Our News Releases and Media Coverage

The following are some of our press releases that we have written for both our clients and our business.  If you would like to have a press release written, please email me.  Also, for a listing of our free press release submissions click here.

Virtual Assistants Globally Taking Clients To New Frontiers - The International Connection - You would have to live under a rock to not hear about the latest craze that is spanning the globe - Virtual Assistants.  With the economic outlook diminishing, and more and more companies working with fewer employees, businesses are flocking to find the right virtual assistant for their team.  The need is simple:  Someone that can do the work virtually, professionally, and with the upmost of confidentiality.  Fortunately, Virtual Assistants meet all those needs and more. 

Work at Home Parents Enjoy Many Benefits Including Being Able to Care for Sick Children - Margate, FL (May, 2008) Working parents everywhere are realizing the extra benefits of working from home including being there for their children when they are sick. In fact, Diana Ennen, president of Virtual Word Publishing was recently featured on CBS Channel 4 News in Miami, http://cbs4.com/video/?id=53473@wfor.dayport.com on a segment on working parents and handling sick children and states that one of the biggest advantages to being self employed is the ability to not send her kids to school sick. 

Entrepreneur Featured in Family Circle Magazine -  Recently Ennen was featured in Family Circle Magazine in an article on “Mothers of (Re)Intervention. The article states, “Dee Ennen of Margate, Florida owns a home-based administrative support business and often displays marketing materials in office stores.”

Virtual Assistant Tops Today Shows Work at Home Business List - Today Show Shows Margate, FL  (May, 2008) When a Kansas City woman sought advice from The Today Show on supplementing her household income with a part-time job, Today’s Money 911 reporter Jean Chatzky topped her recommended work at home list with Virtual Assistant. And just this week Chatzky also mentioned virtual assistants as one of the top businesses to start from home. Who would have thought? Finally, Virtual Assistants are gaining the respect they deserve.

Publicity and Marketing - Perfect niche for a virtual assistant - Virtual assistants should consider adding publicity and marketing to their VA business.  These tips will help.

Rising Gas Prices Have You Down? Work From Home and Save Money at the Pump  With gas prices rising, working at home is an excellent means to save money and also make a great living. Start your own virtual assistant business and become the entrepreneur you've always dreamed of and enjoy the savings when your commute means going to your own home office.

Wall Street Journal and Reader's Digest Explore the Thriving Virtual Assistant Industry - O'FALLON, Ill., May 8 (PRNewswire) -- 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.

Virtual Assistants: A New Breed of Work at Home Entrepreneurs   Work at home now in the Virtual Assisting Industry where you can combine your expertise in computers and the internet for maximum rewards.

Wake Up and Partner With a VA -  Is your to-do list keeping you up at night? Are you counting tasks rather than sheep to fall asleep? If it’s been a long time since you laid your head down on the pillow at night without a care in the world, I assure you – there is hope! You can have sanity and sleep, too.

Perhaps you’re one of the reported 70% of sales managers overburdened with paperwork. Maybe, you’re an independent sales professional without corporate backing. Whatever the case, if you’re spending more of your time on administrative tasks and less time in front of your clients it’s time to make a change. It’s time to partner with a VA.

The Perfect Business Opportunity For Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and Word Processors - - Business opportunities are everywhere today. You can work at home doing anything from selling the latest and greatest kitchen tools to being the personal assistant virtually to authors, businesses, and anyone who needs more assistance in running their business.

Virtual Assistants Do and Don'ts to be Successful - Virtual Assistants (VAs) are highly skilled professionals who provide administrative support and specialized services to businesses, entrepreneurs, executives, and others who have more work to do than time to do it.  Examples of services a VA can do include publicity and marketing, web design and maintenance, word processing, meeting and event planning, desktop publishing, article and press release submissions, internet research, bookkeeping, business start-up consultations and so much more.  This can be the perfect work-at-home opportunity for many with good computer and Internet skills. Following are several Do’s and Dont’s to keep in mind for starting and operating your Virtual Assisting business.

Working from Home Just Got Easier with 2nd Edition of Words From Home  -- Margate, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/30/2006 -- If you can type and use the computer, take some advice and listen to some words from home. That’s the motivational book, Words from Home, Start, Run and Profit from a Home-Based Word Processing Business a complete reference guide on how to start, run and profit from a home-based word processing business.

