Internet Leaders Featured in New Interview Series at Virtual Assistant Forums

Snow Camp, NC (PRWEB) September 7, 2009

Mary H. Ruth, owner of Virtual Writing and Communications and long-standing member of Virtual Assistant Forums, recently stepped down as coordinator of the popular Virtual Assistant Interviews series in order to take on a new direction at the community: the Virtual Leading Edge interview series.

Designed to educate and enlighten fellow Virtual Assistants, Ruth’s candid interviews with virtual assistance and internet thought leaders will be published monthly to the Virtual Assistant Forums blog at http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/blogs/vaf-admin/.

“As professional virtual service providers and business owners it’s crucial to stay tuned to various industries, emerging trends, and developing concepts.” says community founder Tess Strand Alipour, “This new interview series aims to help Virtual Assistant Forums members do just that, and we’re fortunate to have Mary heading up this new project.”

Of her new appointment as editor of the Virtual Leading Edge series, Mary says, “I am deeply honored that VAF has entrusted this important job to me. I’m really looking forward to the new acquaintances I’ll be making, and hope VAs will benefit from the information these leaders have to share with us.”

The first installment in the Virtual Leading Edge series will feature Allison Nazarian, author of Copywriting 101.

About Mary H. Ruth and Virtual Writing and Communication Solutions:

Mary H. Ruth is a veteran of over thirty years in non-profit administration in North Carolina, with additional experience in law offices, retail, and graphics. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975. She now operates her own virtual assistant business, Virtual Writing and Communications http://www.writingva.com/, from her home office in Alamance County. While Mary specializes in writing, editing, and social media marketing, she considers her best skill to be that of listening, and her greatest pleasure lies in understanding and magnifying her clients’ brands. Connect with Mary via Twitter http://www.twitter.com/maryhruth, and her blog, Virtual Assistance and You, which is written especially for VAs and their clients http://www.writingva.com/wordpress-2.8/wordpress.

About Virtual Assistant Forums:

Virtual Assistant Forums is the social networking and discussion forum for virtual assistants at all levels of business development. Register to claim and customize your profile and network with other VAs, share information and experience, post images and create videos, start a blog, create and join discussion groups, and chat with guest experts in the chatroom. Regularly published RFPs, tons of great resources, a Virtual Assistant directory, and more – it’s all in one place, and it’s all absolutely free. To participate in this friendly, supportive community of professional VAs today visit http://www.virtualassistantforums.com

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Internet Leaders Featured in New Interview Series at Virtual Assistant Forums

Market America President & CEO James Ridinger Featured on Career Confessions Blog discussing Entrepreneurism

Greensboro, NC (Vocus) July 10, 2010

James Ridinger, President and CEO of Market America, an Internet Marketing and Product Brokerage company that specializes in One-to-One Marketing was recently featured on the Career Confessions Blog, discussing the company mission, the drive of an entrepreneur and the astounding growth of Market America. http://careerconfessions.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/president-ceo-jr-ridinger/.

James Ridinger began pursuing the entrepreneurial dream right after college. Ridingers forward thinking and desire to become a successful entrepreneur led to the development of Market America, as well as the personal drive to help others create a residual income and achieve their dreams.

If business was easy, everyone would be a success. The truth of the matter is most people dont establish firm goals and of those that do, many are not passionate enough to ensure accomplishing them nor do they have a vehicle to take them there, said Ridinger. The key is taking action based on specific plans designed to incrementally reach your goals which must be fueled by a burning desire with you, said Ridinger.

Market Americas business model rewards more than 180,000 hardworking, independent business owners, more than 300 of whom have become millionaires, through the companys proven business plan. The company employs more than 550 employees and currently has operations in six countries. In a time of economic uncertainty, Ridinger has leveraged Market America (http://www.marketamerica.com) into a recession-proof business by offering in-demand, market-driven products through the companys exclusive lines and millions of other items via the companys online partner stores. Built on product, powered by people

Market America President & CEO James Ridinger Featured on Career Confessions Blog discussing Entrepreneurism

Real Estate Technology Contests and Start-Ups Featured at Real Estate Connect SF July 13-15, 2010

Alameda, CA (PRWEB) July 1, 2010

Inman News’ (http://www.inman.com ) annual San Francisco real estate technology conference, Real Estate Connect, held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square on July 13-15, 2010, will feature a number of innovative and cutting-edge companies, start-ups, sponsors and speakers focused on the future of technology in real estate.

