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Looking for a Professional Book Reviewer

Posted by Dominique on June 7, 2009 at 5:48pm
From A Writers POV is looking for a Book Reviewer that conducts professional book reviews for authors. We are looking for someone that has a professional website and back ground in the business.From A Writers POV will not pay or ask for payment from the book reviewer. We are looking to hire someone (non-profit) to display their book reviews on our magazine and allow From A Writers POV to help the reviewer get sales and customers. We will hire this person as our recommended book reviewer and place their reviews on our site.This job lasts for as long as the reviewer and From A Writers POV want to participate in the services. With this position, From A Writers POV will always reserve spot on our magazine for the reviewers reviews and contact info.Skills: This person must have experience in reviewing. Operate a professional website, reliable and prompt. People person and have the motivation to help others.Fill out an application if you are interested!
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A Tru Diva Loves to Read

Posted by Della Beaver on June 7, 2009 at 11:26am
The Diva's Closet loves to read, especially about fashion. Here are my favorite fashion books at the moment:InStyle-"Secrets of Style" -The complete guide to dressing your best everyday.InStyle-"Instant Style"-Your Season-By-Season Guide for work and weekend."Style 101"-What every Stylish Woman should know."The Lucky Shopping Manual"-building and improving your wardrobe piece by piece."InStyle" -Style 101-What every Stylish Woman should know."The One Hundred"- A Guide to the Pieces every Stylish Woman must own Nina GarciaAnd my favorite, at the moment, -"Tim Gunn-A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style"You can find these books at the local library or on the web at www.amazon.com.Next time, we'll talk about the "must haves" for every Diva's Closet.And remember, "Attitude is Everything"."D"
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Destiny Speakers Bureau's Edward Foxworth Debuts Radio Show

Posted by Shirley Hogsett on June 7, 2009 at 2:08am

Join Destiny Speakers Bureau's Edward Foxworth III as he debuts "The Sunday Foxworth Report" live on The New 107.5 WGPR Detroit and streaming live on-line at www.wgprdetroit.com.Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. Edward and his guest Talk-Show Host, Dr. Phil (taped interview) Ms. Donna Darden-McClung, will discuss "How to determine if Entrepreneurship for YOU?
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Posted by Coach Elizabeth on June 6, 2009 at 5:29pm

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Having an Intimate Shaving Cream Drawing

Posted by Weekley on June 6, 2009 at 12:03am
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6 Tips to Assess Problems, Find Solutions

