FabJob Guide

Imagine having an exciting high-paying job that lets you use your creativity to organize the happiest day of people's lives. Welcome to the world of wedding planning! There are few jobs that offer so many benefits. As a wedding planner (also known as a bridal consultant, wedding consultant, or wedding coordinator) you will have a job that is fun, interesting, and rewarding. If you start your own wedding planner business you can enjoy the freedom of being your own boss. In our busy society, an increasing number of couples need to hire a wedding planner to plan their special day. According to the Association of Bridal Consultants, the percentage of couples using wedding planners doubled in three years. With more than 2.2 million weddings taking place in the United States alone in 2011, there are more opportunities to become a wedding planner than ever before. Whenever a couple marries, someone is needed to oversee all the details to ensure the wedding is a success. That "someone" - the wedding planner - could be you! As long as you have the desire, you can become a wedding planner. No special education or experience is necessary to break into a career as a wedding planner and succeed. If you would like to be paid to plan weddings, the FabJob Guide to Become a Wedding Planner is for you! In this book you will discover how you can get started and succeed in an exciting career as a wedding planner. The contributors to this guide have planned hundreds of weddings of all kinds. Between them, authors Catherine Goulet and Jan Riddell have planned weddings and other events in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, Barbados, England, Ireland, and Australia, among other countries. In this guide they share with you their own experiences as well as insider tips and expert advice from some of the world's leading wedding planners. The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to become a wedding planner, including: How to Plan a Wedding * How to prepare a time-line schedule * Step-by-step wedding planner list of all the tasks involved in planning a wedding * How to prepare a wedding budget * Advice for planning the wedding ceremony o Selecting the wedding date o Choosing where the wedding will take place (the venue) o Finding a wedding officiant (minister, rabbi, Justice of the Peace, etc.) o Selecting wedding ceremony music o Obtaining the marriage license o The wedding ceremony rehearsal o The wedding processional and recessional * Advice for planning the wedding reception o Time of day (from early morning to evening) o Choosing a place to hold the wedding reception (the venue) o Working with the venue staff to create a fabulous wedding reception o Wedding reception activities (receiving line, speeches, first dance, bouquet toss, cake cutting, etc.) * How to select reputable wedding vendors (e.g. bridal shop, caterer, florist, limousine company, photographer, stationer, etc.) * How to negotiate contracts and save money Wedding Industry Jobs Discover more than a dozen types of employers that hire wedding planners, bridal consultants, and wedding coordinators, and how to contact them, including: o Resorts o Hotels o Tourist attractions o Bridal shops o Churches and synagogues o Caterers o Wedding planner firms o Florists o And more! * Where wedding job openings are advertised * Finding unadvertised wedding planner positions * What employers are looking for * How to prepare a resume and cover letter for a wedding planner job (includes samples) * How to do well in an interview for a wedding planner job *

