may need some help with this

Hi everyone (anyone?)

I am not a youngster who is able to navigate this technology with the greatest of ease. I am hoping to open a discussion that will offer feedback to what I am doing with my "post retirement". I am interested in getting honest feedback from as many Canadians as I can.

Hello and welcome to cka.

I see that you are a retired teacher. Any particular subject/level that you taught in? Something that you could turn into a hobby or volunteer position?

Hello Strutz. Thank you for the reply (and the welcome!). I was getting lonely out here wondering if this was a waste of my time.

Over the course of my career I have done K - 12 for every subject area imaginable (yes, industrial arts too...but NOT culinary arts! I can easily burn water)

I have spent my life in the service of others, with no regrets. Some of it was paid service, some was volunteer. It's all good.

My latest "project", reason-for-being, venture, you may call it whatever you wish, is altruistic in nature but I hope to eventually earn some income to supplement my reduced pension (due to my taking early retirement to pursue this).

As I mentioned in my introduction post, I am looking for honest feedback from as many Canadians as I can reach for what I am doing. Unfortunately, in describing what I have on the horizon, it will also involve what appears to be deliberate self promotion. If I am being honest, that would be the secondary goal for using a discussion forum.

As I am a "newbie", and do not know my way around yet, any guidance would be appreciated.

Hello Housewife. Are you interested in hearing about my latest project? I could use the feedback I receive from as many Canadians as I can get.

Welcome aboard! [B-o]

So what are you doing? Care to tell us about it or is it illegal?

Hello Martin 14! "Crapping on other sites as well" ... you certainly are a wordsmith. Not exactly the words I would have used, but to each his own. Your quote did use my words, although it failed to provide any background...if you read the "discussion" I had on the other site (you obviously read some), you would have read a sincere attempt at discussion met with mockery. As for trying to get around the spam rules, I am not trying to get around them. I will not "self promote" if that does in fact break the rules in play. I am simply interested in what others think so I can improve my "project". To answer BartSimpson, no, it is not illegal. I am publishing a magazine (digital, free, and "G" rated) with a never before attempted business model. I will leave it at that for now.

Ha! Llamma66, I glanced at your profile and I read that your interests include chewing on trolls...NOW I get the the post! Funny, and to be fair, I had to look up "internet troll" to realize that I am not one. If this is a site that does not indulge in serious discussion/questions, that's fine. Can anyone direct me to one that does? The magazine I am attempting to publish is designed for Canadians (anyone will be able to access it), so a discussion forum site that attracts Canadians is prefered.

Hello BartSimpson. The reason that I am doing this "on my own" is quite simple (a little snapshot of the business model), the magazine I will publish, although free in every regard, is designed to generate revenue BUT...the revenue is then given away to Canadian charities and public schools (as decided by the readership).

I have been working this idea for a long time and now that I am retired, I have the time to pursue it. I'm not doing this to line MY pockets, I just want to somehow help our underfunded public schools and registered charities.

I just have a chewing problem. What about unregistered charities? Like the Order of Benevolent Llamas?