Posted by Rev. Dorothiea Roberts on June 5, 2009 at 6:01pm
6 Tips to Assess Problems, Find SolutionsWhen you fix all the small problems in your business, profits shoot through the roof.6 Tips to Assess Problems, Find SolutionsThere’s an old joke that a consultant is someone who listens to the employees, tells management what they are saying and takes a fee for it. This is truer than most consultants would like to admit. If you want to solve a problem without paying a big consulting fee, learn to do three things:Listen to yourselfListen to your teamDo what makes senseYes, it’s really that simple--90 percent of advanced tools like process reengineering, project management and quality management are just common sense. My mom once asked me what I did for a living. When I explained it to her, she said, “but that’s just common sense.” I replied, “It’s because you call it common sense that I’m so good at it.” Good old mom!The Common Sense Approach1. Fix what you can, instead of blaming others. Sure the economy sucks, suppliers mess up, and customers are a royal pain. That is as true for your competitors as it is for you. What makes winners different is what we do about the problems we can solve, and how we inspire our team to take a can-do attitude and do good work.2. Fix the right problem. Think like a doctor. You wouldn’t be happy if your doctor gave you stomach medicine for a heart condition. In business, though, we often fix the wrong problem. For example, when sales are low, we push the salespeople. Most likely, they’re already doing a good job, and the problem is in marketing. Remember: The cause of a problem is almost never where the symptom shows up. Find the cause and fix it; you can’t fix a symptom.3. If the problem comes back, find out why, and fix it. Say you have some defective parts in your products. Getting rid of them isn’t enough. How do you know more defects won’t arrive with the next order? Instead:Check with your supplier: How can they confirm that there will be no future defects?Change your contract: Add a penalty for defective parts.Change the way you choose suppliers: Go for quality, and prevent the problem.Now that you know how to fix problems, you just need to find the problems that need fixing.4. Find problems by complaining. I recommend complaining. There’s a great technique for finding your problems--and blowing off some stress--from Barbara Sher’s book WishCraft. She calls it the power of negative thinking. Stand in front of a friend and deliver a standup comedy routine titled What’s Wrong With My Business? Complain about everything. Be specific. Rant, rave and get it out of your system. Have your friend write down every complaint. There’s your list of problems. Now start solving them.Which problem do you solve first? It doesn’t matter. If you have time and energy, fix the one that will be the biggest boost to your bottom line. If you’re running around like a chicken with your head cut off, then fix the one that is bugging you the most.5. Listen to your team. Go to your team, and tell them you want to make a fresh start. Tell them you want them to enjoy their jobs more and get more done. Ask each person on the team for three problems that you can fix to make their lives easier. If you haven’t done this before, it may take a while before they take you seriously, but you’ll get there. And when you do, you’ll find that after you help them, they’ll be ready to help you.6. Your business works best once you’ve fixed the pipes. Be the plumber for your business. When you fix all big leaks, things start to flow. When you fix all the small problems, profits shoot through the roof. What flows in a business? Products, services, and solutions flow to your customers and money flows to you.I hope you're not in business just to make money. The purpose of a business should be to do what we love, love what we do, make our customers happier and better off, and the world a better place. But money is the measure of a business. Track money--gross revenue, expenses and net revenue--to find what is working, and what is not.Then fix your business.
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Our Daily Motivation Friday June 05, 2009: Making It Real

Posted by Rev. Dorothiea Roberts on June 5, 2009 at 5:00pm

Making It RealWhat will you make real in your world today? There are so many possibilities.Will you focus so heavily on your fears that you create and empower the very things you fear? Or will you fill yourself with positive visions that your awareness and actions can then bring to life?The expectations you have carry a great amount of power. So choose today to expect the best you can imagine in every situation.Your thoughts attract people, objects and circumstances that closely match those thoughts. Be sure to make them peaceful, positive and empowering thoughts, and they'll be faithfully reflected in your world.The way you see things determines what you see, and what you see determines the substance that your life creates. Make it a meaningful, fulfilling substance.The reality of this day will come largely from the way you think, feel, learn, respond, observe and act. Choose to make it the best one yet.R. MarstonAnd Please Remember what we have been taught:"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"Philippians 4:13"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men." Colossians 3:23"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you."Deuteronomy 31:6"He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary."Isaiah 40:29-31"Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it."John 14:13-14"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable."For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing? "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."Matthew 6:25-34
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From A Writers POV Online Magazine!

Posted by Dominique on June 5, 2009 at 3:58pm
Read today's blog! We are speaking with Don Savant about a Poetry Compilation he is doing with From A Writers POV members. If you love poetry and would love to have your poetry published in a book, check out the blog and get involved. He is also searching for an editor and distributor. Read more details here: http://povlounge.blogspot.com----------------------------------Have you signed up for our free online writing courses?From A Writers POV is now offering free online courses. Registration is now open but will close on June 6th. If you are interested in taking a few courses check out our website here: http://povonlinewritingcourses.webs.com/------------------------------------Open Poetry CafeYou can log on and post your poem. There are a few rules so please follow them. The only people that can post poems are members of this site.Start submitting your poems today! http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/apps/blog/--------------------------------New This Week"The Best Synopsis" 20 Issues CelebrationThis Week we are featuring: Cynthia Brooks. Vote for her synopsis here: http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/home.htmNew This MonthNew Articles www.fromawriterspovarticles.webs.comFeatured Article: http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/featuredarticle.htmNew Business Ad & Interview with Katrina Kimble:http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/businessadofthemonth.htm--------------------------Do you have a writers question? Looking for advice and tips on a writing subject you have not seen yet? Contact me and I'll answer it at The POV Lounge for you!http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/yourrequests.htm-------------------------------------------*Don't forget to register your book!!! http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/registeryourbook.htm*Become a sponsor:http://fromawriterspov.webs.com/becomeasponsor.htm*Read our Monthly Articleshttp://fromawriterspovarticles.webs.com*Register for our online Courseshttp://povonlinewritingcourses.webs.com/*Join our network!www.fromawriterspov.ning.com*Follow From A Writers POV on Twitter! http://twitter.com/fromawriterspov*From A Writers POV is now Blogging! http://povlounge.blogspot.com/We look forward to hearing from you!
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28 Ways to Build Permission-Based Email Lists

