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Lessons For a Happy Marriage is now available online. Written by Paul Friedman, Lessons For a Happy Marriage is a marriage help manual that has helped hundreds of couples save their marriage. With an almost 100% success rate in saving marriages, it is no wonder that the book’s online release has generated excitement.

Paul Friedman’s entry into the business of helping couples mend their marriages began with a very rough personal experience with divorce. This awakened his desire to help other couples avoid the traumas he experienced with marriage counselors and divorce. He writes, “The divorce courts are as dysfunctional as anything I have ever experienced. They funnel otherwise good people into negative positions they would never have imagined themselves capable of.”

Paul came out of an early retirement to become a mediator. His belief was that couples could easily work out the details of separation and get on with their lives. He discovered the truth from his clients: they only sought divorce because the help they found to stay together didn’t work. He made up his mind to take a fresh and scientific look at what makes a marriage fail, and what makes a marriage work. His efforts yielded the most effective marriage manual ever conceived.

With the success of Lessons For a Happy Marriage, Paul has been commissioned by a publisher to write a book on parenting which is currently in the making.

Find out more about Lessons For a Happy Marriage at the new online store: http://www.lessonsforahappymarriage.com

Local Virtual Assistant Receives Entrepreneurial Recognition

DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Sheila York, owner of York Signature Assistance, Inc., announced today that she is the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award.

The VAccolade Award not only recognizes participation at VAnetworking, the world’s largest member-based Virtual Assistant networking association online, but also recognizes the professionalism with which York presents herself on the Web, thereby giving her more credibility among other Virtual Assistants.

“Virtual Assistants (VAs) are business owners who work from their own offices providing professional support, services and skills to their clients via phone, fax and Internet-based technology. Partnering with a VA reduces stress, protects cash flow, eliminates administrative hassles, and enables business people to find the success they originally set out to achieve. A VA is your right-hand person helping you to succeed in your business. The irony is you may never meet your VA as odds are they live nowhere near you!” (Definition from www.VAnetworking.com).

York specializes in administrative support to individual entrepreneurs, and small to medium-sized businesses particularly Event/Meeting planners and is a home-based administrative professional providing various online services to her clients. She started her Virtual Assistance career well equipped with the experience as well as the work/life balance concept. This concept was always important to Sheila and became increasingly necessary as significant changes in her family took place. Having the flexibility to balance family and running a company is no easy task but the reward is well worth it. By providing administrative support to current Event/Meeting Planners, she has the opportunity to utilize her skills and professional experience by providing services to other business owners involved in a niche that she is passionate about, event/meeting planning (hospitality).

In a recent survey from VAnetworking, the United States has the largest number of VAs, followed by Canada, Australia and Europe. Clients pay only for time spent on their projects. There’s no need to pay for taxes, benefits, equipment, etc. VAs are hired on an hourly or a monthly retainer basis.

For more information about York Signature Assistance, Inc., visit www.yorksignatureassistance.com.

About York Signature Assistance, Inc.
Launched in 2008, York Signature Assistance specializes in administrative support, event/meeting planning assistance, and concierge services. Her target clients are Event/Meeting Planners; however, she can provide assistance to other businesses, small and medium, as well as individual entrepreneurs. Visit the website at www.yorksignatureassistance.com.

About VAnetworking
Visit the website at www.vanetworking.com.

Calgary, Alberta (December 3, 2008) This year, more than ever, people are longing for the magic of the Christmas spirit. It’s that magical time of year when memories are made that will last a lifetime and be fondly remembered year after year. Even though times might be tough this year, the holidays are still a time to rejoice. One way to do that is with a new e-book, Saving Christmas: Magical Tips for Creating Lasting Christmas Memories.

Saving Christmas was compiled by Denise Willms, owner of WAHM-Articles.com, Willms felt inspired to create the book when her local librarian announced she was cancelling Christmas this year. Willms wanted to remind frustrated parents and grandparents how to celebrate Christmas without stress, and without money. “It’s a pleasure to use this book to help people rediscover the simple pleasures of Christmas,” says Willms.

This book is a compilation of nearly 30 personalized stories of triumph over hard times and difficult circumstances at Christmas. The 90-page ebook includes a foreword written by Jill Hart of CWAHM and articles such as:

• “Homemade Christmas Gifts,” which shares a family’s tradition of creating gifts for each other and easy-to-follow instructions to help you make your own gifts.
• “Work Skills for an Organized Holiday,” a look at how families can apply work skills such as scheduling, prioritizing, and archiving, to plan a perfect Christmas.
• “Surviving the Holidays During a Divorce,” which offers encouragement and practical advice to those going through a divorce at Christmas time.
• “Gordon’s Gift,” a touching personal story of how the author’s son gave her the lasting gift of gratitude.