Real Estate Connect San Francisco will feature two high-profile contests showcasing the best of online real estate innovation. The first contest is the Connect Developer Challenge. This will be the ultimate real estate technology 48-hour hack-a-thon. By the end of Connect SF, a brand new set of web applications will be unveiled. The Connect Developer Challenge brings innovation to Connect in real time, on the big stage, in a way that highlights the companies and people pushing the online real estate envelope. The app that receives the most votes from the audience will win thousands of dollars in advertising space on Inman.com and free passes to Connect 2011.

The second contest is the New Kids on the Block Challenge. Inman News is known for supporting entrepreneurs and giving new companies a platform to launch in front of the most important crowd in real estate. Six young companies (special preference is given to start-ups that launch at Connect) give their pitch in front of real estate leaders who, with the audience, choose a winning company.

Also featured at Real Estate Connect are 21 start-up companies who will be exhibiting in Start-Up Alley. These promising young companies are offering intriguing technologies in the areas of mobile devices, technology, web 2.0, social media and much more.

A complete list of Start-Up Alley participants can be found on the Real Estate Connect site. Out of the 21, these 4 companies were recently added to the list:

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Real Estate Technology Contests and Start-Ups Featured at Real Estate Connect SF July 13-15, 2010

Eighteen Companies Featured at Start-Up Alley at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco

Alameda, CA (PRWEB) July 26, 2012

Real Estate Connect is the industrys premier technology gathering. More than 1,000 leading real estate brokers, C-level executives, entrepreneurs, journalists, analysts and investors from around the globe are expected to attend.

Here are the eighteen companies that have been selected to participate:

BetterVoicemail: BetterVoicemail provides a professional voicemail service for real estate professionals by transcribing voicemails, giving callers property information and prioritizing callbacks.

Blazing Tours: Blazing Tours provides an all-in-one video solution that allows real estate professionals to shoot, edit, and publish professional-quality videos using a smart phone, along with step-by-step storyboards, editing and publishing tools.

BreakthroughBroker.com: BreakthroughBroker.com is a free resource center where real estate professionals can create marketing materials, learn from industry leaders through interviews and news, and share through blog posts and local events.

Doorsteps: Doorsteps is an online task management platform that helps real estate professionals educate and guide homebuyers through the home buying process. Doorsteps gives real estate professionals insight into their consumers, and consumers a place to take care of their home buying to-dos.

DreamCommerce: DreamCommerce is a social real estate platform that integrates MLS data and allows agents, brokers, and home buyers to connect and collaborate in a private, cloud-based workspace using the DreamPro app.

Happy Inspector: Happy Inspector is a property inspection application for iPad, iPhone and Android that allows real estate professionals to automate home inspections to save time and reduce paperwork.

HelloFax: HelloFax is building the paperless office through the use of digital signatures and online faxing technology. HelloFax is committed to eliminating the need for printers, scanners, fax machines, PDF editors and complicated electronic signature technology.

HomeZada: HomeZada is an all-in-one homeowner application that manages home improvement projects, home maintenance calendars, to-dos, home inventory, and property documents in the cloud.

LeaseRunner: LeaseRunner integrates tenant applications, background checks, e-signature leases, and rent collection into one digital process. LeaseRunner allows landlords, tenants, brokers, and managers to save time and money with a paperless leasing process.

Listedby.com: ListedBy.com is a free online marketplace and social network focused on real estate assets and real estate professionals. It enables real estate professionals to globally market their listings and their businesses.

Nest4Less: Nest4Less delivers timely home-related guidance, reminders and discounts. Nest4Less allows users to find significant discounts on everything from closing and moving costs to furnishings and home improvement.

POSTfuser: POSTfuser is a direct engagement social media company that works with real estate professionals to create custom, client-centric posting strategies to multiple social media platforms. The company allows real estate professionals to create conversation with their social media followers.

RealSatisfied: RealSatisfied is a customer satisfaction and reputation management resource built specifically for real estate. Using RealSatisfied, real estate brokers and agents can receive real-time, actionable feedback from buyers and sellers.

repree: repree Real Estate Transaction Manager is an online solution for real estate professionals to accelerate the buying and selling process. The cloud-based platform includes paperless transactions using eSignatures powered by DocuSign

Eighteen Companies Featured at Start-Up Alley at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco

Snap Easy Websites Discusses Affordable Website Design in Featured Article

Mackay, Queensland (PRWEB) June 05, 2012

Queensland-based web marketing company Snap Easy Websites refutes the notion that website design services are too expensive for small businesses. In a recently featured article on its website, it explains why businesses, despite the current economical challenges they face, can easily afford business web design these days.