Home Based Business Success Tips - Plan Ahead - We all know how much we love our businesses and what a joy it is to be able to finally say, I own my own business and then to actually start making money doing it.  It’s the best!  However, sometimes it’s just hard to do.  We’ve all been there -- The biggest project of your business finally comes your way, and that’s when the entire family comes down with the flu, including you.  You land your dream client, one that you’ve been after for months, if not years, and then your inlaws call and say they are making a surprise visit, they will be there tomorrow.  Or how many times has this happened- you finish a project with the client eagerly waiting and in trying to send them the file, your internet decides to go down.

Momentum Builds for College-Level Virtual Assistant Training by Diana Ennen - The momentum for college-level virtual assistant training programs is building across the U.S. and into Canada. The textbooks of choice for these college training courses are two highly popular books specializing in VA training: Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Sought After VA and Virtual Assistant – The Series: Workbook Edition, written by Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker (Another 8 Hours Publishing).

Expect Success in Your Home-Based Business - That’s right!  Don’t sit back and hope that clients will come your way and that this business might work for you. Expect it!  Go in with a winning attitude.  An attitude that no matter what obstacles come your way, no matter what challenges arise, you will meet them. Not only will you meet them, you will face them and grow in strength by overcoming, and rising above them. Expect Success!

Valentines Day Special Broadcast for Entrepreneurs - Omaha Nebraska, (February, 2008) - Listeners to the Christian Work-At-Home Moment Radio Show are in for a real treat this week as entrepreneurs from around the country call in for a special Valentines Day Broadcast. 

Dr. Laura's Website   Read Jill Hart and Diana Ennen's "Marketing Offline can Substantially Increase Your Business"

How To Start Your Own Virtual Assistant Business - One of the hottest new home business today is the virtual assistant business. Know the ins-and-outs of this business and start earning from your home today. by Liz Folger Contributing Author.

A little preparation makes it easier to ride out the storm  Hurricanes can be scary. Knowing what to eat and how to prepare it ensures no one goes hungry. “Buy foods that you know your family enjoys,” said Diana Ennen, author of the Home Office Recovery Guide: Disaster Preparedness for Your Home Business, and a survivor of Hurricane Wilma, where her family coped with no electricity for a month.

Four WAHM Perspectives - WAHM Business Opportunities Weblog - Florida-based mom Diana Ennen has worked from home for over twenty years. This experienced WAHM finds the summer months much more difficult in terms of running her business. "My business is much easier to run during the school year.

Working from Home Just Got Easier with 2nd Edition of Words From Home  -- Margate, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/30/2006 -- If you can type and use the computer, take some advice and listen to some words from home. That’s the motivational book, Words from Home, Start, Run and Profit from a Home-Based Word Processing Business a complete reference guide on how to start, run and profit from a home-based word processing business.

Local Virtual Assistant Celebrates Inaugural International Virtual Assistants Day: May 19, 2006  Ten years ago if any one had told Margate resident, Diana Ennen, that the nascent industry that she has been working so hard to promote would finally receive its own day of recognition, she probably would not have believed it.

Multi-tasking with Virtual Assistants -  An Interview with Kelly Poelker. Listen as Kelly shares how you could accomplish more, work less or just simply focus on what you do best rather than all the administrative nitty gritty–just by partnering with a virtual assistant.

Virtual Assistants – The Perfect Work-at-Home Opportunity
With gas prices rising, many displaced from their jobs, and more and more businesses downsizing, comes the need for finding an alternative way to make a good income.

Online Bookstore Offers the Best Fiction and Non-Fiction Books - Margate, FL, June 2006. Do you love to read a good sci-fi book? Are you looking for information on how to start your own business? Then focus your sights on Virtual Word Publishing’s Online Bookstore.

Virtual Assistants - The Key to Successful Book Marketing & Promotions- Diana Ennen, PR Web, E-mediawire, etc. 4/8/05

Hurricane Katrina - What you can do  by Diana Ennen,  Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.  Here are some relief tips that you can do to help the victims.

Home Office Disaster Recovery  -   It's important to prepare for a disaster recovery plan for your business and your home. 

A Complete Solution for the Busy or Aspiring Virtual Assistant, WordPerfect(R) OfficeReady(R) Virtual Assistant Solution Pack - MARGATE, Fla., BUSINESS WIRE -- For years, businesses have complained of needing more help around the office to meet the ever-increasing demands of running a successful business. Highly skilled Virtual Assistants met that demand by offering a global solution to the daily challenges of doing business

Our Clients Press Releases

Alicia Cole - Actress Joins Fight to Stop Hospital Infections - Alicia Cole discusses her plot against hospital infections and the trauma of MRSA, flesh eating bacteria.