Saving Christmas comes with downloadable bonuses to share with family and friends. Downloadable bonuses include: a holiday budget form, a $50 gift certificate for financial services, CWAHM Two Week Devotional Book, printable children’s book coloring book, a paint by number book, and several valuable e-books to help families enjoy a happy and healthy new year.

Also featured this month is WAHM Articles’ fun Saving Christmas Giveaway Contest with prizes to delight one and all. These prizes include: paperback copy of A Christmas Present for Goliath by Ruth Willms, 2 hours of PR services from Diana Ennen of Virtual Word Publishing. Website design services from Designed by Lara, Family Coaching from Judy H. Wright aka Auntie Artichoke, and so many more. It’s easy to enter and win. Willms is still accepting contest donations.

The Saving Christmas e-book is available at WAHM-Articles.com for $9.97. More holiday magic can be found at http://www.WAHM-Articles.com with Santa letters for the kids, free printable coloring pages and so much more. Visitors to the website can also download a free sample of Saving Christmas. Christmas Magic still lives, so stop over soon to join in the fun and community spirit.

My name is Robin Dicks.

For 8 years, I’ve homeschooled my three children.

One of my children has learning disabilities.

She is a great kid, yet learns very differently from other children.

As I searched for answers to my ever-growing list of questions, I became frustrated because I couldn’t find all the answers in just one place. So I spent many hours collecting information and finding experts that would help me sort out all the details and lead me to the answers and curriculum that I knew were available.

Finding and sorting all this information became a huge task. I realized others could benefit from my research, my experiences, the guest experts I’ve met, and the resources I’ve discovered.

So together with Rhea Perry, I created this private online community for parents who have children with learning disorders and teachers who work with special needs children.

This community is a safe place to share frustrations and triumphs, get tips and resources, and find encouragement to keep going when you feel like quitting.

Even though dealing with a child who has learning disabilities can be difficult, you are not alone. We are here to help!

We’d love to have you Join Our Community Today!

Robin

For Immediate Release
October 24, 2008
Contact: Corrie Petersen
307-267-8359
virtualfreedom4you@msn.com

How To Cut Your Work In Half The Value Of Hiring A Ghostwriter

(Casper, Wyoming) When you want to promote your business, yet you realize you are strapped for time, hiring a ghostwriter can prove invaluable to the success of your promotion efforts. Corrie Petersen, founder of Virtual Freedom 4 You (http://www.virtualfreedom4you.com), discovered that her love for writing brought rewards, and so she parlayed it into a service she offers via her Virtual Assistant business She’s been offering the service for nearly two years and enjoys tackling multiple projects.

“Article writing is very important in business. Articles will give you free exposure to your site, more traffic, and it will show others that you are an expert in your field. Some business owners may not know how to write articles or they may not have time to write, so they hire a ghostwriter. When you hire a ghostwriter, you give them a title and three to four topics and they take care of the rest. Once they send you the article and you pay for it, the article is yours and the ghostwriter has nothing more to do with it. You can submit that article to article directories or you can publish it on your website or blog,” says Corrie Petersen.

Most business owners can benefit from the services of a ghostwriter like Petersen since she will help to keep the client’s profile high in the marketplace by providing fresh content:
• Petersen produces original content that will drive more traffic to your website or blog
• Creates customized, targeted articles to increase unique visitors to your website
• Engages the reader’s attention via compelling copy

In addition to writing, Petersen can also research background material for any specialized trade or industry. “I write on all topics. I’m not limited to what I can or can not write about. If I’m not familiar with the topic I will do the research needed to write the article at no extra charge. Most times this will not effect the turn around time, but you will be notified if more time is needed due to research,” says Petersen.
For more information and to order services, visit: http://www.VirtualFreedom4u.com

Writing samples are available.

I love to write and this gives me the ability to do it for others. I also love to help others reach their goals and grow their business. A ghostwriter can take some of the pressure off of a business owner and allow them the time to do other things in their business which helps them grow. I love it when a client comes to me and says thank you so much for the article I couldn’t have done it better myself. You saved the day!

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MOORE, OK –NOVEMBER 5, 2008 – Mom Giveaways, a growing site that features giveaways and contests, is offering a new web seminar to teach moms how to win contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes. How To Win Mom is a one night only event for moms that offers tips and tricks to entering and winning contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes.

