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Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Desired Results Consulting, the Florida-based community association consultation firm, has announced the release of an eBook for Licensed Community Association Managers (LCAMs), Tricks of the Trade - a guide of essential tips and practices for recently certified LCAMs and other Community Association Managers looking to enhance overall performance and longevity with their communities. Tricks of the Trade offers everything from checklists to agenda templates, how to establish boundaries with the Board of Directors and communicate with residents and vendors.

The eBook is the brainchild of Lauren Davis, LCAM, CMCA, AMS and President of Desired Results Consulting. "I wanted managers to feel supported and not intimidated by the field. Many become overwhelmed and stressed because they did not have an opportunity to properly prepare -- I have consistently witnessed those who obtain their LCAM license go right to work with no training, no support, no mentor to guide them along the way, and I see this book as a relief and reliable source for those people," Davis said.

Davis attributes her desire to write this book as a direct result of her 18 years experience as a Community Association Manager; indeed, it is the corollary and distilment of her current consultation firm, Desired Results Consulting - which, alternately, provides the unique service of offering managers and boards practical solutions, by devising customized plans for maximum productivity and time management.

"We act as a support system, giving them the whole of our experience through consulting, training and hands-on evaluation," explained Davis. "What I've put down in Tricks of the Trade are the fundamental tools that I begin with when dealing with all of my clients."

Tricks of the Trade also provides value for more seasoned LCAMs who consistently must deal with the frustration of loss of productivity or pleasing the Board of Directors. "I want to give them the guidebook I never had but wanted."

As an outgrowth of her interest in assisting fellow LCAMs, Davis developed My Condo Coach, an industry resource which provides consulting, support and open blogs and forums for its members who would typically include association managers and board members. "It's a great thing to be able to have discussions with colleagues on the real day-to-day problems and solutions we encounter. There really is no comparable resource in the industry."

Tricks of the Trade can be purchased from the website at Desired Results Consulting or My Condo Coach.

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Suwanee, GA - March, 2008 Georgia based Community website firm AtHomeNet, the nation’s leading Community Association Website provider, is celebrating their 10 year anniversary this March. In commemorating 10 years of providing innovative service to over one million households nationwide, the company is embarking on a series of promotional and development activities focused on enhancing their services.

In a letter to clients, Jeff Sanders, Director of Technology stated, “We have had many exciting times over the past 10 years. The best part has been having the chance to talk with and share ideas with many of the thousands and thousands of hard-working volunteer community web site administrators and association management professionals that we work with on a daily basis. Without you we could not have made it this far and we would like to thank you all for giving us the opportunity to work with you and hopefully make some small part of your life a little bit better.”

AtHomeNet was founded in 1998 by husband and wife team, Jeff & Susan Sanders. It began as a small service operating out of their family home, and in late 2007 crossed the milestone of serving over a million homes spread across 48 states. The company is technology based, dealing primarily with building and hosting websites for Homeowner and Condominium communities as well as Association Management companies. AtHomeNet boasts a diverse staff that combines talented support and technology developers with sales and marketing specialists who carry the company mantra of treating every client and every community as they would their own.

For the remainder of the year AtHomeNet is launching a series of events and new innovations to mark the 10 year milestone. First and foremost, AtHomeNet is near completion in the development of “Elite,” which is the latest version of their industry leading community website service. AtHomeNet Elite features web 2.0 technology, highlighting major enhancements in their Association Management website functionality, particularly helpful to managers responsible for multiple websites.

“We are very excited, especially considering how far we’ve come. The first version of our service was a little lean, consisting of perhaps 5 total features. With 10 years of hard work and the help of our fantastic family of staff and clients across the country, we grew that functionality to more than 50 interactive features, with virtually endless adaptability in the new version. Even more importantly, we have also grown the relationship between our company and our clients into a nationwide community,” added Director of Marketing, Susan Sanders.

A host of other events culminating in the annual AtHomeNet Training Camp, to be held in September in Duluth, Georgia at the Gwinnett Convention Center; will round out the remainder of what the company has called “A banner year in community website technology.”
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For more information on AtHomeNet’s ten year anniversary commemorative activities, please contact Susan Sanders, Director of Marketing for AtHomeNet at 1-800-556-7852 or susans@AtHomeNet.com.

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