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There are three elements that some author websites use that make all the difference in their web presence.  It may be surprising to you that none of these secrets have to do with how the site looks, how fancy it is, what its budget is, or what platform it uses.  All of them have toRead more

Sometimes you’ll hear people say things like, “the only legitimate way to be an author is to find a big publisher to get your book out there.”  This word, “legitimate,” has always been troubling to me.  It’s a bunch of baloney, most of the time.  Sure, the only legitimate way to be a physician isRead more

I like the word Solopreneur. Obviously, it’s based on Entrepreneur, but the term distinguishes itself by suggesting that the subject works alone. True, not all entrepreneurs have employees but, increasingly, there’s a class of worker who not only doesn’t have employees, but doesn’t intend to have employees or to grow their business in a traditional sense. They’reRead more

Throughout my career I’ve been lucky enough to create author websites for some well-known folks. In some cases, I’ve worked directly with the celebrity author and, in other cases, I’ve created a site for a new book release or specific writing project via their publisher. Regardless of who I’m working with, there are some elementsRead more

The best author website design is different for every author.  That’s a tricky way to open this blog post, right?  But even if each author’s webpage design should be tailored to their project & their audience, there are a handful of things that should be kept in mind for ALL author websites. HERE ARE 5Read more

I am an author website designer.  And I imagine like dentists notice people’s teeth, and cobblers notice people’s shoes, I notice people’s websites, especially author websites.  And something that stands out to me more than it should is that people bury the lead on their sites ALL THE TIME. What do I mean by this? Read more

More often than not, my author web design clients hire me when they have a book about to be published.  Sometimes it’s a first book, and sometimes they’re revamping their site after they have a few books under their belt … sometimes they’re self-published, and sometimes they have a publisher … but every so oftenRead more

I regularly have web design clients who either don’t yet have a web host, and need one, or have one they don’t like and want a new one. I make my recommendations available here on this Website Resources page.  It’s two companies, really, Bluehost and SiteGround. But I don’t get into very much about WHYRead more

I love working on children’s book author websites — often there are beautiful illustrations, a sense of humor, and great colors to work with. And while many aspects of creating a website for children’s books are similar to any author or book website, (like providing information about the book & authors, letting people purchase itRead more

Self-published author websites have different needs than websites for authors with traditional publishers.  As a self-published author you might be looking for a traditional publisher, an agent, and/or to create a community of readers interested in your existing & future work.  Or, you might just want to go the indie route because it appeals toRead more