Several bloggers have already hosted interviews of our book, The Commonsense Entrepreneur- Becoming an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee and we greatly appreciate that.

We're being hosted today, October 15, 2009, at this blog (thank you Lee):
http://myofficeassist.org/blog/2009/10/15/the-commonsense-virtual-assistant-becoming-an-entrepreneur-not-an-employee/

Other dates are:
10/23 - Rachel Rasmussen
http://rescuedeskblog.com

10/27 - Janine Gregor
http://yourvirtualwizard.com/Blog.aspx

Come join us on the tour and leave a comment.

Here's the schedule for the virtual book tour:

October 1, Thursday - Stop by Rita Cartwright's blog, leave a comment, and be entered into a random drawing to receive a copy of The Commonsense Virtual Assistant at a 50% discount!

October 2, Friday - We'll be visiting Software Savvy Sub

October 5, Monday - Visit Small Business Growth Strategies Blog

October 6, Tuesday - Join us on Melodee's Virtual Assistant Blog

Learn more at:
http://findvirtual.ning.com/profiles/blogs/virtual-book-tour-the

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Are you an author who wants to write for a living? Then you need to be a business person too. That can be a little challenging. There are many aspects to consider such as expenses and marketing. Where can you find resources to help you with the business side of being an author?

There are good books you can read about building your business as an author. One is Stephanie Chandler's book, The Author's Guide to Building an Online Platform. Another useful resource is the networking site for authors, BookMarketing Network. There are also workshops and seminars. Check out Indie Seminars where Stephanie Chandler will be speaking on the topic, Build an Online Platform for Authors: Get Published and Sell More Books.

Many authors today utilize the services of a virtual assistant to help market their book. A virtual assistant can help with online promotion, creating press releases, contacting media, coordinating a virtual book tour and more.

If you are an author, what help do you need with your business?

On Monday my blog was a stop on Rita Cartwright's virtual book tour. One of our visitors was chosen at random to receive a complimentary copy of her e-book, Online Marketing Tools for Today's Small Business.

And the winner is.....John Furst. John gave us permission to publish his review of the book.

"The e-book gives a complete introduction to the various techniques for advertising your business on the Internet. And the resource section provides you with all the links you need to get started quickly. The beautiful thing about the way you have structured the e-book is that you can subsequently publish e-books that go in depth with every chapter. Thanks for the gift. I appreciate it." - John

I want to thank all of you that stopped by Monday to post a comment during Rita's virtual book tour. We will be entering your names into a random drawing today and pick a winner of a free copy of Rita's e-book, Online Marketing Tools for Today's Small Business. The winner will be notified and his or her name, with their permission, will be posted in my blog on Wednesday.