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Online Media / Blog Tours

Please click on the links below to learn more about: Current & Upcoming Blog Tours Past Tours & Comments from Hosts What is an Online Media / Blog Tour? Why have a Coordinator? Reservations & Rates		WANTED: Online Media / Blog Tour Hosts Do you have a Blog, Pod Cast, Web Site, Internet Radio Show, or E-Zine?

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If you have a book that you'd like to promote via the Internet... Contact us today to reserve your tour dates. Limited tour dates available for September - December 2009.
Current & Upcoming Tours
Book: Defying Autism (non-fiction) Author: Karen Mayer Cunningham GOING ON NOW... June 21-July 5	Book: Twelve Ways to Turn Your Pain Into Praise: Biblical Steps to Wholeness in Christ (non-fiction) Author: Linda Newton BLOG TOUR STARTS... July 13-27, 2009	Book:Confessions of a Pastor's Wife: He Speaks, Can You Hear Him? (non-fiction) Author: Kathryn Bonner BLOG TOUR STARTS... July 27- August 10, 2009

Book: Letting Go: Pathway to an Amazing Life Author: Sandy Hancock Date: August 5-19, 2009 SIGN UP BY July 10, 2009	Book: Exceeding Your Expectations (non-fiction) Author: Linda Olson August 17-31, 2009 SIGN UP BY July 10, 2009	Book: Eyewitness: The Life of Christ Told in One Story Author: Frank Ball Date: TBD

Online Media / Blog Tour Management

What is an Online Media / Blog Tour?

"The 'Blogosphere' is an untapped gold mine insofar as reaching a broad base of readers with current events and relevant topics of interest. Being able to share my recent book release with blog readers all around the country was made possible by Karen Power's Online Media / Blog Tour management skills. I couldn't have done it without her expertise and commitment. I wouldn't hesitate to hire Karen again!"

~ Allison Bottke, Author/Speaker
Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children:
Six Steps to Hope and Healing
for Struggling Parents

To see this Blog Tour:

An Online Media/Blog Tour connects online media (Blogs, Pod Casts, Web Sites, Internet Radio) across the Internet with authors (or other communicators) to post a written or sometimes audio interview about the author and their new book, project, program, or ministry.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. Many are associated with online newsletters or e-zines. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. As of September 2008, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs. That means on any given day there are millions of blog owners who must post fresh and original ontent on their blog or in their online newsletter.

An Online Media / Blog Tour is an opportunity for blog owners to host special guests on their blog. This hosting can be carried out in various ways from posting an interview in Q&A style, an article, or writing a a guest journal entry for the appointed day. Some special guests are asked to respond to reader comments, and others appear in live chat rooms associated with the particular blog. An organized Online Media / Blog Tour also allows readers to travel from one blog to another with the special guest. When combined with the release of a new book or product, an Online Media / Blog Tour can introduce an author to countless readers around the world.

Why do You Need an Online Media / Blog Tour
for Your Latest Book?

Do you have a book that you'd like to promote using the Internet?

Would you like to reach around the world to promote your book without leaving the comfort of your home?

Would you like to reach audiences online that may not know about you, your message or your book?

Would you like to strengthen your name, book recognition, and ranking with Internet search engines--making it easier for people to find you and your book?

If you answered "Yes!" to any of the above questions,
It's time for you to consider doing an Online Media / Blog Tour!

Do you have enough contacts (email addresses and a relationship) with online media hosts to fill a two-week blog tour itinerary? Or the time to research the millions of blogs and other places to host your blog tour?

Do you know how to run the timeline of all the details to have a successful tour?

Do you have time to handle various situations from making sure the books actually get to the hosts to answering their technical questions to post your information?

Do you know some of the critical factors beyond just the tour that contribute to the tour's success and have more positive impact for you?

Do you know that it takes more than just posting on someone's blog to make all the effort of a blog tour worth it?

Do you know why you should hire a professional to streamline the process, offer pointers and tips, and how has proven contacts ready to sign up for your tour?

If you answered "No" to any of the above questions,
It's time for you to consider hiring a proven professional!

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Why should I hire someone to coordinate my Online Media / Blog Tour?

"The Online Media / Blog Tour was a blast. Karen's efforts far exceeded my expectations, including bringing me not only book sales but also the bonus of new coaching clients, earning me more than three times the price of the Online Media / Blog Tour! Thanks Karen!"

~ Victorya Michaels Rogers, Author/Speaker
The Automatic 2nd Date

To see this Blog Tour:

Anyone can spend the time, effort, and energy to research through the millions of blogs available on the Internet. However, relying on someone with proven contacts and proven results, who knows what makes an online media/blog tour successful, and who can minimize your time involved...just makes sense!

Having successfully coordinated many Online Media / Blog Tours, we have connections with blog owners who are ready, willing and able to host a day of your Online Media / Blog Tour. We will also conduct research to find other blogs that meet your topic's specific audience. With contacts already in place, we can fill your blog itinerary while you work on the things you do best.