“How To Win Mom will equip you with the tools and resources needed to win free products on the internet,” said Courtney Chowning, founder of Mom Giveaways. “This seminar was specifically designed to help moms make the most of their time and win the products they desire.”

Seminar participants will receive a free gift and a chance to win some great prizes. All participants will also have a chance to have their questions answered during the web seminar.

For more information, go to http://HowToWinMom.com. Questions can be directed to Courtney Chowning at howtowinmom@gmail.com.

About Mom Giveaways (http://momgiveaways.com)
Founded in 2007, Mom Giveaways helps moms easily find contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes. Courtney Chowning started MomGiveaways.com because of her love of entering giveaways, contests, and sweepstakes but taking the time to find them being too time consuming. MomGiveaways.com was started in an effort to make giveaways easier to find and enter for those who love giveaways.

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Contact: Courtney Chowning
Email: howtowinmom@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Virtual Assistant Travels Pathway to Success Despite Economic Downturn

Contact: Jenifer Jay Phone 216-587-4989 Email: Jenifer@premierbusinessconcepts.com URL: www.premierbusinessconcepts.com

Cleveland, OH November, 2008 – Within today’s market of economic frailty, wide spread industrial and corporate downsizing, plunging home values, and constricted credit concerns Premier Business Concepts is poised to open its virtual doors. After years of managing the day to day operations of the construction company owned by her family, Jenifer Jay, a local single mom, has started Premier Business Concepts Virtual Assistant Company. Operating from her home office allows Ms. Jay to save on expenses associated with leasing office space. Communication being the key element to this business, Ms. Jay is capable of staying in contact real time with her clients by phone, fax, and email. This methodology saves the client time, effort, and energy exhausted with typical recruitment, training, and retention of a full time administrative and support staff. In tandem employee cost is minimal at best.
Virtual Assisting is the fastest growing home based business phenomena of the 21st century and it’s not surprising given the economic benefits of using a VA, Virtual Assistant. VA’s are independent contractors who work from a fully functional, furnished office and are responsible for their own, benefits, insurance, taxes, equipment, technologies, software, etc. VA’s are paid only for time on task and utilize time tracking software that records duration and billing information. The client is not charged for downtime, breaks, lunch, leaving the office when emergencies arrive, etc. This is a beneficial situation for the client and the VA.
Premier Business Concepts is structured to provide business solutions to an array of small to medium sized business entities: Legal and Medical professional, Real Estate Brokerages and Realtors, Property managers, Banking and Loan professionals, Thriving Independent contractors, Taxation professionals/ Accountants, busy athletes and entertainers on the go just to name a few. Services areas include yet are without limitations: Bookkeeping Services including professional tax preparation, Administrative tasks including helping clients switch to paperless document storage and electronic filing and Concierge Services i.e. travel arrangements, reminder services, etc. This allows them to service clients across the country at the same cost as a local client.
For more information about Premier Business Concepts, visit their website at www.Premierbusinessconcepts.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nicole Cleveland
Phone: 757-404-1582
Email: editor@breatheagainmagazine.com

Woman Born without Arms is Keynote Speaker in Richmond Virginia

Tawana Williams, author of UnArmed But Dangerous is scheduled to visit Agape International Ministries in Richmond Virginia on Saturday November 8, 2008 at 11:00am.

Every so often you run into a fighter, a person who defies statistics and probabilities, a person who turns every “Why?” into “Why not?” Tawana Williams is that fighter. www.tawanawilliams.com

Born without arms and given a diagnosis of death at birth, she’s never been willing to accept “No” as an answer. She’s never made excuses; she’s kicked statistics in the rear and says, “What‘s impossible by man is so very possible by God.” Breathe Again Magazine had the honor and pleasure to interview Tawana Williams. During our interview she didn’t hesitate to say, “I’m the bomb. What’s your excuse?” Don’t wait to read or listen to the interview… click here.

“Look what God has done through this woman. Tawana Williams is the most motivational person I know.” says Author & Motivational Speaker Les Brown
Tawana will encourage you to soar high , even if your wings are broke.

She along with Dr. Deborah Burton of Living Word of God Tabernacle in Petersburg Virginia will help celebrate the launching of Diamonds in the Rough Ministries at the Annual Women’s Conference at Agape International Ministries Worldwide where the Pastors are Cliff & Vicki Coward. Conference theme is Take the Limits Off .

