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When One Door Closes, Another Opens

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I thoroughly enjoyed When One Door Closes, Another Opens. I initially bought the book as a fun read on my vacation. What I found was an inspirational story of this amazing lady who started with nothing at the age of 68 after she was laid off from her job and like a geriatric Jerry Yang (Yahoo) built one of the most popular Senior Web Sites. I remembered seeing her in People Magazine.

She has an easy going writing style but conveys a ton of information. The first half of the book tells step-by-step how she built her GrandmaBetty.com web site which
was ultimately bought out by a bigger company from nothing. She didn't even spend any money on her marketing campaign. The second half of the book instructs on important subjects such as finding anything on the Internet, Avoiding Spam and Viruses, Instant Messaging and Buying a Computer Without Getting ... by a Commission Hungry Salesperson. All of this info seems so funny coming from this lady but it is so useful. I am giving it as a gift to my parents.

Beside anyone wanting to learn more about the Internet and wanting to read an incredibly instirational success story I recommend the book (as a web professional I can't believe I am saying this) to marketing professionals or anyone wanting to use guerilla marketing principles to their fullest. I learned a lot. Like she says in the book - if she can do it anyone can.

If you are a computer fan or just need a book to read this is the one for you.

I read this book, and it was very worthwhile. I learned valuable information about how to enrich my computer usage. GrandmaBetty's story inspired me to do better things in life. This book was a great read.