That’s why I was so thrilled to discover the new book by Jill Hart and Diana Ennen, So  You Want to Be a Work at Home Mom: A Christian’s Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business. Diana’s Virtual Assistance books and Jill’s online community of Christian WAHMs had been very influential for me when I began working from home years ago. Together, Jill and Diana know everything there is to know about working from home, and they know how it all fits together with faith in God.

Every inch of starting a home business is covered in this wonderful book. Jill and Diana walk readers through choosing a business, setting it up, marketing a business, and even how to balance your family with your home business. And through it all runs the idea that for a Christian mom like me, faith in God needs to come first, in everything I do.

The information in these pages is priceless for any mom considering a work at home lifestyle. But what was most inspiring for me were the personal stories Jill and Diana share about their own work at home journeys, along with interviews with other successful business owners that are sprinkled throughout. It was encouraging to realize that these women I had admired for so long had once faced the same problems I had, and had asked the same questions.

And the most important question this book finally resolved for me, was the role my faith should play in my business. My faith in God is at the beginning, and in everything I do. Just what does that look like? Some days it’s frustrating. Some days it’s amazing. And there are days when I wonder if my hopes will ever be realized. Then I remember that God’s plans are much bigger than mine, and what He has in mind for me is greater than I could possibly imagine.

If you need encouragement in your own work at home journey, or want to know what it really takes to become a work at home mom, you will love the book, So  You Want to Be a Work at Home Mom. Visit http://SoYouWantToBeAWAHM.com to learn more about the book and order your copy!

~ Denise

I know that times are slow for many of us. But the really great thing about being a work at home mom is that we can be so adaptable. If something isn’t working, we can easily make changes to our business to keep us profitable, no matter what the economy is doing!

Here’s an example:

One industry that has really been doing well right now is Virtual Assistance. As businesses are letting people go as they cut budgets, more and more of them are turning to Virtual Assistants to keep their business going.

If you’ve ever considered adding a Virtual Assistant component to your existing business, or starting a full-time Virtual Assistant business, this could be the perfect time to do it.

This week’s prize from Diana Ennen of Virtual Word Publishing can help you get started!

She’s giving away a copy of her book, Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA.

I love this book, and it was one of the first investments I made when I decided to become launch my own Virtual Assistant business. I still keep it handy and refer to it regularly whenever I need a little boost. Who better to get advice from than a VA Virtuoso who has been successfully earning an income from home as a Virtual Assistant for over 20 years!

This is a complete reference guide to starting a successful and profitable Virtual Assistant business, from someone who really knows what it takes and shares openly how you can do it too.

These over 200 pages cover everything you need to know from…

- how to know if you have what it takes to be a Virtual Assistant.
- writing your business plan
- developing your marketing strategies
- establishing a presence on the Internt
- specialty services you can offer. Niching your services means you can charge even more!
- managing the daily operations of a Virtual Assistant business

The Appendix is extremely helpful as well, and includes a sample marketing letter you can use to help get your first clients, an independent contractor agreement, a sample disaster recovery plan, and much more information you will find helpful in your new business.

To get your own copy, make sure you’ve entered the Saving Summer Giveaway on the right hand side of this page.

And after you do that, go to Virtual Word Publishing and check out more of the many wonderful books Diana offers on how to make money from home.

WAHM Articles author Mindy Benkert has put together an e-book called The Complete Step By Step Guide to Finding Your Perfect & Profitable Business.

If you’re looking for the right business to start, you probably have a lot of questions. For example, is direct sales the way you want to go? Can you really make money with affiliate marketing? Or do you have what it takes to be a freelancer?

In this book, you’ll find the answers to those questions (and more) and you’ll discover how to choose the perfect business for you.

You can get your copy here.

If you’re a WAHM Articles author who has written a free book (or even one that’s not so free), you’re welcome to post a comment and a link to it below. Each Friday I try to write a post about an e-book written by one of our authors.

The book I’m talking about is Trillion Dollar Moms – Marketing to a New Generation of Mothers by Maria Bailey and Bonnie Ulman.

Moms are the most powerful consumers in the US – in fact, recent surveys show moms are spending more than $17 trillion annually. This book shows entrepreneurs how they can get in on this lucrative market. (If you own a home business, that’s you again.)

The authors draw on proprietary research, their own insights, and case studies to show us marketers how to promote our products effectively to moms.

For example, did you know that when you market to moms, you should plan your campaigns around the ages of their children, NOT the ages of the mothers?

That makes complete sense to me. Since becoming a mom, my choices and decisions have been majorly influenced by which stage my children are in. But ask me how that knowledge should affect my marketing, and I couldn’t tell ya.

Not to worry, Maria and Bonnie explain how to apply their insights and research to your own marketing campaigns. Here’s the link again.

I honestly didn’t believe a simple book could help us. As a former teacher, I had spent years learning child psychology and behavior management. What could one book possibly offer that I hadn’t already learned?

Fortunately for my family, that was the best medicine I’ve ever been subscribed.

Once you begin reading 1-2-3 Magic, you can apply the techniques immediately, before you finish the book. Dr. Phelan starts out by explaining why many parents can’t manage their kids’ behavior. He believes we go wrong when we try to reason with our children instead of parent them. Children, he reminds the reader again and again, are not miniature adults, and should be treated like children.

Dr. Phelan gives step-by-step guidance for every discipline that arises with young children, whether you want the child to stop a behavior or start a new one. He also gives several true-to-life examples of how the program looks when used correctly and when used incorrectly.

We’ve used this program with our two children for over 10 years, and we haven’t encountered a situation where we couldn’t apply 1-2-3 Magic, or where it didn’t work like, well, magic.

This is a very courageous tale from a well-known actress. It could not be easy for her to divulge her innermost feelings about such an intimate subject, the birth of her child, but she does it candidly. Many women, whether they have suffered from postpartum depression or not, will connect with this story, as its main focus is the overwhelming demands of a newborn that no new mother can be prepared for. Continue reading…