Consider this..."Why spend your limited and valuable time starting from scratch and trying to figuring out who to contact, when to contact them, and how to actually coordinate a successful blog...when there is someone who is experienced and who has the resources to make this as simple as possible for you? Maximize your time doing other things to promote your book--the activities and tasks that only you can do."

Let us coordinate your Online Media / Blog Tour!

Why hire us to manage your Online Media /Blog Tour?

We have successfully coordinated and managed Online Media / Blog Tours for authors with great results -- book sales, new opportunities, e-zine/newsletter subscriptions, and insight and tips to help maximize the efforts of your Online Media / Blog Tour...and more for the Author.

We have the online media contacts so that you, the author, can commit minimal time, effort, and energy to promoting your book during the online media/blog tour. Simply put, you're paying for our expertise, contacts and for us to do the work, so that you don't have to!

Books from Upcoming or Past Blog Tours

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What do we do as your Online Media / Blog Tour Coordinator?

We act as liaison, as needed, between hosts and Author during the Online Media / Blog Tour.

From our proven contacts with media/blog hosts, we can fill the itinerary for a two-week or 30-day Online Media/Blog Tour with qualified blogs and other online media to help spread the message of your book.

We will research additional blogs for appropriateness to include on Online Media / Blog Tour (may also include internet radio, pod casts, e-zines, or online magazines)

We will schedule the hosts, post your itinerary on the Internet.

We will oversee the completion of the interview (or article) by the author.

We will coordinate with the media/blog hosts to post the interview/article, and appropriate graphics. We follow the tour to ensure each host posts as agreed.

What does the Author do?

Creates a written interview (often using Q&A's already on-hand), or an article on the topic of the book.

Mails each host a copy of the book, or other product, to use as a giveaway for drawings (Note: host may choose to keep this for their own use.)

Optional: Visits each blog during the tour and post a comment(s) as appropriate to readers' comments.

Optional: Mails thank you cards, or coordinates with Karen to send a thank you email, to each host after the tour.

NOTE: The author does not have to be present or visit the blogs during the tour.

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For terms, rates or to reserve your Online Media / Blog Tour dates:

Three monthly payments of $149.95 for a two-week
blog tour

We accept payment through Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Amex, and PayPal.

Limited openings for Online Media / Blog Tour Management

Tour dates starting in September 2009

Please Note: Self-published books are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact CSS before paying the deposit fee.

How much will it cost me?
Online Media/Blog Tour Reservations & Rates

Typically an Online Media/Blog Tour runs a total of 90-120 days from the first activity (inviting hosts and creating the online itinerary) to the last post of the two-week tour. Due to the length of commitment that we make to each author only a limited number of Online Media/Blog Tours will be scheduled each year.

Payment for Services: Half of the Online Media / Blog Tour fee is the deposit, payable up front to secure your Online Media / Blog Tour date and our services. Work commences when payment is received. The remaining half of the fee is payable no later than the last day of the Online Media / Blog Tour.

NOTE: Please check with your Publisher, as they may pay for all or part of the Online Media / Blog Tour fee as part of their promotional/PR budget for your book.

NOTE: We cannot guarantee a certain number of hosts on your tour, however, we strive to get at least one host per day of the tour (with multiple hosts per day whenever possible). The maximum number of host per tour is dependent upon the number of books that are available to give by the author/publisher. Blog tour response and results depend on the name recognition of the Author, the topic of the book as it applies to a general audience, and the strength of the Author's web site.

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Past Online Media / Blog Tours

	Don't Give In--God Wants You to Win!: Preparing for Victory in the Battle of Life (Harvest House) Author: Thelma Wells Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "When I picked up Don't Give In...God Wants You to Win! I expected a light, fun read. Boy was I surprised! The book is actually a deep look at spiritual warfare and learning how to fight the battle. Don't worry! Thelma includes humor to keep things from becoming too heavy. Thelma gives a lot of great information. One thing I really liked is that she included whole Scripture passages (sometimes in more than one translation) in the text of the book. I know that when I read I book, I usually don't take the time open my Bible and read the passage at the time. I always plan to get back to it, but rarely do. Having the text in the book, made it certain that I would read it. I am going to be going back through this book again---much more slowly this time!" ~ J.D.

	Face of Faith: Discovering a Different Kind of Makeover (Exclaim Publishing) Author: Candy Wood Lindley Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "What an amazing story!!" ~ A.C. Lee, Blog Host

	I AM Says, "You Are...": Understanding your Identity in Christ (AuthorHouse) Author: CJ Rapp Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "WOW! What an awesome book! Thank you for allowing me to be a part!" ~ J.D, Blog Host "I love the "I AM" usage and studied it for a hermeneutics class in seminary. God - Yahweh - revealed Himself in the OT as "I AM" and that's what made the NT pharisees so mad at Jesus -- in their minds, he had the nerve to refer to himself in the language of Yahweh. This book sounds like a terrific Bible study devotion. Thanks for the interview and attention to the book. Best wishes to CJ." ~ B.N. Blog reader