For starters, gone are the days when website designers had to create websites from scratch using html. These days, many website designers rely on platforms such as WordPress or Joomla to create functional websites in a relatively short period of time. These platforms are highly customisable and can create great looking, highly functional websites that even those who know nothing about website creation or design can update and modify, the article points out.

It further elaborates, One of the main reasons for todays affordable website design is that with current technology, the time taken to create a website is so much less. Obviously when more can be done in less time and more processes are automated, prices drop considerably.

It argues that most small businesses really only require simple websites that highlight their products and/or services and indicate the location of their shop or office. With the addition of contact details and an enquiry form, a business website is pretty much set to do transactions online. Even businesses that wish to do online retail will now find so many affordable shopping cart software options, demonstrating that the competition has certainly worked in the consumers favor.

Snap Easy Websites owners David Phillips and Cheryl Eagers are familiar with how small and medium enterprises work and understand the financial constraints under which they usually operate. Having established and run several SMEs, they know what a small company needs to conduct business online and have provided an answer to this.

In fact, it was through the frustration and massive overcharging involved in having someone create a website for one of our businesses that made us realise that only people who understand business could deliver effective and appropriate online services for other businesses. In 2011, they opened Snap Easy Websites and have since been creating business websites as well as providing other website-related services.

The Snap Easy team continues to share the latest and most effective online business tools with its clients. It provides for free a 30-minute consultation on how a business can increase its profit with effective web designs. Interested parties may visit http://www.snapeasywebsites.com.

Snap Easy Websites Discusses Affordable Website Design in Featured Article

GraphicDesign.com Adds Denise Bosler, Sheana Firth as Featured Writers

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 07, 2012

There are two new faces on the GraphicDesign.com writing team, Denise Bosler and Sheana Firth. Each brings a completely different perspective to the table, ensuring that readers of GraphicDesign.com will have a well-rounded perspective on the industry.

Bosler is a professor by trade and teaches Communication Design at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. She is published, having released “Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design.” The newest GraphicDesign.com featured writer focuses on print collateral, product packaging, and identity developments in both print and digital projects. She’s the brains behind MasteringType.com.

Also brand new to the GraphicDesign.com content family is Firth, who authored a recent feature article on the site examining the complications of working from home (Home Office Not Homework). Firth is the owner of Tennessee-based Breakaway Graphics, LLC and has over eight years of relevant design experience. According to a bio posted on GraphicDesign.com, “She is devoted to continuing to learn and adjust to the ever-changing field of design and provide innovative creative design solutions for her clients.”

In other content news from GraphicDesign.com, Christine Medley recently contributed a feature article about whether and how aspiring designers should build an online portfolio. At the end of the piece, readers were asked three questions, including “Which site do you use for your online portfolio?” The overwhelming favorite among GraphicDesign.com readers in that department was Wix, which received 26% of the vote.

The second most used site to build an online portfolio was Behance, which received 20%. Other nods went to included WordPress (11%), Hosted (10%), Tumblr (5%), Cargo Collective (5%), Squarespace (5%), and Carbonmade (2%).

Readers of Medley’s article were also asked whether they felt a graphic designer should build an online portfolio from the ground up using a program like Dreamweaver, as opposed to taking advantage of a packaged content management system like WordPress. Respondents overwhelmingly voted against graphic designers starting from scratch, as 68% responded “No,” while only 32% responded “Yes.”

Finally, the GraphicDesign.com community was split on whether readers had published more than one online portfolio. A total of 54% of respondents said they did not have multiple portfolios, while 46% said they did. No matter how many portfolios designers have created, or what programs they’ve used to do so, Medley stressed the importance of paying attention to content, functionality, and design.

GraphicDesign.com engages its community each week via feature articles that include poll questions. This week’s article, written by Firth, poses three questions at its conclusion and voting will remain open until August 12. Visit GraphicDesign.com today for more details.

ABOUT GRAPHICDESIGN.COM

GraphicDesign.com is a leading source of news and information devoted entirely to the graphic design industry. Employers, students, and freelancers come to GraphicDesign.com to read and discuss current news, information, events as well as to find graphic design firms and to post or search for graphic design jobs.

CONTACT:

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WordPress.com VIP Launches Featured Partner Program for Seamless Integrations with Large-scale Sites

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2012

Automattic, Inc., the company behind WordPress.com VIP, today announced the launch of the Featured Partner Program (FPP) for third-party integration partners. The program offers companies that have integrated their services with the WordPress platform the opportunity to promote and seamlessly enable their tools for large-scale sites in WordPress.coms VIP SaaS Hosting program. These VIP clients include top media companies, sports leagues and Fortune 500 companies, which in total generate one billion page views each month.