Conference Schedule

Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 7pm – Women , Come Out With Your Hands Up ( Play )
Friday , November 7, 2008 @ 7pm – Guest Speaker – Dr. Deborah Burton , Living Word of God Tabernacle
Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 11am – Keynote Speaker – Tawana Williams author of UnArmed But Dangerous
Sunday , November 9, 2008 @ 11am – A Day of Jubilee – Pastor Vicki Coward, Conference Host ( African Attire )

Conference Address
Agape International Ministries Worldwide
8001 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23228
804-266-3000

Breathe Again Magazine is on a mission to encourage, motivate and inspire women by posting real life stories of women overcoming adversity. After reading a story you are sure to say, “If she made it, I know I can!”

For more information visit http://www.breatheagainmagazine.com or call us at 757-404-1582.

CALGARY, AB - Ruth Willms, children’s Christian author and speaker, is launching her new children’s book, A Christmas Present for Goliath, with a Birthday Party for Jesus. Written for children aged four to seven, A Christmas Present for Goliath tells the beloved Christmas story from a new perspective: through the eyes of a camel who carries gifts from the East to Baby Jesus.

In this 30-page, illustrated book, Goliath is a gentle female camel who is teased because of her name. When Goliath’s master chooses her to carry precious gifts to Baby Jesus, her master’s heart and Goliath’s life are changed forever. Goliath receives not one, but three, very special Christmas presents.

Willms’ previous book, The Lion Tree, is a Christian adventure novel for children aged eight to twelve. The characters face real-life problems, and go to God for the answers. The 117-page paperback novel comes with free character-building exercises and discussion questions, available when you request a sample chapter at http://RuthWillms.com/theliontree.html

The birthday party for Jesus will feature a costume parade, a drama of the biblical Christmas story, and an author reading of A Christmas Present for Goliath. Children are invited to come dressed in a costume of their favorite character from the Christmas story and participate in the parade and drama time. Kids and adults of all ages are welcome to come and enter a draw to win a book or poster for their home, school or church library.

Willms says, “As a preschool teacher, I found that many kids chose not to read books about the true meaning of Christmas.  They glanced at the nativity story and then chose the Santa books instead. I think this was because the well-known Christmas story had lost excitement for these children. A Christmas Present for Goliath is the true Christmas story told from a different perspective, to renew young children’s curiosity about Jesus.” According to Willms, hearing the Christmas story through the eyes of Goliath will help engage young children’s imaginations, and see the story in a new way.

Bulk discounts are available for those who order five or more copies of A Christmas Present for Goliath for their church, school or group.  Organizations can also earn 20% of purchases made by their members.

Willms is available for speaking engagements at churches and schools in the Calgary area. Her parenting seminars focus on practical ways parents can make God’s love real to their children. Willms also leads interactive workshops for children based on A Christmas Present for Goliath and The Lion Tree.

The Birthday Party for Jesus will be held at Crossroads Community Church, 912 – 19 Street NE, Calgary, Lower Auditorium, on November 8 from 1 – 3 pm.

To learn more about ordering A Christmas Present for Goliath, The Lion Tree, or to book an event or workshop, please visit www.RuthWillms.com

CALGARY, AB – Denise Willms, owner of WAHM Articles, announced today that she is the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award.

The VAccolade Award not only recognizes participation at VAnetworking, the world’s largest member-based Virtual Assistant networking association online, but also recognizes the professionalism with which Willms presents herself on the Web, thereby giving her more credibility among other Virtual Assistants.

“Virtual Assistants (VAs) are business owners who work from their own offices providing professional support, services and skills to their clients via phone, fax and Internet-based technology. Partnering with a VA reduces stress, protects cash flow, eliminates administrative hassles, and enables business people to find the success they originally set out to achieve. A VA is your right-hand person helping you to succeed in your business. The irony is you may never meet your VA as odds are they live nowhere near you!” (definition from www.VAnetworking.com).

Willms specializes in helping her clients build home businesses by writing and submitting articles, and is a home-based administrative professional providing various online services to her clients. She started her Virtual Assistance career to use her writing and marketing talents to help other mompreneurs stay at home with their children.

In a recent survey from VAnetworking, the United States has the largest number of VAs, followed by Canada, Australia and Europe. Clients pay only for time spent on their projects. There’s no need to pay for taxes, benefits, equipment, etc. VAs are hired on an hourly or a monthly retainer basis.

For more information about WAHM Articles, visit http://www.wahm-articles.com

About WAHM Articles
Launched in 2006, WAHM Articles specializes in article marketing services for women who work from home. Visit the website at http://www.wahm-articles.com.

About VAnetworking
Visit the website at www.vanetworking.com.