Author and Publisher, Phil Harris, Shares Details About Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Judith Orloff & a Special Offer on Monday March 1

Phil Harris shares details about Second Sight by D Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://philipharris.blogspot.com/2010/02/second-sight.html

GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1^st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Books and Authors Shares Details About Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Judith Orloff and a Very Special Offer on Monday March 1

Joyce Anthony shares details about Second Sight by D Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/judith-orloff-visits.html

GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1^st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Cheryl's Book Nook Shares Details About Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Judith Orloff and a Very Special Offer Monday

Cheryl shares details about Second Sight by D Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/2010/02/second-sight-by-judith-orloff-md.html

GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1^st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Read Melissa Wadsworth's Review for Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Judith Orloff

Melissa Wadsworth shares her review for Second Sight by Dr Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://www.melissawadsworth.com/intuition-rising-judith-orloff-second-sight-book-launch/

GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1^st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Visit Earthwalkr to Learn More About Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Judith Orloff

Julie Achterhoff shares her review for Second Sight by Dr Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://earthwalkr.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/second-sight-by-judith-orloff/

GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1^st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Toby Heathcotte reviews Second Sight (2nd Ed) by Dr. Judith Orloff

Toby Heathcotte shares details about Second Sight by Dr. Judith Orloff and a very special offer for everyone who buys a copy from Amazon on March 1st - http://outofthepsychiccloset.blogspot.com/2010/02/second-sight-dr-judith-orloffs.html


GET your copy of Second Sight ON MARCH 1st and receive 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Christy Strauch Visits A Sea of Books

Visit Gwendolyn at A Sea of Books -- today she is sharing a guest post by Christy Strauch, business coach, consultant, and author of Passion, Plan, Profit. Gwendolyn is a book reviewer, blogger, and crafter. -- http://aseaofbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-tour-and-guest-post-christy.html. Tomorrow, Gwendolyn will share her review of Passion, Plan, Profit, a hands-on book which guides readers, step by step, through the process of turning a hobby or passion into a viable business.

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-

Play = Peace Interviews Melissa M Williams and Iggy the Iguana

Mary Alice Long shares her interview with Melissa M Williams and Iggy the Iguana - http://playequalspeace.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguana-playpeace-interviews-iggy.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Frankie the Walk n Roll Dog Interviews Iggy the Iguana

Barb Techel and Frankie interview Melissa M Williams and Iggy the Iguana - http://frankiethewalknrolldog.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguna-helps-kids-be-best-they-can.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Create a Unique Image for Your Business

Business coach and author Christy Strauch talks about how to create a unique image for your business or weblog at Simply Sweet Home -- http://simplysweethome.blogspot.com/2010/02/creating-unique-image-for-your-business.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-

Nikki Leigh Reviews Passion, Plan, Profit at Evan Carmichael

Stop by Evan Carmichael to read Nikki Leigh's review of Christy Strauch's hands-on book: Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. As a small business owner, who is making a living following her passion, Nikki has a unique perspective -- http://www.evancarmichael.com/Book-Reviews/2820/Passion-Plan-and-Profit-by-Christy-Strauch.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-

The Recession May Be the Perfect Time to Start a Small Business

"It's risky starting a small business. No arguing about that. If you're already out of work in this tough economy, however, and you have a little money saved so you don't need to worry about your lights getting turned off, this is a perfect time to start one." Join Karen Leland at The Perfect Blend. She is sharing a guest article by business coach and author Christy Strauch titled -- "This Year Is the Perfect Time to Turn Your Passion Into Profit." -- http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-perfect-blend/201002/year-is-the-perfect-time-turn-your-passion-profit

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-

Share a New Reviewers Debut Review for Iggy the Iguana by Melissa Williams

Alexa Chaplin shares her thoughts and the thoughts of her 7 year old son about Iggy the Iguana and Summer League. Come read the debut of 7 year old reviewer “KarateKid” http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2010/02/23/book-tour-iggy-the-iguana/

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Turning Your Hobby Into a Lucrative Business: Jerri at Simply Sweet Home Hosts Christy Strauch

How can you turn your hobby or passion into a profitable business? Join Jerri at Simply Sweet Home as she shares an article by Christy Strauch, business coach and author of Passion, Plan, Profit, on steps you can take to make this dream a reality. -- http://simplysweethome.blogspot.com/2010/02/turning-your-hobby-or-passion-into.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-

Carolyn Howard Johnson Shares A Review For Iggy the Iguana on the New Book Review Blog

Carolyn Howard Johnson shares a review and book details for Iggy the Iguana on her New Book Review blog - http://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguana-is-back.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Iggy the Iguana Review on The Stark Raving Bibliophile

Stephanie Ward shares her review for Iggy the Iguana - http://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguana-and-summer-league-by.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Passion, Plan, Profit Helps Creative People Succeed in Business

Joyce Anthony reviews Passion, Plan, Profit by Christy Strauch today at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/passion-plan-profit-review.html Here is a snippet: "Creative-type individuals are often the ones most interested in going into business for themselves ... There is one major problem, however, that most of these individuals face--they are ruled by their right brain. This is a problem for most because starting and succeeding in your own business requires getting "practical", organized and planning. These are mainly left-brain activities and do not come easily to those of us who find creativity is our stronger suit. Help has arrived!"