Posted by Paradise on June 5, 2009 at 1:18pm
Loren McDonaldDeveloping a cost-effective email list poses a challenge for all email marketers. Because email addresses change at a rate of 30 percent or more on most lists, marketers must adopt an aggressive approach to expand their list and yield a significant return on investment.As you browse the list below please keep these helpful tips in mind:* Consider All Touch Points: Use every point of contact with customers and prospects.* Obtain Permission: Always obtain permission with the confirmed (double) opt-in method for online contacts. For offline contacts, update your database with when, where and how the contact was initiated. Confirm their permission in the first email.* Required Information: Obtain email address, name, format preference and logical interests/preferences.* Focus Equal Attention on Existing Lists: Implement strategies and incentives to transform inactive subscribers into active ones.* Provide Valuable Benefits: Convince potential subscribers of the valuable benefits they’ll receive.* Convey Trust: Clearly state your privacy/email policies.1. Feature a Sign-Up Form on Each Page of Your Site – Be sure to remember this basic concept. Sign-up opportunities should be ubiquitous throughout your site.2. Promote Benefits on the Sign-Up Page – Enhance subscription value with sample emails, testimonials and strong call to action copy.3. Offer Opt-In Incentives – Incentives like white papers, discounts and special reports significantly increase conversion rates.4. Optimize Your Site for Search Engine Placement – Optimize current and archived newsletters for search engines to increase traffic and subscriptions.5. Pay for Search Engine Services and Promote Your Email on the Landing Page – If you pay for search services like Google AdWords be sure to include email subscription information on the landing page.6. Add Opt-in Check Boxes on Demo Requests, White Papers and Registration Forms – Well-executed forms and pages may improve conversion rates by 50 percent or more.7. Include “Send to a Friend” Options – Generate new subscribers with minimal effort if bundled with promotional campaigns.8. Use Direct Mail and Catalogs – Encourage email subscriptions on all print ads.9. Direct Employees to Include Messages and Links in Email Signature Lines – Add “Subscribe to the Company X Email Newsletter” to employee email signatures.10. Direct Call Center and Sales Employees to Obtain Permission and Capture Email Addresses Over the Phone – Instruct call center and sales staff to ask customers and prospects if they’d like to receive newsletters or promotional email.11. Send Post Cards to Customers Encouraging Them to Subscribe to Email – If you have postal contact information for customers but not email addresses, send a post card with opt-in sign-up offer and URL.12. Hand Out Sign-Up Forms at Public Speaking Engagements and Seminars – Promote your newsletter in presentations and handouts.13. Implement Rented List Campaigns and Subscriptions – Promote your company in email campaigns and landing pages when you rent email lists.14. Promote Sign-Ups in Confirmation/Transaction Emails – Add messages and links to opt-in pages of all confirmation and transaction emails.15. Include Opt-in Line on Credit Card Receipts – Not an obvious method, but may be quite effective.16. Add Opt-in Message to Warranty and Product Registration Cards.17. Add Sign-Up Message to Invoices.18. Display Opt-in Forms at the Cash Register – An approach used by restaurants and retailers to advertise weekday discounts, catering services etc.19. Promote Your Email/Newsletter in Articles and Article Attribution – Include a reference and link to your newsletter after the byline on articles in trade and consumer publications.20. Include Opt-in Message and Check Boxes on Shopping Cart Pages – Remember to ask for email format and product/information preferences.21. Promote Your Email/Newsletter in Other Company Publications – Promote online newsletters in print newsletters, magazines and brochures. Add “Sign up for our monthly newsletter at www.companyX.com/subscribe.html” after “Visit www.companyX.com for more information.”22. Include Newsletter Subscriptions in Trade Show Lead Generation Forms – Obtain permission to send your monthly newsletter to booth visitors.23. Promote Your Newsletter/Promotional Emails in Industry Directories and Sites.24. Distribute Press Releases Based on Newsletter Articles – Newsletters with topical articles may warrant a press release. Make sure the press release includes links and information on how to subscribe.25. Include Information and a Link to Your Newsletter in Press Releases – A good option for smaller companies. Include your company newsletter and other resources in press release copy.26. Include Opt-in Information on Customer Satisfaction Surveys – Ask permission to communicate valuable information via email newsletters and promotions.27. Include Opt-in Forms in Product Shipping Boxes – Advertise email promotions on packing slips and direct mail cards with links to your site. Many retailers and catalogers also include promotional offers from non-competing companies.28. Employ a Reputable Email List Service – List services obtain email addresses and permission to email existing customers. Be sure you obtain permission before – or as part of – the first email you send.
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Kox is HIRING