Imagine having a fun and rewarding career that gives you the opportunity to turn your love of fine wines into a profitable business. Imagine having a business that creates new wines with your name on the label. As the owner of a wine business, you can choose to have a vineyard to grow grapes, a winery to produce wine, or both. When you start a winery or vineyard, you will become part of a growing industry as rich as a chilled bottle of Chardonnay. Wine sales in the U.S. have more than doubled since the early 1990s. In 2008, sales of wines produced in the U.S. increased over the previous year, despite the downturn in the economy. Wine is a drink that never goes out of style, but it is particularly trendy today. Popularized in the Academy Award winning movie Sideways and the bestselling book French Women Don't Get Fat, wine's health benefits have been extensively reported in North American news media. At one time, the only place that wine grapes were grown commercially in the U.S. was in California, mainly in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. While the number of wineries in California continues to grow, today there are wineries in every U.S. state and many provinces. No matter where you live, you might choose to: * Open a traditional winery, and personally oversee how your wine products are made, stored, and shipped * Save money getting into the wine business by starting a micro-winery or a virtual winery * Start an estate winery that becomes a popular tourist destination * Offer exciting events such as wine tastings and winery tours to increase your profits If starting a winery sounds like the career of your dreams, the FabJob Guide to Become a Winery Owner is for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started and succeed in the winery and vineyard business. This guide shares insider tips to help you start your own winery or vineyard from successful winery owners and experts. Among the wine industry professionals who share expert advice in this FabJob guide are: * Gino L. Filippi, wine writer and co-owner of Joseph Filippi Winery and Vineyards which has won many awards for wine-making excellence including the Gold Medal and Best of Class in the 2009 New World International Wine Competition * Joel Peterson, co-owner of Ravenswood Winery of Sonoma, California, a winery which devotes attention to full-flavored varietal wines that rival the quality of Europe's finest * Paul Reidl, wine industry attorney and consultant, who worked with E. & J. Gallo Winery and is a member of the International Wine Law Association The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to start a winery business in the United States or Canada, plus helpful advice for opening a winery in any country. It includes: How to Start a Winery or Vineyard Business * How to create a business plan for your winery or vineyard * Deciding what kind of vineyard or winery business to start * An overview of options for your winery business: - Buying an established winery or vineyard (including how to find wineries and vineyards for sale) - Buying a winery franchise - Opening a new winery or vineyard * How to choose a location for a winery or vineyard * Grape varieties to consider (plus information about growing grapes in cold climates) * Important systems you'll need to set up a vineyard including trellising and irrigation * Equipment and supplies you need to start a winery business and where to get them * Costs of opening a winery or vineyard * Where to get start-up financing for your vineyard or winery business (includes sample start-up budgets) *

Get Paid to Write Become a Freelance Writer Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business Imagine having a rewarding career that lets you get paid to write. Welcome to the world of professional freelance writing! You may have dreamed of "becoming a writer" ever since you were a child, but now you can discover how to turn that vision into reality with the FabJob Guide to Become a Freelance Writer. The guide explains how you can start a freelance writing business and get hired to write for publication or write for clients. Writing for Publication If you are like many freelance writers, you love to see your writing in print. There's nothing quite like the feeling of picking up a magazine, newspaper, or book and seeing your own words on the page – knowing that thousands of people will read what you have written. And if you write for popular online publications, your words could be read by literally millions of readers. The icing on the cake is that you are paid to do something you love. Writing for Clients If writing for publication is the "sizzle," then writing for clients is the "steak." While it may not offer the same excitement that comes with seeing one of your articles in a popular magazine, writing for clients can offer solid rewards including more stability and higher pay for many freelancers. The type of freelance writing you can do for clients depends on your expertise, and a client's needs. Some writers specialize in working with particular types of clients. Others work with a wide variety of clients, but specialize in particular types of projects, such as writing newsletters, speeches, or scripts, to mention just a few examples. When you start your freelance writing business, you will determine what types of writing you want to do. You might choose a broad specialization such as "copywriting" or "technical writing" for any type of client that needs your help. Or you might choose a narrow specialization such as writing grant proposals for non-profit arts organizations, "ghostwriting" autobiographies, writing business plans for technology start-ups, "search engine optimization" for retailers, or any other area that interests you and that clients need help with. As long as you have the desire, you can become a freelance writer and start your own freelance writing business. No special education or experience is necessary to break into this career and succeed. You can start your own freelance writing business and become a freelance writer immediately. If you would like to be paid to write, the FabJob Guide to Become a Freelance Writer is for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started and succeed in the exciting and creative freelance writing business. The guide's author is Kelly Boyer Sagert, who has written seven books and sold well over 1,000 pieces of her writing to magazines, newspapers, online sites and other publications. An experienced copywriter and grant writer, she also writes for encyclopedias and other anthologies, including publications from Macmillan and Harvard University Press. Since 2000, Kelly has taught writing for the online school of F + W Media, the company that publishes Writer's Digest magazine. In this guide she shares insider tips and expert advice from her own experiences and from a dozen other professional writers to help you achieve success as a freelance writer. The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to start a business providing freelance writing services and get hired as a freelance writer, including: Getting Ready to Become a Freelance Writer * How to develop the skills you will need as a freelance writer (including research, writing, and editing) *