Actress Gets Opportunity to Speak Out for Hospital Rights, Will they Listen? Sherman Oaks, California (June, 2008)  Actress and Patient Safety Advocate, Alicia Cole will be bringing her awareness campaign to Sacramento as two important hospital infection bills are making their way through the California legislature.  Senate Bill 158 sponsored by Sen. Dean Florez and SB 1058 sponsored by Sen. Elaine Alquist.  Cole, who is the survivor of a near fatal case of hospital acquired Necrotizing Fasciitis and Sepsis following a routine procedure is slated to address the Assembly Health Committee during a June 24th hearing.

A Children’s Book Delight – The Newly Released Zip, Burp and Hula - Margate, Florida (March, 2007) Have you been searching for a wholesome children’s book and coloring book that sparks the imagination, is fun to read, and works to develop reading and coloring skills?

Famous Ghost Whisperer & Consultant to Hit TV Show Talks Live on Heal Yourself Talk Radio -BlogTalkRadio explodes this week when the original Ghost Whisperer, Mary Ann Winkowski, paranormal investigator and consultant for the hit TV Series Ghost Whisperer, joins local talent Rebbekah White on air June 15th at 2 p.m. Listeners can join live and also phone in questions to 347-205-9641.  For those who are fans of the hit TV show or just have a special interest in the paranormal, this is your opportunity to talk with a real ghost whisperer and get inside secrets to what truly goes on behind the scenes.

Go Mom Tips for Back to School - Apex, NC (July 2008) – Today, GO MOM!® INC shares its newest ideas to help families make this year’s return to school a huge success.  “For many Moms, the start of the new school year has a greater impact on their household than the New Year, so late summer is brimming with opportunities to get organized and start fresh” states Molly Gold, Founder of GO MOM!® INC.  “At the same time, the lazy days of summer demand our attention as each day that passes takes us one step closer to school and that much farther from the pool.”  Try these steps to help your family strike a balance between summer and the quickly approaching school year:

Today's Real Estate Market - Career-Ending Crisis or Golden Opportunity for Agents? It’s no secret that real estate agents across the country are struggling for their professional survival. Due in part to the subprime mortgage meltdown of August 2007, many agents find themselves with unsellable listings or suddenly-uncredit-worthy buyers (who would have qualified easily just a year ago).

Newly Releases Book Shows Rookie Agents How to Sell Real Estate Without Selling Their Souls - Denver, Colorado (May, 2008) Even in so-called “boom” markets, rookie real estate agents almost always find their new careers to be harder than anticipated, but today, even experienced agents are failing in record numbers. Statistics quote figures ranging from 70% to 95% dropout rate for first‑year agents and it’s common knowledge in the industry that only a small percentage of the licensed agents are making enough money to live on.

Is it Possible to Work From Home? Have you ever wished that you could work from home? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 19 million people worked from home (either part-time or full-time) in 2001. It’s a growing trend in our society with the number steadily rising as many people are leaving the workplace in favor of a work-at-home career.

Telecommuting - Five Ways to Find Your Next Job - The trend of telecommuting is on the rise as employers begin to see the savings involved in both gas and office space. With gas prices at an all-time high, many Americans are looking for ways to do less driving and more companies than ever before are offering telecommuting options to their current employees and searching for at-home employees to fill open positions. The question for the job seeker is now how to find these opportunities. Following are five methods you can use to find a telecommuting position.
 

Dr. Dennison offers alternative to ADHD Stimulants - ADHD In the Spotlight - Safe and Effective Tools Are Available To Help, Including the Brain Gym Program. After years of psychiatrists reporting that ADHD stimulants are safe and effective, in February of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced that all ADHD drug manufacturers must warn the public that the drugs can cause serious psychiatric and cardiovascular problems. These problems include heart attack, stroke, mania and even sudden death. Is there a safe alternative?

Brain Gym And Me's Unique Approach To Physical, Emotional And Spiritual Health - Ventura, CA (PRWEB) March 19, 2007 -- Finally, an all new and highly effective approach to the eternal quest for better body and mental health and freedom from the daily stressors that effect us all.

Pink Magazine Features Muslim Businesswomen: The Challenges - The Successes - Stone Mountain, GA (BlackNews.com) - Fashion designer and plus size clothing distributor and manufacturer, Sumiyyah Abdur-Rasheed finally caught the attention of major media in a feature story in Pink Magazine on the news stands now.

Moms Mean Business - MSNBC - Newsweek Business - September 2006 - Mompreneurs make the news.  Check out the  mompreneursonline marketplace.  Diana Ennen is a partner in the marketplace.