Posted by Hardest Working Woman In Credit on June 4, 2009 at 10:43pm
I just wanted to pass this along to all the woman here. If you know of anyone looking for a job. I am hiring. The economy is rough and I am just thankful, I can assist with employment.I am also looking to partner with business owners who may have a slow business. Email advocate102@hotmail.com or 321-287-09861
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Pave the Road to Your First Home!

Posted by Annetta Powell on June 4, 2009 at 7:26pm
Pave the Road to your first home!Buying a home is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. It will take time, money and lots of energy. Before you get started, there are some things you will need to learn and do before making that huge purchase. One of the keys to paving the road to your first home is great planning. The first question you answer should be why do you want to buy? You also need to decide if you are ready. Most couples dream of owning their own home and being able to raise a family in it for years to come. The first thing you and your spouse should do is sit down and decide if you both are ready for this huge commitment. Sometimes it’s not always about the money, it’s about the energy it will take and the process you will have to go through. If you and your spouse intend to have children then buying a home is a great investment.Another key to paving the road to your first home is finances, meaning do you have the money?Homes and financing are closely intertwined. You will be happy to know that over the years new and innovative loan programs have evolved which require a 5 percent down payment or less. In fact, a number of programs now allow purchasers to buy real estate with nothing down. In addition to a down payment, purchasers also need cash for closing costs (the final costs associated with closing the loan). Several newly emerging loan programs not only allow the purchase of a home with no money down, but also underwrite closing costs. Not everyone, however, elects to purchase with little or no money down. Less money down means higher monthly mortgage payments, so most home buyers choose to buy with some cash up front. Those great loans with little or nothing down are not available to everyone: You need to have decent credit, which generally means a 580 or above.Another component is making sure that your financial house is in order! In the excitement of searching for homes and thinking about how you are going to decorate, there is something important that every couple needs to be sure of and that’s taking care of bills and debt before attempting to purchase a home. Start now by paying all of your bills on time. For at least one year prior to purchasing a home, you should assure that every credit card bill, rent check, car payment and other debt is paid in full and on time. If you have a steady job and a reasonable credit history, there is a good chance that you can find a home lender who will lend you most of the purchase price of your new house. Home loans are also called "mortgages," I have discovered that this word comes from a Latin phrase meaning "pledge unto death." Lenders expect to get paid on time and it’s important to make sure that you are financially capable of assuming such a large amount of debt.Don’t let the hard work and pressure of buying a home get to you. Buying a home will be fun and exciting, as well as time consuming. These are just a few of the things you will need to think about to pave your way to your first home!To get professional advice and more information on purchasing a home call Vision Investment Corporation at 877-799-0820! Feel Free to visit the website at www.visioninvestmentcorp.comAnnetta PowellQueen of Real Estate

