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Contact: Karen L. Reddick, MVA
Tel: (720) 870-6435
E-mail: Karen@VandEServices.com
Website: http://www.vandeservices.com

NBC Today Show Showcases Colorado Virtual Assistant

CENTENNIAL, CO – Six years ago if anyone had told Karen Reddick that the growing industry she has been working hard to promote would finally receive its day in the limelight with a segment on the NBC Today Show, she wouldn’t have believed it. It’s a dream come true to see the industry she is passionate about get national attention. Reddick is a Virtual Assistant (VA) who helps small businesses successfully run their businesses virtually from her home office. When an NBC correspondent got wind that there was such a business, they became intrigued and decided to pursue the story. NBC flew to Reddick’s home office in Centennial to film a typical day at the office. They also set up a crew at one of Reddick’s client’s office 850 miles away in the St. Louis area to show how easy and efficient working with a VA can be. The segment aired on May 24th. http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=fda5aec6-5250-43c2-936f-dfac1ec2033d&f=00&fg=

Reddick, owner of V-And-E Services, is a former executive assistant and originally conceived the idea for her business in October 2001 immediately following 9/11. Starting her new career was her way to put family first and be home for her then pre-teenage daughter. Reddick helps clients by working remotely and uses the latest technology to deliver creative administrative support and technical business services to busy professionals. Projects are often handled over the phone, by fax, e-mail and instant messaging.

Most attractive to her clients is perhaps the fact that Virtual Assistants are responsible for their own taxes, training, healthcare, insurance, and overhead costs that make hiring an in-house employee expensive. Reddick states, “My clients pay only for the time actually spent working on their projects. They don’t pay for my coffee breaks, visits to colleagues or other things that happen in a normal office environment. This is a great benefit for them to pay on an as-needed basis.”

Reddick is also the author of The A-Z Guide: The Best Ways to Work With a Virtual Assistant, which shows businesses exactly what a VA can do for them. In her A-Z Guide, Reddick starts with the letter A and highlights typical services such as administrative assistance, ad campaigns, appointment setting, auto responders; B–bookkeeping, branding, brochures, bulk mailings; C–concierge services, copywriting, contact list management and so on. It clearly helps businesses and virtual assistants see exactly what a VA can do for them and highlights tasks they might not have even considered.

“I think this industry will just continue to grow,” Reddick adds. “This used to seem like a radical concept; and now hopefully with this national recognition it will allow other business owners to realize how using a Virtual Assistant can streamline their administrative tasks and save them time and money.”

As proof that the industry is growing, Diana Ennen of http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com recently landed an interview in Reader’s Digest, where she was able to spread the news of the Virtual Assistant Industry. The article talks about making money while working at home, stating “If you possess word processing, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations, or website design skills, you may want to try employment as a virtual assistant. Ennen is quoted as saying, “There is so much work for VAs that the field is thriving. It is absolutely booming.” And Ennen believes this with all her heart.

Stop by Reddick’s site at: http://www.vandeservices.com for additional information on the VA industry and her services.

About V-And-E-Services: V-And-E-Services specializes in “taking the administrative weight off the shoulders” of the small business owner and/or entrepreneur so they can concentrate on making their business grow. Visit http://www.vandeservices.com for more information. Reddick also offers a weekly newsletter entitled Grammar Tips From The Red Editor, a division of V-And-E-Services. http://www.theredpeneditor.com.

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“I’m a work-at-home mom and I know that hearing other moms’ advice and stories have really helped me be a happier more well informed parent. I am convinced that Internet television is our future and I am confident MomMe TV will continue to be forefront in parenting video-based websites,” said MomMeTV Founder, Missy Depew, on the launch of the company’s new social networking site for moms.

MomMe TV, one of the first Internet-based television networks devoted to real moms, utilizes its proven grassroots approach to offer high quality original web video content featuring practical advice, useful information, and interesting stories from moms and moms to be. MomMeTV is expanding beyond TV with social networking capabilities and offering parents the ultimate in online video featuring the “Motherload,” a plethora of new online video-driven channels dedicated to all stages of motherhood.

The new “My MomMe TV Social Network” powered by One Site, said Depew, allows moms to share photos and videos, start blogging, send and receive messages, discover social groups and start your own, connect with other moms like you and best of all create a profile page with your own url. MomMe TV is easy for busy moms to quickly navigate through these “snack-sized” web-parenting videos. The short videos, which are from one to three minutes long, are perfect for the fast-paced moms who have more to do than time to do it, yet want to connect with others on topics that interest them from working at home to health and fitness.

