A digital magazine and a community for work-at-home parents
United States of America (Press Release) July 21, 2008 --
Taylor, Mich., July 21, 2008 — TheWAHMmagazine ― The July/August 2008 issue of theWAHMmagazine — a digital magazine for WAHMs and WAHDs — marks the beginning of the second half of the magazine’s first year with a sleek new design, multimedia content and added community building features for subscribers.
From the earliest planning nearly a year ago, delivering content in a cutting-edge format and community building have been key at theWAHMmagazine. “The goal was always to provide strong, valuable content and with an eye towards respecting and understanding the work-at-home community – both WAHMs and WAHDs,” says Geiss, who is a WAHM herself. The second half of theWAHMmagazine’s first year reinforces that through some of its new community building features. Along with a newly redesigned blog, (nominated for a Blogger’s Choice best business blog award), among the community-building features are two icons at the end of each article that make sharing and communicating easier for subscribers. One icon is a dialog bubble that provides a direct link to the forum at theWAHMmagazine’s “WAHM and WAHD Today — the social network for today’s work-at-home parents” and is a place for WAHMs and WAHDs to “converse, connect and kvetch.” The other is an envelope icon and allows readers to submit their letters to the editor by e-mail as they react to each article. These features, the social network and theWAHMmagazine’s Twitter account allow readers and others to stay connected and to get deep with each other and the writers about the issues and articles in the magazine.
“The work-at-home industry is growing by leaps and bounds. There’s been a lot of talk lately in the media about moms who ‘opt out’ versus who ‘opt in’ to traditional corporate culture, but there are many of us who are opting for something different — something more balanced — and want to give up neither career nor family,” says Erika-Marie S. Geiss, creator and editor-in-chief of theWAHMmagazine. “As an example, in our Off the Beaten Path column written by Dawn Allcot, we feature a story about an Emmy-award winning journalist turned WAHM and mompreneur.” The 116-page Back-to-School issue features articles on homeschooling, surviving the eight-to-three empty nest as the youngest child heads off to kindergarten, the evolution of the work-at-home dad, how to spot and avoid work-at-home scams and more than 30 articles and stories about being a work-at-home parent.
About theWAHMmagazine: theWAHMmagazine is a bi-monthly, serial digital publication. Created by a WAHM for WAHMs and WAHDs, it is the first and only content-driven digital magazine for work-at-home parents. Its mission is to validate, empower, encourage, educate and support work-at-home moms and work-at-home dads. The current issue (Vol. 1 Issue 4) is available now; the next issue goes live in early September. The magazine costs $5.50 per issue or $24.00 per year for a subscription. A portion of the proceeds from every subscription goes towards planting ten new trees worldwide through a partnership with Trees for the Future.
From the earliest planning nearly a year ago, delivering content in a cutting-edge format and community building have been key at theWAHMmagazine. “The goal was always to provide strong, valuable content and with an eye towards respecting and understanding the work-at-home community – both WAHMs and WAHDs,” says Geiss, who is a WAHM herself. The second half of theWAHMmagazine’s first year reinforces that through some of its new community building features. Along with a newly redesigned blog, (nominated for a Blogger’s Choice best business blog award), among the community-building features are two icons at the end of each article that make sharing and communicating easier for subscribers. One icon is a dialog bubble that provides a direct link to the forum at theWAHMmagazine’s “WAHM and WAHD Today — the social network for today’s work-at-home parents” and is a place for WAHMs and WAHDs to “converse, connect and kvetch.” The other is an envelope icon and allows readers to submit their letters to the editor by e-mail as they react to each article. These features, the social network and theWAHMmagazine’s Twitter account allow readers and others to stay connected and to get deep with each other and the writers about the issues and articles in the magazine.
“The work-at-home industry is growing by leaps and bounds. There’s been a lot of talk lately in the media about moms who ‘opt out’ versus who ‘opt in’ to traditional corporate culture, but there are many of us who are opting for something different — something more balanced — and want to give up neither career nor family,” says Erika-Marie S. Geiss, creator and editor-in-chief of theWAHMmagazine. “As an example, in our Off the Beaten Path column written by Dawn Allcot, we feature a story about an Emmy-award winning journalist turned WAHM and mompreneur.” The 116-page Back-to-School issue features articles on homeschooling, surviving the eight-to-three empty nest as the youngest child heads off to kindergarten, the evolution of the work-at-home dad, how to spot and avoid work-at-home scams and more than 30 articles and stories about being a work-at-home parent.
About theWAHMmagazine: theWAHMmagazine is a bi-monthly, serial digital publication. Created by a WAHM for WAHMs and WAHDs, it is the first and only content-driven digital magazine for work-at-home parents. Its mission is to validate, empower, encourage, educate and support work-at-home moms and work-at-home dads. The current issue (Vol. 1 Issue 4) is available now; the next issue goes live in early September. The magazine costs $5.50 per issue or $24.00 per year for a subscription. A portion of the proceeds from every subscription goes towards planting ten new trees worldwide through a partnership with Trees for the Future.
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