Check out our latest video – 5 Common Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make in Doing PR.

(Is this not the greatest way to do an article? You can take your article and have it made into a video. Amazing! If you are interested, contact Andrea Kali – www.amazingsalesvideos.com.)

We’re trying a little something new -here’s our latest article in video format!

How important is good client relationships for growing a strong VA business? If you’re not sure, you really need to take a few minutes to check out my latest video:

Do you know about the various services we offer here at Virtual Word Publishing? You name it – we offer services for your publishing and marketing needs!

Contact me, Diana Ennen, at Diana@VirtualWordPublishing.com today to start tackling YOUR PR needs right away!

We were thrilled to get a great review for one of our client’s books, Fetus to Fifth Grade. We truly feel it’s one of the best parenting books out there and were so glad to see they agree. Here’s the review.

While I was pregnant, I was disappointed in the quality of most pregnancy books out there. Most use fear-mongering and make you believe that if you eat a slice of lunch meat your baby is going to come out with three heads and scales. They also don’t provide you with any scientific evidence to back up their (sometimes baseless) claims. As a science geek, I found this to be truly disheartening. I want to know the research behind the current recommendations when it comes to pregnancy and child care. For example, have studies shown that playing Mozart through headphones placed on your pregnant belly actually has a benefit?

For the full review please go to “Growing Up Geeky”

It's been a while! Hope you're all enjoying a very successful year in business. We've been working hard to bring you the tools and training you need to enhance your learning.

Check out what's NEW at AVP...

As promised we've developed a Virtual Assistant Self-Assessment tool for those pondering a career as a Virtual Assistant. This assessment tool can even be beneficial to anyone looking to start their own business. It takes you through the thought processes for whether or not being a business owner is right
for you.

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Virtual Assistant 101 Self-Paced and Guided Programs

If your desire is to learn what it takes to create a home-based business as a “Virtual” office assistant, utilizing the skills and training you already have, you have come to the right place. This 16-module online course is specifically designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to start and successfully run your own virtual assistant business.

This 16-module program is based on the ever popular Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VAbook, workbook, and financial templates. You won’t want to miss it!

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Registration is now open for...

NEW! Mastering Press Release Writing and Distribution

Join us for an information-packed 90-minute teleclass with Publicist, Diana Ennen.

Academy of Virtual Professionals Director, Kelly Poelker, has teamed up with her co-author, Diana Ennen to bring listeners everything they need to know about writing and distributing press releases.

During this teleclass Kelly will drill Diana on the:

• Importance of regular press release distribution

• Key points to include in a press release

• Secret to making a press release rock

• Common press release writing mistakes and how to avoid them

• Best ways to distribute press releases

• Keys to repurposing your press release for multiple things

• Results you can achieve from your press release campaign

• Importance of including press release distribution in your marketing plan

This 90-minute class will provide the information you need to master press release writing and distribution.

Date: June 28, 2011

Time: 2:00pm CST / 3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST / 1:00pm MST

Click here to read more or register online

Did you miss one of our prior teleclass offerings? Check them out here