Mompreneurs Online Helps Moms Take Their Businesses to the Top  Scarsdale, NY (April 22, 2008)—Each weekday morning, entrepreneur Leslie Haywood drops her two daughters off at preschool, then races to her computer to log on to her favorite bookmarked website, MompreneursOnline.com. Haywood is drawn to MompreneursOnline.com for its nurturing atmosphere, as well as the winning advice offered from its founders: leading work-from-home experts, Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe, authors of the Mompreneurs® series of books.

Mother's Day Gifts - Made by Moms -  Looking for the perfect gift this Mother’s Day? Do your shopping online at the Mompreneurs® Marketplace—where all the products and services are mom-made.  Not only will you be honoring the special mother in your life, but you’ll be saluting and supporting mom-owned businesses.

A Cast of Multicultural Children Cha-cha into TV line-up in March - Learning A Second Language Just Got Easier with Help From the Education Channel  - Tampa, Florida  – There will be bilingual beats blasting out of television sets this Spring as the demand for bilingual children’s programming skyrockets. Bilingual music videos will add to language learning fun as children share catchy songs with viewers.

What Makes a Good Fiction Book?
In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget.

Copywriter and Publishing Company Partners to Assist Talented Writers with Starting Their Own Freelance Copywriting Business Copywriter, Mike Chen has partnered with Virtual Word Publishing to market his recently released ebook on how to turn writing talents into successful copywriting businesses.

Mom Entrepreneurs Team Up To Share How 10 Minutes Can Increase Your Business Tenfold Studies indicate most mom entrepreneurs spend their days overwhelmed by life’s demands. Harrison and Hurley shared valuable information to help these mom business owners increase their focus, have more energy, and to create more time for them. 

Moms Find 'Their Space' in MomMe TV's New Social Networking Site - Social Computing Magazine - New York,NY,USA - MomMeTV is expanding beyond TV with social networking capabilities and offering parents the ultimate in online video featuring the "Motherload"

Fiction Book Sledgehammer's Latest Releases:

The True-to-Life Terrorist Attack Could Strike Any American City Tomorrow; Are We Prepared for a Smallpox Threat? - KRON- Channel 4 - LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sledgehammer, a Realistic Fiction Thriller, Explores This Possibility.

Smallpox Threat – Author Explores the Risks in Medical Thriller - Sledgehammer Dr. Paulo Reyes knows firsthand about life in the emergency room. Born in San Joaquin Valley, he’s a practicing Emergency Room doctor in Los Angeles with 25 years experience in ER medicine and internal medicine and a first responder for one of the busiest cities in California.

WebWire® | Fiction Thriller Sledgehammer Receives Excellent Reviews            Los Angeles, CA, June 2006: Results of book reviews are pouring in and it’s very clear the medical fiction thriller Sledgehammer is a smash hit and a five-star winner

Sledgehammer by Paulo Reyes - Terrorists in the ER – Smallpox  With new terrorist threats everyday, the growing concern of a biochemical attack
and the fear of a global pandemic, Sledgehammer is a must read for ...

Gripping Tale of a Terrorist Attack Using Smallpox Has You Glued to Every Page. KVVU FOX5 Las Vegas - Ventura County Star - CA News.

Sledgehammer – A Bioterrorist Attack – A Small Pox Epidemic – Fiction at Its Best What happens when bioterrorists unleash the biochemical “smallpox” and time is of the essence to stop its deadly spread? That drama unfolds in this medical fiction thriller, Sledgehammer.

Press Release Writing & Submissions

Press releases or news release generate free advertising and great PR for your business or books and often lead to more media exposure by radio interviews or TV interviews.   But most importantly today they go right to your target audience, your clients.

Get our FREE PR Informational Package, which includes Free Press Release Submissions.  (See listing below).

We offer complete news release preparation and distribution.  We research and find media leads.  Contact us at diana@virtualwordpublishing.com if you are interested.

Media Sites we Recommend

Publicity Training for Assistants, VAs
The weeklong series of telephone seminars, conducted June 11-15, is being produced as CDs, MP3 files and electronic transcripts.  Click Here for More Information.

Newslink - Newspaper listings, radio & TV listings by state and more.

The Publicity Hound -- One of the best resources to obtain information on PR, niche marketing,  press release tips and writing tips, and more.  Sign up for her valuable newsletter.

Marcia Yudkin's Site or Marcia's Press Release Site -- Marcia Yudkin's sites are absolutely must haves for publicity and those looking for extra media for their business.