In the introduction to this series of posts, I referred to a 2008 Codex Study that listed what readers
want on an author website.
Not exact matches
This outfit has thought through what writers
want and made it fun to stay
on the
website and learn about how to be a better
author entrepreneur.
Appropriate for use
on greetings cards, worksheets, gift tags, calendars, bookmarks,
websites, art and craft projects, PowerPoints, Christmas activities etc For more inspiring educational resources visit Inspire and Educate Thinking of publishing your own resources or already an
author and
want to improve your resources and sales?
A good cinematic book trailer is the type of thing that potential readers will
want to share with their friends, literary
websites will
want to write articles
on, and brands the
author as a professional with a multimedia digital marketing campaign, a force to be reckoned with.
And then your accounts will be linked in
Author Central, but not
on the Amazon
website obviously (because you don't
want people knowing you are the same person — duh!).
The other day I made a video
on using a security plugin for a WordPress site and I thought it may be a good idea to share it with
authors here that may
want to increase the security
on their
website.
Overall, password protection is a smart preliminary step to protect content, particularly for self - published
authors or those who
want to offer e-book sales
on their personal or brand
websites.
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.
You don't
WANT your book on more websites — you want your book on the right websites: places decided to your subject or genre, with content that will attract real readers (not other autho
WANT your book
on more
websites — you
want your book on the right websites: places decided to your subject or genre, with content that will attract real readers (not other autho
want your book
on the right
websites: places decided to your subject or genre, with content that will attract real readers (not other
authors).
We talked about how we
want to share the newest ways to market your books as soon as they're invented.Bryan talked about his start
on his
website, Build Creative Writing Ideas, and Jim discussed the creation of
Author Marketing Club.
Maybe Amazon doesn't
want publishers and
authors on the
website, or the money they bring.
HarperCollins
wants to put the axe to file sharing,
websites, torrent sites and seemingly legitimate sales channels to put the kibosh
on the
authors works.
Once you've made a decision about how you
want to brand your
author website, it may be difficult to change your mind later
on — especially if you're locked into a URL like «authornamehere.com.»
When searching for back - end profit ideas, use a simple worksheet like Published & Profitable's
Author Profit Tracker to keep track of the author websites you've visited, and the ideas you might want to apply on your own we
Author Profit Tracker to keep track of the
author websites you've visited, and the ideas you might want to apply on your own we
author websites you've visited, and the ideas you might
want to apply
on your own
website.
While you definitely
want to promote your writing
on your
author website, you can also give visitors a glimpse into your personality through a short bio, personal photos, or blog posts!
If you
want to learn more about book marketing, I invite you to browse through the many free articles
on the Spirit
Authors website.
If you
want to feature music or video
on your
author website, make sure it doesn't activate until visitors click the «play» button!
But you definitely
want your
author website to have a high ranking
on search engines like Google — in other words, to appear at the very top of the list of results that a search engine compiles when a user does a search.
When designing your
author website, you
want to be sure that, from head to toe, it will make a great first impression
on your visitors.
The guidelines for submitting a book for review are listed
on the Indie Reader
website, along with a detailed description of other tools that are available to help not only
authors, but the readers who
want to find quality reads in the overwhelming sea of self - published works out there.
You can find self - published and traditionally published
authors sitting
on the
websites home page, all
wanting to sign your e-book.
Readers who
want that bonus gift have to opt - in
on the
author's
website to get that gift, whether it's a bonus chapter, a checklist, or an audio interview.
I
want to set up a place
on my
website (which I'm re-doing, for self - published
authors of children's books, to have an additional place to advertise for free).
Video Book Trailers produced by Certa Publishing are posted by
authors on their own
websites,
on social media sites, included in press releases, and shared broadly by enthusiastic fans who
want an easy way to introduce their friends to your message.
If you
want to host your
author website and blog
on the same domain, Wix is a good fit.
By Anne R. Allen The
author bio
on your social media, blog or
website is one of the most important things you'll ever write, so you
want to put some thought into it.
Would you rather have a popular community
on a lifestyle blog under a pseudonym where you wouldn't
want to promote your writing, or an
author website with your real (or publishing) name?
If you are hosting regular giveaways
on your
author website, you may find more people
wanting to join your krewe.
Much like your
author website, the clean - up items you'll
want to check / update
on each social media platform include:
If you are a writer who
wants to make truly informed publishing decisions, you'll
want to read this latest report — then take the time to study the other eye - opening reports
on the
Author Earnings
website.
We don't
want readers to stay
on social media - we
want to drive them to the
author's
website.
Depending
on the type of
author website you
want to build, there are additional hosting plans available too.
This outfit has thought through what writers
want and made it fun to stay
on the
website and learn about how to be a better
author entrepreneur.
Also, if you
want 1 -
on - 1 support to help you reach your publishing goals, click here now to find out how you can Schedule an Introductory Coaching Call with Mark and click here to access all of the Free Resources
on our
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authors.
So, that is to say, while you might be tempted to Barefoot's example and quit Amazon altogether, you would stand to gain much more by being a part of the Amazon universe, especially as a self - published
author, because as one person, you probably don't
want to be getting out there doing appearances plus running a whole ecommerce engine
on your
website to sell the books.
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But if you
want to build a solid readership
on your
website, it's important to identify what's stopping you from contributing regularly to your
author blog.
If you
want, include a phone number, but I can't recall the last time I saw an
author list a phone number
on a
website (or perhaps I just blocked it out).
If you
want more information
on what goes into building a professional
author website, contact Author
author website, contact
Author Author Media.
Author Elissa Malcohn has made her six volume Deviations series available for free in the Kindle format
on her
website which, strangely enough, are not for sale in the Kindle format
on the Amazon
website; the paper versions are, and the first volume in the series is $ 13.95 if you
want to kill a few trees.