Similar to Rachael Ray and her 30-minute easy dinners, MomMeTV Founder, Missy Depew, offers a down to earth appeal with her web destination giving moms the perfect place to meet, share videos, and have some fun. This year MomMeTV’s commitment, added Depew, is to continue to empower moms to be able to easily share their stories and favorite videos with their friends and business associates. For busy moms, between doctor appointments, soccer practices and dance classes, MomMe TV offers a quick and easy step by step way to upload family-friendly video to share with other moms and to syndicate videos.

Currently MomMe TV offers stay-at-home moms, work-at-home moms, parenting websites or Internet TV websites free videos. By placing free MomMe TV video content on websites, blogs, discussion boards or MySpace pages, all the above stated parenting channels reach thousands of moms all over the world. For the work-at-home-mom, uploading their own video to MomMe TV, said Depew, offers the ability to gain more exposure and provide a more detailed look at products and services. Also adding video content can easily help these working moms generate more sales for their at home businesses and can be a great new vehicle to reach parents and their social networks.

View the story here or Visit MomMe TV

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Contact:
Darwin Demers
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Walkin’ the Dog - Inside the Abuse, Inside the Trial, Inside the Recovery

LONGWOOD, FL—Life for the Demers family is no walk in the park. With the addition of a troublesome new neighbor to their quiet, idyllic town, their home becomes a prison and their lives a living hell. One night, the fight culminates with explosive results—the shooting of the family’s neighbor, Steven Lee, by Darwin Demers. As the Demers family struggle to find the answer that will finally set them free, they discover that though life isn’t fair, it is a gift. Watch as Darwin Demers’s true-life drama, Walkin’ the Dog (paperback, 978-1-60034-991-1), unfolds through both trial and tribulation. Go behind the scenes of this highly publicized trial and meet the real family and how they survived and grew throughout this experience.

The story began when a new neighbor started harassing Demer, his wife, and eight children. Demers found his peaceful home existence changed drastically. “My children were afraid to go outside; and my wife was threatened daily by this man that seemingly took joy in torturing our family.” After seeking a resolution for over two years and finding none, it finally became too much and the situation escalated to the point of no return. As the papers described it, Silly Feud Sparks Debate, but it was so much more than that and as you read further you get the inside details of what happens when things go too far.

The turbulent events that take place in the story taught author Demers the meaning of love and forgiveness, a lesson he is eager to share with readers. “This could have happened to you as easily as it did to me,” says Demers. Born in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, he retired from a successful career with B.C. Telephone Company after 36 years. He then turned to writing, and in Walkin’ the Dog he sets out to prove that God can take our failures and turn them into victory if we let Him. “Our heavenly Father loves us and demonstrates that love through forgiveness,” says Demers. “We must learn to deal with and overcome trial and tribulation in this life.”

The details of the trial, mistrial, and aftermath are candidly recounted by the author, who paints a realistic picture of life before the incident: Lee, as a man who pushed Demers into chronic depression, and Demers himself as a man suffering from a disassociated state of mind. The slow build-up of trauma is recreated through the elaborate courtroom drama in painstaking detail.

To hear more of Demer’s story you can listen to his interview with Joe Carroccio of the Author’s Voice at http://achieveradio.com/~goodlife/ and also on Cyberears.com http://cyberears.com/index.php/Show/audio/172 in an interview with Stacy Harp. Also, Substance Books will be presenting Demers’ information cards at the upcoming BEA in New York.

Demer is available for media interviews by contacting him at darwindemers@shaw.ca. Walking the Dog is available through Xulon Press at http://www.xulonpress.com/book_detail.php?id=3860.

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MomMeTV Celebrates One Year Anniversary With New Social Networking Just For Moms

Denver, CO (May, 2007). MomMe TV, one of the first Internet-based television networks devoted to real moms, utilizes its proven grassroots approach to offer high quality original web video content featuring practical advice, useful information, and interesting stories from moms and moms to be. This Mother’s Day, MomMeTV, marks its first year anniversary by expanding beyond TV with social networking capabilities and offering parents the ultimate in online video featuring the “Motherload,” a plethora of new online video-driven channels dedicated to all stages of motherhood. MomMeTV, http://www.MomMeTV.com, has over 25 channels, which means there’s a channel for all moms with various interests. Channels include: MomMe Baby TV, MomMe Health and Fitness TV, MomMe Work at Home TV, MomMe Pregnancy TV, MomMe Teen TV and many more.