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-pla

Learn How Melissa M Williams Promote Her Iggy the Iguana Products

Dana Lynn Smith shares her interview with Melissa M Williams to discuss how she promotes all the Iggy products - http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2010/02/interview-with-author-melissa-williams.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Joyce Anthony Interviews Christy Strauch at Books and Authors

Joyce Anthony interviews Christy Strauch, business coach and author of Passion, Plan, Profit, today at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/talking-with-christy-strauch.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-pla

An Interview with Iggy the Iguana

A character from Mary Cunningham’s book interviews Iggy and they have a chance to talk about baseball and many other things at http://cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguana-summer-league.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Turning Your Love of Writing Into a Viable Business: Christy Strauch Visits Books and Authors

As a writer, how can you turn your passion into a viable business? Blogger and book reviewer Joyce Anthony shares an article titled "Writing is a Small Business" by Christy Strauch, business coach and author of Passion, Plan, Profit, today at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/writing-is-small-business-by-christy.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-pla

Help Children Understand Diversity by Melissa M Williams - Author of Iggy the Iguana

Tuesday February 16 – Read a guest post about diversity, by Melissa M Williams, author of Iggy the Iguana - http://principledprofit.com/good-business-blog/writing-for-young-children-about-complex-social-issues-a-diversity-author-shares-her-perspective/2010/02/16

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Joyce Anthony Introduces Christy Strauch at Books and Authors

Blogger and book reviewer Joyce Anthony introduces Christy Strauch, business coach and author of Passion, Plan, Profit, today at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/christy-strauch-on-painless-business.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-sim

Linda's Business Blog Hosts Christy Strauch

 Linda shares her interview with Christy Strauch, author of Passion, Plan, Profit, on Linda's Business Blog. http://www.intlnat.com/2010/02/meet-christy-strauch-author-passion-plan-profit.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl

Don't Miss Christy Strauch on Mind of the Entrepreneur

If you missed business coach and writer Christy Strauch,  author of Passion, Plan, Profit, on The Mind of the Entrepreneur on Authentic You Radio, you can still hear it online. Listen to Christy talk with Wendy Franklin Muhammad, founder of The Authentic You Leadership and Training Firm, about entrepreneurship http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theauthenticyouradio/2010/02/15/passion-plan-profit-12-simple-steps-to-convert-you

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl

Review for Summer League by Melissa M Williams (Iggy the Iguan Series)

Cheryl Malandrinos shares her review for Summer League by Melissa M Williams, the second Iggy the Iguana book - http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/summer-league-by-melissa-williams/

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Christy Strauch on Authentic You Radio

Business coach and author Christy Strauch is the featured guest on Authentic you radio with Wendy Franklin Muhammad, founder of The Authentic You Leadership and Training Firm. Please tune in on Sunday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (8:00 Eastern Standard Time) and call in with your questions --  (347) 215-7033 For more information, see http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theauthenticyouradio/2010/02/15/passion-plan-profit-12-simple-steps-to-convert-your-passion-into-a-solid-business

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl

Iggy in Interviewed Today at Children's And Teen Books

Cheryl Maladrinos shares her interview with Iggy - http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/iggy-the-iguana-pays-tctbc-a-visit/

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Children and Teens Book Connection Shares a Review for Iggy the Iguana

Cheryl Malandrinos shares her review for Iggy the Iguana - http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/iggy-the-iguana-by-melissa-williams/

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Share a Promotional Interview with Melissa M Williams

Nikki Leigh shares are interview with Melissa M Wiliams – author of Iggy the Iguana. Find out all kinds of details about Melissa’s writing, about Iggy and how she promotes her work - http://promo101interviews.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/promotional-interview-with-melissa-m-williams/

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Turning Your Hobby Into a Viable Business: Christy Strauch at Stark Raving Bibliophile Book Reviews

Business consultant and coach Christy Strauch visits Stephanie Ward at Stark Raving Bibliophile Book Reviews, discussing how to go about turning your hobby or passion into a business -- http://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-hobby-or-passion-into.html

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl

Authors – Selling Your Books and Gaining Visibility is as Close as Your Keyboard

Years ago being an author meant you would write a book, get published (if you were lucky) and hope for the best when it came to selling and gaining visibility for you and your masterpiece. That is unless you had star status or were a professional speaker who could sell from the platform or to your existing client base.

Countless authors romanced the idea of going on a world tour with their book, being the star author in bookstore after bookstore with lines of eager fans clamoring to purchase an autographed copy of their book.

