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The thing about author websites is pretty simple, in my mind.
Not exact matches
If you read yesterday's post
about the options for choosing a platform for your
author website then the next
thing to do is to decide what to put on your
website.
I was educating each new client
about things like marketing, branding,
author websites, pricing... everything else publishing related, and spending too much time answering the same questions.
Things to Think
About • Should you be giving advice to
authors on YOUR
author website?
Below are the eight
things you should have on your
website: An
author bio You need to have information
about you, the
author.
The great
thing about this
website is that many people in the industry use it and report back when links are broken or when an
author had a bad experience.
Doing these
things not only on your
author website About Page, but consistently over your author platform, will entice others to find out more about you and follow
About Page, but consistently over your
author platform, will entice others to find out more
about you and follow
about you and follow you.
Author websites also allow readers to discover the insightful and provocative
things authors themselves have said
about their lives and novels.
Now I am working for multiple
authors and I do a range of
things from admin tasks (sending information
about the
authors / books to those who request it, updating
websites, organizing spreadsheets, mailing out prizes) to marketing tasks (reaching out to reviewers, creating press releases, creating book jacket copy, running street teams).
via Darcy Pattison — After reviewing a survey
about what readers expect from
author websites, Darcy Pattison revaluates her current
website and blog and asks the questions, «Am I providing any of these
things on a regular basis?
Send a clear message
about the BEST
thing your
author website is offering them (and learn more
about creating a call to action here).
The post was
about the top seven
things every aspiring
author's
website must have from my perspective as an Internet marketer (my day job).
Things to consider while making
author website are Contact page,
about page and a page
about your book.
What's the first
thing visitors notice
about your
author website?
Author Website Design: A Basic Guide To A Successful Writer Site — Don't know the first thing about how to find a designer for your writer w
Website Design: A Basic Guide To A Successful Writer Site — Don't know the first
thing about how to find a designer for your writer
websitewebsite?
What are the 3 most important
things that
authors need to know
about their
website?
One of the most impactful
things you can put on your
author website is a headshot that gives readers a clear impression of what you're all
about.
An
author website is
about one
thing: you.
One of the really cool
things about using WordPress to create your
author website is that there are thousands of themes available to get you started.
Next time I'll talk
about some other
things that are important to bear in mind when you're building your
author website.
Your
website is one of the most important
things to get sorted if you're serious
about your
author career.
One
thing I like
about the Year Zero
website (which is why I am telling you) is — surprise — they have a section for free book downloads; they introduce the
author and the title and point you, for example, to a third - party like Smashwords, which long - time readers of this blog will recognize.