Let's take a look at some high - quality
author websites so you can immerse yourself in them.
Turns out people liked
my author website so much that they started asking me to build websites for them, too!
You are going to all the trouble of putting up
an Author Website so readers can find you.
Each time you drop that cover image somewhere, link it back to the book's page on Lulu or
your author website so readers can quickly learn more (and ideally make a purchase).
Coming from a web marketing background, I'm always eager to check out other
authors websites so if they put a link to it in there signature area, I click on it (hint, hint, you should put your website URL in your forum sig).
Not exact matches
While this strategy works just fine for large publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's
website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors,
authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content
so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.
As I had covered Xn carnage for the Door from 1994 till the rag shut down the
website in 2008, I «thought» (silly me) that they'd welcome my critique
so they could avoid becoming like those branded Christian celebrities / religious rock stars we had both satirized only to become that which they once despised once they hit the
author / speaker circuit.
Look, along with teaching and writing about Scripture and theology, I also design
websites and publish books for other
authors, and I get paid a little bit of money to do
so.
Here is a
website that may help you: http://www.nowleap.com/index.html This is not my area of expertise
so I would encourage you to reach out the
author of that quote.
Arlene Mobley
author of Flour On My Face - a Food & Lifestyle
website where she shares easy recipes for busy families and helps them take the stress out of the hectic dinner hour by stocking the freezer and pantry full of all the ingredients they'll need
so they can prepare quick and easy meals.
So you will have no trouble in uploading content to your eLearning
website, as long as your
authoring tool and LMS support the same standard.
«Kindle for the Web makes it possible for bookstores,
authors, retailers, bloggers or other
website owners to offer Kindle books on their
websites and earn affiliate fees for doing
so,» said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content.
There are
so many print and online directories of literary agents out there now... that no literary agency really expects every
author to scour their
website for instructions before submitting to them.
> Map out your writing empire, including all the things you love to do > Start setting up and implementing the systems and structures you need to support your empire (including an
author website, if you don't already have one) > Overhaul your writing life
so you're aligned with and set up for the success you want to create > Get your nonfiction eBook written and published (at least one, but possibly more than one, if you're up for it) > Grow your following > Sell more books
So how can you convince visitors who come to your
author website to sign up for your mailing list — especially if they're already your fan on Facebook or your follower on Twitter?
Traditionally, book publicity encompasses outreach to media such as radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and — in the last decade or
so — major blogs,
websites, podcasts, and «influencers,» including publishing industry leaders, celebrity book lovers, and tastemakers in the effort to secure review or feature coverage for a book and
author.
This concept lets
authors sell their books directly to the reading public via their
websites, meaning they can cut out that Amazon - middle - man and pocket the 30 % or
so that Amazon usually takes in exchange for being the retailer.
Howey published this POST on his
website that explained some of the disillusionment behind these
so - called advocacy groups that speak for
authors without ever actually consulting
authors.
We've talked
so far about doing an
Author Website through WordPress.
One of those is your
website,
so that's what I'm going to be talking about today; your
author website.
So if you don't have an
author website, how are they ever going to find you?
Ideally, you should name your
website with your
author name (
so it's easy to find).
Because of the gush of helpful advice, the podcast can be a little overwhelming, but Mr. Kukral has kindly provided a page at the
Author Marketing Institute
website with all the notes and links,
so no need to panic as the information tsunami rushes over you.
And if they want it, the odds are, others will too,
so ask them via social media, your
author website, email marketing, etc..
So, what does this really mean??? It means that when one book is purchased from my
Author Website and mailed to a reader in the U.S., I will donate approximately $ 7.00 to HDSA.
I ended up learning
so much about the process of keywords, book categories,
author mailing lists, and other aspects of book promotion, that I decided to start my own authority
website to freely share my knowledge with other
authors.
We offer four different
author website design levels,
so you can make yours as simple or elaborate as you want.
Readers love to see what you look like,
so put in your very best
author photo, and a short bio, complete with all your social media links, your
website address, and a direct link to your email list in case they loved your book
so much they want to be kept updated on further releases.
As an
author, you need to have a
website so your readers and community can learn about you.
Images or photos that you use on your
website or
author blog can provide another way to rank in search results,
so optimizing your images to take advantage of valuable SEO traffic related to the images you use is just smart.
First of all, if they come to your
author website that means they are interested in finding out more about you and your books,
so they are already in search of more.
Few people have a technical background,
so setting up a DIY
author website seems like a daunting task, and many
authors and publishers don't feel confident talking or negotiating with a potential
website developer.
There is a lot of info on
author websites and blogs in my book I have blogged about that in the past and may do
so again, but in the meantime if you have my book, give those sections a look.
So you're building your
author platform and have decided a
website / blog is the way to go.
Mailchimp also integrates painlessly with Wordpress
so you can sign people up to your list straight from your
author website.
I visit an
author's
website to find out more about them,
so your bio should be engaging and informative.
We suggest paying a little extra to own your domain
so your
author has complete control of their
website.
The
author in question was panicking because she had checked her listing, and Amazon had raised her price $ 10, and
so much for Amazon being a friend to the little guy and she was going to pull all her books and only sell them through her
website...
As you could see from the
author platforms I showcased before, an
author website can lead to having a larger platform which includes speaking engagements, podcasts, video series, and
so on.
Our goal on our
website is to gather new business,
so the entire site is set up to funnel potential
authors to our book marketing services and then our contact form.
Book publishers did not plan to have e-books, to have a direct access between
authors and readers
so that every
author has to have his own
website now, and their own blog and their own self - marketing plan.
I write a once - a-month newsletter through Writerspace which brings more people to my
author website than anything I've done
so far.
That is why I think
websites like Wattpad are
so important for struggling writers to find their voices amongst the deafening noise of major publishers and literary agents who are
so focussed on risk aversion and unwilling to give talented independent
authors a chance.
Radio show hosts love to have their programming promoted by their guests,
so be sure to promote the show to your friends, fans and followers, in the week leading up to the show and especially on the day of on your blog or
author website.
The purpose of your
website is to get fans and sell books, not just provide information, and there are a lot of strategies that most
author websites don't use (most
author websites are terrible in terms of actually converting prospects,
so they aren't really good examples of what to do for yours.)
Add to this that most
authors have very little business sense or experience in online marketing:
so even the
author websites that look pretty good, don't help sell any books.
By then, I had been interviewed on several radio shows online and submitted many «
author interview» posts to others»
websites,
so I was familiar with that format and was beginning to feel it was somewhat overused.
So I had a
website focused on motivation and inspiration for writers called Procrastinating Writers; and I had a
website focused on creative wellness and the writing life called InkyBites; and then I had a
website for my
author brand and coaching services called JenniferBlanchard.net.
«We are
so proud that Margaret and Naomi chose Wattpad as a way to quickly and easily share this work with a global audience of millions,» Wattpad CEO Allen Lau, the Canadian high - tech entrepreneur who launched the storytelling
website in 2006, said in announcing the
authors» new zombie novel.
Also I was shocked to find that an
author website like pottermore supports 3D secure but not main
so called international ebook store, but then its J.K. Rowling.