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CHOOSE YOUR OUTCOME FOR YOUR DIABETES DIAGNOSIS

Posted by Carol Dunlop on June 4, 2009 at 7:11pm
It’s true! Diabetes doesn’t have to be the “death sentence” that it’s being labeled as. Yes, Diabetes is a dreadful disease and can cause impotence, blindness, kidney failure, amputation and heart attack death. However, by learning to control the disease, a patient can maintain a normal blood sugar level and avoid or even reverse some or all of the associated complications.Carol Dunlop, owner of Optimum Body Sculpting, has created “Diabetes: Prevention, Control and Next Steps for Living, a Live Teleseminar/Webinar series that exposes the myths surrounding Diabetes and challenges the mainstream perceptions of “death by diagnosis.”In this series, she has assembled top wellness and medical experts from around the country who will explain the secrets that everyone suffering from associated with or caring for Diabetics need to know. “Knowledge is power. Today, with so much cutting-edge science and the great variety of treatments for Diabetes, no patient should be left in the dark about how to control, live with and thrive while being a Diabetic,” says Ms. Dunlop.The Live Teleseminar/Webinar will broadcast each Monday evening at 8:00pm EST starting June 15, 2009 and concluding on August 10, 2009. The seminar is free, but registration is required. To register, log onto www.diabetesinfo4you.com.Who should register? Diabetics, Pre-Diabetics, friends and family of Diabetics, people who have a history of Diabetes in their family and those who just want to learn more about the disease should definitely register to attend.Expert guests include: Rivkah Roth DO DNM, Founder of the Natural Medicine Centre; Endocrinologist Gerald Bernstein, MD, FACP, former president of the American Diabetes Association and the current medical affairs director at Generex Biotechnology Corporation; Elizabeth R. Lombardo, Ph.D., M.S., P.TPsychologist & Physical Therapist who has appeared on numerous nationally recognized media outlets including CNN, The Montel Williams Show, Self magazine, and Diabetes Care; and Jayson Hunter RD CSCS, who is the author of the Carb Rotation Diet as well as the Director of Research and Development for Prograde Nutrition.The series will also showcase patients who are living with Diabetes today and allow them to explain how they deal with the disease as part of their daily lifestyle.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------About Carol DunlopCarol Dunlop is a dynamic fitness professional whose talent and innovative style has inspired many individuals to lead a healthy, fit lifestyle. She started her body sculpting business to help women create the body they yearned for by developing individualized training programs and encouraging good nutrition habits. Carol uses her passion for fitness to motivate her clients to accomplish their fitness goals and maintain a positive self image. Carol is certified through FiTour as a Personal Trainer and through the American Red Cross as a CPR, AED and First Aid Instructor. She has competed and placed in several Fitness America and National Bodybuilding competitions.For more information, contact Optimum Body Sculpting owner, Carol Dunlop at 678.498.4001 Ext. 1 or via the web at www.optimumbodysculpting.com
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Our Daily Motivation Thrusday June 04, 2009: See The Wonder

Posted by Rev. Dorothiea Roberts on June 4, 2009 at 3:00pm
See The WonderThere is more value in life than anyone can imagine. So never stop imagining.Everything you imagine plants a seed. The more beautiful and compelling it is, the more of life's miraculous energy you give to it.And that makes what was once just imagined, real. What you now see all around you, was first imagined.When you meet with difficulties, it can be easy to imagine the worst. But that only extends and magnifies your troubles.Instead, imagine the best. Imagine the most brilliant, stunningly beautiful version of life, and the very act of imagining begins to pull you solidly toward it.What is possible is limited only by what you sincerely imagine to be possible. See the wonder, see the beauty, and bring it all more fully to life.R. MarstonAnd Please Remember what we have been taught:"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"Philippians 4:13God Bless,"Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13"Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD." Psalm 31:24
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Create a mobile office and watch the bumps on the road to a working vacation disappear.