	The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister (Tyndale House Publishers) Authors: Nonna Bannister, Denise George, Carolyn Tomlin Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary BOOK REVIEW: Julie Donahue, Blog Host This is the first account I’ve actually read of someone surviving/experiencing the Holocaust that wasn’t Jewish. Nonna Bannister was a young Russian girl sent to a work camp when the Germans invaded the Ukraine. This is just a part of WWII that I know little about, and while Nonna’s experiences were not those of the Jews, it was no less horrific or traumatic. This is not an easy book to read, but I think it is a real testimony of God’s sovereignty even amid the horrors of war. I loved the remembrances of her close, loving family – of their celebrations, reunions and just loving each other through daily life. I imagine those sweet memories were partly responsible for Nonna surviving mentally and emotionally as well as she did. The fact that she not only survived, but later married and enjoyed a family of her own – that’s just a greater testimony of abundant grace! I cannot fathom the pain, the loss, the absolute horror of some of the experiences remembered by Nonna Bannister. I am, however, humbled and amazed that she took the time to write them down, translate them, and save them to later be shared with others. That speaks of a strength that only God can provide….and only when it is needed. He is faithful when man’s evil seems to be impossible to overcome. I am so thankful for the reminder of this promise, and I pray that should these dark times ever come to my door that I will face them in the same strength that Nonna Bannister displayed throughout her lifetime. Amazing. God is so faithful! Nonna Bannister’s faith…amazing!

	*The Calling: A Voice in the Dead Woods* (Tate Publishing) Author: Jacob Israel Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "THE CALLING caught my eye the moment I unwrapped the book. Written by Jacob Israel, I was immediately intrigued by the book cover as well as the author's pen name." ~ D.V., Blog Host

	Step Into Your Future: A Women's Guide to Business Success (Morgan James Publishing) Author: Rosemary Hossenlopp Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "I am not a business owner, but as I read through this book I could see where this book could be beneficial to anyone trying to make it in this economically unstable world, whether you are trying to sell Avon, Pampered Chef, MaryKay, or other products, or whether you own your own unique business trying to sell whatever you do best, whether it be making soaps, crafts, diapers, or rewriting resumes. Whatever your product, you want to make it succeed, so you owe it to yourself to educate yourself on what worked for another woman and might work for you." ~ L.H., Blog Host "This book is about realizing and maximizing your business potential and if you're not seeing the profits you should be, especially in this economic climate, this book will help guide you in a better direction. I don't know what caused my favorite tea rooms to close, but I only wish that they had something like this to help them turn it around." ~ C.S., Blog Host

	Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys (Tyndale House Publishers) Authors: Stephen James and David Thomas Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "If you have any way of getting the other books by these two gentlemen, I'd LOVE to help promote them. This was REALLY GOOD READING...and I'm not quite done yet. I've got to go back and really savor this one. So glad I told you 'YES!'"! D.P., Blog Host "I have three boys and a girl... I only wish I had had this book when my oldest was a little one 15 years ago. It is very insightful! This was a FABULOUS book!" ~ L.R., Blog Host

	Program: SMORE for Women Booklet: Personality Predicaments Author: Gail Showalter Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "This one is VERY near and dear to my heart. I suddenly became a single parent after 12.5 years of marriage and was single again for nearly ten years until God brought me my husband and three other children nearly eight years ago. I feel so honored and blessed to host this blog tour!" ~ V., Blog Host

	*The One Year Women's Friendship Devotional* (Tyndale House Publishers) Authors: Cheri Heath Fuller and Sandra P. Aldrich Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "Great job on the One Year Women’s Friendship blog tour. It looks like you have lots of participants!" ~ Kathleen McClelland, Marketing Manager, Tyndale House Publishers

	Simplify Your Holidays: A Christmas Planner to Use Year after Year (Thomas Nelson) Author: Marcia Ramsland, The Organizing Pro Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "Wow, thanks for sharing Marcia. I learned a thing or two and also appreciated how “organized” your interview was." ~ B.N.

	My God Box: Parable of the Incorrigible Child (Penance Publishing) Author: Margaret Iuculano Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "Wow, she's been through a lot. It made me cry." ~ L.H. "Thank you for the opportunity to review it - it was a really good book." ~ J. R.

	Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents (Harvest House Publishers) Author: Allison Bottke Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary “I would love to be involved in Allison’s blog tour!” ~ C.S. “As a women's envisionary, working with mainly Boomer women, I think that this topic might be of great interest to my newsletter readers.” ~ G.P. “I'd like to join the tour for this book. I have a lot of online friends who have adult children with major issues and they need to know about this book.” ~ M.S.

	Nana's Bible Stories: CD Narrated by Jane Seymour (Thomas Nelson) Author: Roberta Simpson Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "I just received the book in the mail! It is beautiful and I could not put it down. I am so excited to host this blog tour for Roberta Simpson! I want to get a copy for my own Mom who all her grandchildren call Nana. Thanks so much for this awesome opportunity. I never realized how much I would love this book until I saw it and opened its pages." ~ V G.

	The Automatic 2nd Date: Everything to Say and Do on the 1st Date to Guarantee... (Howard Books) Author: Victorya Michaels Rogers Click here for Online Media / Blog Tour Itinerary "I must admit, this was the easiest tour I've been on so far! Thanks for using me for the promotion...hoping it helps get the word out!" ~ D.P.

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