As part of the application process, WordPress.com VIP will vet potential Featured Partners and review their code, to ensure a tight integration with the WordPress.com VIP platform. Chartbeat, ContextLogic, Daylife, Livefyre, MediaPass Subscriptions, Ooyala, SocialFlow, Uppsite and Mobilize with Wibiya are the first to join the program.

Our goal is to offer a seamless experience for our VIP clients, from introduction to integration with best-of-breed partners, said Paul Maiorana, Director of Platform Services for Automattic. In turn, Featured Partners benefit from the exposure to top-tier sites, as well as the collaboration with our WordPress.com team during the code review and launch phases.

Featured Partners will be listed on the WordPress.com VIP site with their company logo and description of each plugin. Visit http://vip.wordpress.com/partners/ to learn more about becoming a Featured Partner.

PARTNER QUOTES:

Chartbeat

Chartbeats real-time data is designed specifically for content creators to take quick and meaningful action based on their users’ engagement. As a WordPress.com VIP Featured Partner, we can now offer the same power of the Chartbeat dashboard right where that content is managed – within the WordPress platform – so publishers have an even faster way to adapt, react, and transform their content creation and delivery. Tony Haile, CEO of Chartbeat.

For more information, visit http://chartbeat.com/.

ContextLogic

Our Engage widget allows your users to easily do exactly what they want to do when they reach the bottom of your pages. Allow your users to trivially share with relevant friends and discover the most personally meaningful content on your site to read next. We are excited to offer WordPress.com VIP customers a chance to dramatically increase their number of users, page views per visit, and user happiness by integrating this simple yet vastly intelligent widget at the bottom of their pages. Peter Szulczewski, CEO, ContextLogic.

For more information, visit http://contextlogic.com/.

Daylife

Daylife cloud publishing solutions make the job of creating compelling, interactive and more profitable Web destinations amazingly fast and easy. Our integration with WordPress.com VIP means our shared customers can work seamlessly between the WordPress CMS and the Daylife Publisher Suite, which is a big win for everyone involved. Upendra Shardanand, founder and CEO of Daylife.

For more information, visit http://daylife.com/.

Livefyre

Were pleased to be part of the WordPress.com VIP Featured Partner Program. As a featured partner, we’re excited to bring live conversations and community to WordPress.com VIP publisher sites through a seamless and elegant integration with our platform. Jordan Kretchmer, CEO of Livefyre.

For more information, visit http://livefyre.com/.

MediaPass

MediaPass Subscriptions allows content publishers to create a profitable revenue stream from recurring paid subscribers, with zero hassle. Integrating our sophisticated solution with WordPress.com VIP means their publishers can now manage a subscription business right where they manage everything else their WordPress dashboard. Matt Mitchell, CEO of MediaPass.

For more information, visit http://mediapass.com/.

Ooyala

With video now being a must-have rather than a nice-to-have for premium web properties, WordPress.com VIP is a great way for publishers to get up and running quickly with a solution that provides the most engaging personalized video experiences. We’re glad to be working with Automattic to simplify and speed the process for publishers to deliver multi-screen video to facilitate greater engagement, increase social sharing and grow audiences. Sudhir Kaushik, director of publisher experience, analytics and monetization for Ooyala.

For more information, visit http://ooyala.com/.

SocialFlow

We are pleased to offer the WordPress.com VIP community integrated social media optimization that will bring more readers to each post, drive more engagement and maximize the value of archival content. With the SocialFlow Optimized Publisher layered into the WordPress workflow, it is now possible to access a science based solution for getting the relevant content to the right audience at the best time. Frank Speiser, CEO, co-founder of SocialFlow.

For more information, visit http://socialflow.com/.

Uppsite

UppSite is proud to be selected as one of the few prestigious partners to the new VIP Partners program. UppSite provides a full end-to-end solution, including submission to app stores, giving publishers the ability to create fully automated mobile applications in just 2 minutes for free. Gal Brill, CEO and Founder, Uppsite.

For more information, visit http://uppsite.com/.

Wibiya

Collaboration with WordPress.com VIP was a natural choice, as we share the common goal of enabling publishers to engage with their audience with ease and elegance. Mobilize with Wibiya ensures content is accessible even on the go from all mobile devices, adding more value and deepening the relationship with the publisher. Nir Buschi, VP Business Development, Wibiya.