Posted by Rev. Dorothiea Roberts on June 4, 2009 at 2:58pm
Hit the HighwayCreate a mobile office and watch the bumps on the road to a working vacation disappear.With more and more people working from home, Jeff Zbar spotted a potential new trend: the portable office. A Florida writer who loves travel, Zbar says every entrepreneur should find time to set off on the open road with family in tow.But must business skid to a halt the second the door of the RV slams shut? Not when most of what can be done in a home office can easily adapt to the highway."I'm taking my office with me in an 18-inch-by-18-inch cube," Zbar, 43, says. "It's not about replicating your regular office--you can't sell it as a vacation and then work the entire time."Called a "mobile workmate," Zbar's portable office is a wheeled case with telescoping handle and a place for everything: laptop, cords, GPS--all the necessary tools that can be stashed out of sight when it's more important to be fishing with the kids or playing in the sand on the Jersey Shore.To prove it can be done, and to turn a little profit, Zbar embarked July 5 with his family of five on a four-week road trip he calls "Home Office Highway."Zbar's wife, Robbie, a pediatric nurse practitioner, and children, Nicole, 16, Zachary, 14, and Zoe, 10, joined him on the almost 3,000-mile trip up and down the East Coast in a rented RV.He's demonstrating his mobile office--and tricks he's learned after 19 years working from home--at various stops along the way. He's also giving out his tip-filled booklet, with advice to those new to the concept of a working vacation, or "workation," as Zbar calls it.Zbar projects he'll at least break even because he'll continue to work and because Office Depot, Verizon Wireless and RV Sales of Broward, a Florida-based business, are sponsors. Zbar says while on vacation he'll be working about 30 to 50 percent of what he would in a normal week.Jerry Ross, executive director of Disney Entrepreneur Center (DEC), in Orlando, Florida, set up a seminar there for Jeff on July 24. DEC provides business counseling, networking opportunities and seminars for small-business owners."As a small-business owner, doing business on the road or on vacation is a necessity, and any opportunity to improve the process can produce huge benefits," Ross says.Ross often works from the road and likes the appeal of an extended RV trip."I would love to have a little more room for my laptop, BlackBerry and my chargers. I had to hunt for electrical outlets all over the airport this weekend. My phone kept running out of battery, and the lady next to me in the airport kept reading my blog writings from my laptop screen," Ross says."Having a RV office would assist me in being able to stay in contact by having the technology always handy--not in the overhead bin--and always ready to go."Traveling in StylePablo Camus, vice president of marketing at RV Sales of Broward, says the business began promoting portable offices in December and has sold eight RV offices. His clients include a chiropractor, a beauty salon owner and a president of an entrepreneurial association."We can really pimp it up and remodel the interior," Camus says. Some use the RV exterior to promote business or rent it as a billboard."I wish I would have thought of this before when I had my mortgage company. I was paying rent of $8,600 for my office per month," Camus says. "For that amount I could have had three or four top-notch motor homes and had my brokers driving around town."Mike Gast, vice president of communications at Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA), says five years ago well under 20 percent of customers traveled with a laptop. Now, more than 50 percent do. Most of KOA's campgrounds have free Wi-Fi.Gast says there's a "subculture of people in transportable jobs" such as nursing, construction and seasonal service or hospitality workers who move a lot. "And because of the cost of housing, they stay in the campground," he says.Zbar says it's all about personal work style when it comes to adapting to a mobile office."This concept is going to be alien. Don't think, 'Hop in the car Monday, and launch my business Monday.' No, you're not--not if you're going to be successful. You want to start by getting comfortable." he says. The best way to do that is get used to working from home before attempting a working trip. Then branch out to coffee shops, libraries and parks. For Zbar, who has worked from home since 1989, there's less of a learning curve. For others, it's seeing if your work style is adaptable to a non-office atmosphere.Family Members as Co-PilotsZbar acknowledges for some families working on a vacation is something akin to roadtrip sacrilege--groans can be audible and tension palpable when an entrepreneur packs a briefcase. That's why he told his family--as well as his clients--"it's not a working weekend."And he's sure to rely on family for support so working from the road doesn't start to feel like a drag. His family members are veteran GPS-users and even help determine must-see sights along the route.His family doesn't seem to mind the mobile office concept."I think it's great," Robbie Zbar says. "It allows us as a family to take vacations without the interruption of incoming income. As long as we are doing more vacationing than him working, we are all good."Robbie's family took a six-week road trip each summer, operating hockey rinks in Canada remotely."If they could make it happen back then, anyone can now," Jeff says. "The world is open for exploration. The true lesson learned here is that people will discover what they're capable of if they just give it a shot."
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