Women of the Net by Cathy BryantCopyright 2002http://www.homebizjunction.comTwo years ago, when I had been working online about a year,an online colleague approached me about writing an articlefor a s... Women of the Net by Cathy BryantCopyright 2002http://www.homebizjunction.comTwo years ago, when I had been working online about a year,an online colleague approached me about writing an articlefor a special edition of his newsletter which was to feature successful women online. Naturally, I agreed.As I was researching for the article, I read a statistic thatrevealed that women over 50 were one of the fastest growing groups of internet users. That didn't surprise me, as at the time I was approaching that "golden age" and had contact with others online who were also in that age group.All these women were using the vehicle of the internet to earn an income online - and the numbers were growing every day.So I wrote the article, and it was published not only in mycolleague's newsletter but many others as well.Now, two years later, I realize that the things I discussed inthat article are as relevant today as they were two years ago when the article was first published - and we all know that for anything to stay current online for two years it must be significant!For that reason, I feel that they bear repeating again. After all, there are an untold number of women - in this age groupas well as younger - who have entered the world of internet business since that first article was published two years ago.So what did I reveal in that article? Consider this...Women of ALL ages have made a conscious decision to tacklethe complexities of technology in order to achieve theirown goals and aspirations, whatever they may be.What is it about the internet that is so appealing to women?It's quite obvious, actually. The internet is a massivelylarge vehicle for what? Communication. And what do womengenerally do better than men? You got it...communicate!Look around, and you see women everywhere online. And whatelse do you see? Sites created by women - providing everytype of information, service, or opportunity you can imagine.Who are these women? People you know -- Young mothers working from home in order to be there with their children- Former corporate executives using skills learned on the job to create their own successful businesses online- Empty nesters who find themselves embracing the technology of their children's generation- Young women just out of school who have chosen the career path of entrepreneur and are using the internet to achieve those dreamsEach is different - but you can be sure that all thesewomen have certain characteristics in common. They havethe determination to tackle the often confusing technologyof the internet, and they have the passion it takes toaccomplish their goals. And succeed they do - in large numbers! Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com