Like numerous other authors, with my first book I was convinced I would miraculously be discovered, appear on all the top television talk shows, be swept away by a major publisher and live happily ever after with my world famous book. The dream went as far as me living a solitary life in a rural community, on a nice piece of land, near a river or lake, a mystery to the residents of the local town.

Like most authors’ my dream quickly soured when I realized the truth of what it meant to be an author. There was little if any budget for book tours, publishers (if you could even get one) didn’t proactively promote our books above and beyond a short-lived attempt, and most authors would rather scale the side of mountain than speak in front an audience.

I had the good fortune of being a professional speaker, so scaling a mountainside was not something I could see myself doing at any point in my future. Yet, selling books was still a matter of schlepping boxes from location to location in hopes of selling out at each venue.

Fast forward to today. Having a world tour is now at close as any author’s computer keyboard and telephone. With the onslaught of teleseminars, social networks and social media marketing there are so many options for authors that certainly didn’t exist when I published my first book well over a decade ago.

Between social networks, blogging, guest blogging, joint venture book launches, web radio, teleseminars, and webinars to name but a few choices, an author can create their own very successful book tour. With a bit of ingenuity, focus and commitment, it is now feasible for an author to take a book from total obscurity to a global virtual book tour in what used to be an impossible timeframe and within a very low budget compared to what it would have cost for even one book tour in the past.

The best part of all is the playing field has been leveled due to the Internet. And even if the author doesn’t have the time, skill set or desire to host their own tour, there are experts who specialize in coordinating virtual book tours (hint – one leading expert is as close as the owner of this blog).

Myself, I do have the skill set, but I also know that at times it is actually more cost and time effective to contract an expert rather than coordinating it myself.

However, if you want to organize your own tour, here are a few considerations. One, who is your reader? Resist the temptation to say, “Everyone.” In the world of marketing, we say, “If everyone is your market, then no one is your market.”

Next, determine where your reader “hangs out”. What social networks do they belong to? What forums do they frequent? What web radio programs might they listen to? Who do you know (or could you know) who has a similar readership reach as those readers you are trying to reach who could do a feature blog posting on you or help to otherwise promote your book?

Begin now to formulate the answers to these important questions. Within the answers lie the opportunity to invest your time and efforts gaining targeted visibility and sales without having to schlep books in the trunk of your car to location after location.

Kathleen Gage is known as the Street Smarts Marketer. She is the author of four books, dozens of eBased information products and teleseminars. Kathleen works with speakers, authors, coaches and consultants teaching them how to gain visibility for their products and service.

She lives in a small rural community on what she calls her “little piece of heaven” across from a picturesque river where she is a mystery to the people in her town. She attributes her good fortune of being able to reside where she does to the power of the Internet to market her books and other products.

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The Real Iggy the Iguana

Joyce Anthony introduces the real Iggy the Iguana - http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/real-iggy-iguana.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

How Can Healers Grow Their Businesses? Christy Strauch Visits Alice Langholt at Reiki Awakening

Business consultant and coach Christy Strauch visits Alice Langholt at Reiki Awakening, discussing how healers can expand their businesses -- http://reikiawakening.blogspot.com/2010/02/welcome-author-christy-strauch.html Alice is a Reiki Master, writer and game developer who shares her journey with Reiki on her blog.

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl

Share Two Interviews with Melissa Williams - Author of Iggy the Iguana

Joyce Anthony shares 2 interviews with Melissa Williams - http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/two-interviews-with-author-melissa-m.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Meet Iggy the Iguana and Melissa Williams

Joyce Anthony introduces Melissa Williams and Iggy the Iguana - http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/iggy-iguana-on-tour.html

To learn more about Iggy and Melissa Williams – visit www.iggytheiguana.com. Win the Iggy the Iguana Give Away! Including the Newly Released Items in Iggy Collection, Snap Shell the Turtle (Plush Doll), Iggy Collector's Baseball Cards, and The Read3Zero T-Shirt ... supporting the fight against illiteracy 30 minutes at a time. Be our most active visitor during the tour for a chance to win this Iggy Collection -- the tour schedule is posted at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2010/01/iggy-iguana-and-melissa-m-williams-tour.html to make it easy for you to visit and comment.

Improving Business Productivity With Passion, Plan Profit: Consultant Christy Strauch Visits Karen Leland at Web Worker Daily

"Every December, I sit down to write my business plan for the upcoming year. Invariably, however, the lure of pumpkin pie, the razzle-dazzle of holiday lights and the continuous playing of Christmas music take me off track." Karen Leland discusses how Passion, Plan Profit by Christy Strauch can improve your productivity in running your business -- http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/02/08/new-book-on-business-planning-helps-productivity/

Christy Strauch is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. In addition she is president of Clarity To Business and has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them do what they are passionate about – and make a profit.

Her book is available at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Plan-Profit-Simple-Business/dp/0984055703 For more information about this virtual book tour, including the complete tour schedule, please visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/12/passion-plan-profit-12-simpl