For more information, visit http://wibiya.conduit.com/.

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 10, 2013 Server Sitters have been recognized as innovators in outsourced web hosting support across North America, and have committed to appearing at HostingCon 2013, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. On June 17th-19th of 2013, the elite from the industry will be in attendance to learn about the latest news, ideas and technology affecting their businesses, where management from Server Sitters plans to announce a line of options for website development to all existing customers. HostingCon is the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry and Server Sitters management are in the business of providing unparalleled outsourced technical support solutions to web hosting companies, and look forward to appearing at HostingCon in Austin next year. Server Sitters, leaders in North American outsourced web hosting support, will be appearing at HostingCon 2013, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. On June 17th-19th of 2013, the best and brightest from the industry will be in attendance to learn about the latest news, ideas and technology affecting their businesses. With the 2013 show, HostingCon is celebrating its 9th anniversary with a projected attendance of over 1,900 Internet professionals from over 30 countries. Server Sitters is a leader in top-level technical support solutions for web hosting providers, striving to be the industrys number one supplier of tier-based support and customer service. Specializing in web hosting support for companies of all sizes, Server Sitters’ vision is to provide their clients with the highest quality of technical support solutions. By every measure including attendee quality, media attention, and networking opportunities, HostingCon is incomparable as a premier venue for exhibitors to show off their latest innovations. This years event is being held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas and will feature over 150 different exhibitors. The conference will host 52 educational sessions across 3 full days presented by more than 100 speakers and panelists, including numerous industry thought leaders and trend setters. Server Sitters extends their invitation to stop by booth # 332 to find out more about their range of services including outsourced web hosting support and Linux server administration. They employ only the best technicians in North America who all speak English clearly and fluently to ensure nothing is lost while communicating with clients. Server Sitters official spokesman Adam Gallant explains, We are dedicated to providing unparalleled outsourced technical support solutions to web hosting companies, and look forward to appearing at HostingCon in Austin next year to display our expanded capabilities. The Austin Convention Center is located at 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street in Austin, Texas 78701. Make reservations by calling 512-404-4000, or simply visit http://www.hostingcon.com/ For more information about Server Sitters, call Toll Free: 888-522-3177 or visit http://serversitters.com/ Find More WordPress Web Designer Press Releases Server Sitters Announces Plans To Launch Custom WordPress Website Development & Design Packages To Be Featured at HostingCon in June 2013

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Server Sitters have been recognized as innovators in outsourced web hosting support across North America, and have committed to appearing at HostingCon 2013, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry.

On June 17th-19th of 2013, the elite from the industry will be in attendance to learn about the latest news, ideas and technology affecting their businesses, where management from Server Sitters plans to announce a line of options for website development to all existing customers.

HostingCon is the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry and Server Sitters management are in the business of providing unparalleled outsourced technical support solutions to web hosting companies, and look forward to appearing at HostingCon in Austin next year.

Server Sitters, leaders in North American outsourced web hosting support, will be appearing at HostingCon 2013, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. On June 17th-19th of 2013, the best and brightest from the industry will be in attendance to learn about the latest news, ideas and technology affecting their businesses. With the 2013 show, HostingCon is celebrating its 9th anniversary with a projected attendance of over 1,900 Internet professionals from over 30 countries.

Server Sitters is a leader in top-level technical support solutions for web hosting providers, striving to be the industrys number one supplier of tier-based support and customer service. Specializing in web hosting support for companies of all sizes, Server Sitters’ vision is to provide their clients with the highest quality of technical support solutions.

By every measure including attendee quality, media attention, and networking opportunities, HostingCon is incomparable as a premier venue for exhibitors to show off their latest innovations. This years event is being held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas and will feature over 150 different exhibitors. The conference will host 52 educational sessions across 3 full days presented by more than 100 speakers and panelists, including numerous industry thought leaders and trend setters.

Server Sitters extends their invitation to stop by booth # 332 to find out more about their range of services including outsourced web hosting support and Linux server administration. They employ only the best technicians in North America who all speak English clearly and fluently to ensure nothing is lost while communicating with clients.

Server Sitters official spokesman Adam Gallant explains, We are dedicated to providing unparalleled outsourced technical support solutions to web hosting companies, and look forward to appearing at HostingCon in Austin next year to display our expanded capabilities.

The Austin Convention Center is located at 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street in Austin, Texas 78701. Make reservations by calling 512-404-4000, or simply visit http://www.hostingcon.com/

For more information about Server Sitters, call Toll Free: 888-522-3177 or visit http://serversitters.com/

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