech is much simpler these days.
Along the way, as very clever tech people have realized the needs of remote work and online business building, the apps, software and platforms have become more and more user friendly.
This means that starting an online venture these days even if you have zero to nil tech skills is easier than ever before and will continue to become easier as AI seeps into every online nook and cranny!
Here’s how to get started building your location independent empire even if you struggle with your computer ‘on’ button;
1. Start With What You Already Know
The biggest mistake I see people make is thinking they need to learn completely new skills to work online.
Look at what you're already good at.
What do people come to you for advice about?
What problems can you solve?
I started by helping small businesses with their marketing - something I'd done for years in the corporate world.
The only difference was doing it remotely instead of in person.