The new “My MomMe TV Social Network” powered by One Site, allows moms to share photos and videos, start blogging, send and receive messages, discover social groups and start your own, connect with other moms like you and best of all create a profile page with your own url. Last year MomMeTV partnered with Brightcove www.brightcove.com to provide the video robust media experience allowing all of the channels to be syndicated for free to any web site owner who is looking to enter the fast growing media business of Internet TV.

MomMe TV is easy for busy moms to quickly navigate through these “snack-sized” web-parenting videos. The short videos, which are from one to three minutes long, are perfect for the fast-paced moms who have more to do than time to do it, yet want to connect with others on topics that interest them from working at home to health and fitness. Similar to Rachael Ray and her 30-minute easy dinners, MomMeTV Founder, Missy Depew, offers a down to earth appeal with her web destination giving moms the perfect place to meet, share videos, and have some fun.

Last year alone, the parenting Internet television channel made tremendous strides in the parenting world by forming alliances with many top notch parenting sites such as Baby Universe, Parenthood.com, TheMomlink.com, momswhothink.com, wahmsunited.com, wahm.tv. and Kaboose.com. This year MomMeTV’s commitment is to continue to empower moms to be able to easily share their stories and favorite videos with their friends and business associates.

MomMe TV’s first year success has shown that moms long to be Internet savvy and part of the video revolution. For busy moms, between doctor appointments, soccer practices and dance classes, MomMe TV offers a quick and easy step by step way to upload family-friendly video to share with other moms and to syndicate videos. Currently MomMe TV offers stay-at-home moms, work-at-home moms, parenting websites or Internet TV websites free videos. By placing free MomMe TV video content on websites, blogs, discussion boards or MySpace pages, all the above stated parenting channels reach thousands of moms all over the world. Whether you’re an individual content enthusiast or a global media business, the MomMe TV syndication offers compelling parenting video content.

For the work-at-home-mom, uploading their own video to MomMe TV offers the ability to gain more exposure and provide a more detailed look at products and services. Also adding video content can easily help these working moms generate more sales for their at home businesses and can be a great new vehicle to reach parents and their social networks. As DePew states, “I’m a work-at-home mom and I know that hearing other moms’ advice and stories have really helped me be a happier more well informed parent. I am convinced that Internet television is our future and I am confident MomMe TV will continue to be forefront in parenting video-based websites.”

Currently MomMe TV can be seen at http://www.MomMeTV.com. Stop by today and see what a difference a community of moms working together can make.

O’FALLON, Ill., May 8 — The Virtual Assistant Industry shines this month when two major publications recognize the profession and provide tips for getting started. The Wall Street Journal quotes best selling author Paul Edwards as saying, “Virtual assistants provide services ranging from administrative support to consulting via e-mail, fax and phone.” The article continues recommending several books for getting started, including Virtual Assistant - The Series by Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker. http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/workfamily/20070504-workfamily.html

In the May issue of Reader’s Digest, an article entitled New Ways to Make a Bundle states, “If you possess word processing, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations, or website design skills, you may want to try employment as a virtual assistant. Ennen is quoted saying “There is so much work for VAs that the field is thriving. It is absolutely booming.” The important thing is to use your own skills and expertise to build your business. Starting a virtual assistant business isn’t a get rich quick scheme. It takes time and talent, but those who succeed can’t imagine doing anything else. Clients are grateful to have talented, highly skilled, and motivated virtual assistants to support their business growth.

Ennen and Poelker’s book, Virtual Assistant - The Series has become what many call the Bible in the Virtual Assistant Industry inspiring readers and providing priceless tools on everything from choosing the right specialty, to promoting your business, to daily operational procedures. Along with its accompanying Workbook Edition, it is quickly becoming a staple in colleges as more add VA Certificate Programs to their curriculum. Randi Tucker Barr, an Instructor at Raymond Walters College, states, “I incorporated their book and workbook as required text. The book guides students from the basic concept of the Virtual Assistant Industry to creating a workable business plan, marketing plan, and web presence. The workbook encourages students to integrate material from the book into their personal goals and objectives. My belief is that Virtual Assistant - The Series has given my students the necessary foundation to become successful entrepreneurs.

Virtual Assistant - The Series is available at http://www.va-theseries.com/ as well as through online retailers. The authors are available for media interviews via e-mail at: authors@VA-TheSeries.com or by calling 954.971.4025 (Ennen) or 618.624.3080 (Poelker).

Contact: Another 8 Hours Publishing
http://www.va-theseries.com/
authors@va-theseries.com
(618) 624-3080