About Us
Karin A. Bilich founded SmartAuthorSites.com in 2006. She continues to work directly with her clients to create the best website possible for each individual author's goals and objectives.
Why SmartAuthorSites.com Is Unique...
 Unlike traditional web design companies, or replicated web templates, Karin and her team of professional web designers will build a unique website that captures the look and feel of your book; then go above and beyond the design phase to help you develop content, keep your site fresh, ensure that potential readers find your site, and more.
Together you will decide on your goals for the website... Karin will put together a comprehensive, personalized web strategy to ensure you attain them.
About Our Team
 Karin A. Bilich, Founder and President
Karin has been working in web development, strategy, and copywriting since 1998. She entered the world of book publishing in 2003 when she became the Webmaster for PublishersWeekly.com, LibraryJournal.com, and SchoolLibraryJournal.com. It was there that she gained a unique perspective on book publishing, book sales, book reviews, and more. In 2005, Karin became a full-time freelancer to meet the needs of authors like you and, shortly after, created SmartAuthorSites.com. She's since worked with over 100 authors on developing websites and marketing books online and prides herself on personalizing each site for a specific author's needs.
John Noonan, Creative Director
John Noonan is an award-winning web designer with 9 plus years of experience. He graduated from Penn State University and for the first 5 years of his career, John worked for a large publishing company where he was directly responsible for 6 of their large websites. John has designed well over 100 websites and has had the pleasure of designing dozens of author websites. He has the proven ability to transform concepts into online, interactive reality. He utilizes technical skills and problem solving abilities to assess end-user needs, develop solutions, and deliver revenue-enhancing, customer-focused web sites.
Wendy Wels, Marketing Director
Wendy boasts more than 12 years of experience as a marketing professional. In 1997, she entered the publishing industry as a marketing assistant for Bantam Books and advanced to a Marketing Director for Random House, Inc in 2000. Wendy later moved to Washington, DC to serve as the Senior Director of Marketing and Development for the National Park Foundation and managed major corporate partnerships with TIME magazine and Discovery Communications. In 2003, Wendy returned to New York and became Marketing Director for the Publishing Group of Reed Business Information, which includes Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and School Library Journal magazines. Wendy now owns and operates her own marketing company and resides in New York with her family.
Production Team:
Mike Lazear, Senior Producer
Lisa Fitzgerald, Producer
Heather Riccardi, Producer
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"Words cannot express my gratitude and delight with the job Karin has done for my site, my morale, my peace of mind, my site, and my reputation. In spite of the holidays which were in full swing at the time, she developed a web site beyond my expectations regarding aesthetics and functionality. Additionally, she did so in a manner which was the utmost professional and ethical, yet very personal and unique to the subject matter of my book. What Karin accomplished in under three weeks was a miracle and probably the greatest testimony which could ever be given to her dedication to her work as well as her clients.
