Spring has spring, and that puts us in a pretty good mood. With that in mind, we are launching this “Ask us anything!” blog post. The team here at Smart Author Sites has over three decades of experience working on the web — most of those years specifically building and maintaining author websites. We are strategists, […]
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I’ve worked with many authors who have had websites or blogs in the past, and want to start over again. Maybe they have a new book coming out and want to re-focus their author website or blog. Or they know that their previous efforts weren’t as professional as they’d like, and they want to do
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Another month has come and gone. With that in mind, here are some of the must-reads for authors that I put together in the month of February. 21 free resources for authors — Build Book Buzz What are your favorite free resources for authors? 5 Ways to Go from an Author to an Authorpreneur — Smart
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Blogging is something that I recommend nearly all authors do. But many of the people I speak with are unsure about how to start blogging, what to blog about, or why blogs may be helpful to them. With that in mind, here are 10 questions I frequently get about author blogs (and my responses, of course). What’s
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Have you heard the term authorpreneur? If not, it’s time that you did. Because in today’s world of publishing, just being an author isn’t enough. In the old days, writers were just that: writers. They would write their books, and publishers would pay them a hefty advance. Then the publishers would be the businesspeople —
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January has come to a close! Here’s a list of our hand-picked top three reads for authors from around the web. 1. The Dos and Don’ts of Digital Marketing for Authors Huffington Post January 16, 2015 2. Social Media Marketing: Simple Tips That Some Self-Published Authors Tend to Forget Tech Cocktail January 6, 2015 3. 12 Publishing And Marketing
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Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert (known best for Eat, Pray, Love) has an amazing author website. And no, we didn’t build it. But when I stumbled upon it today, I was immediately impressed by it. Why? Here are six reasons… 1. The font and logos at the top give it some personality. From the moment you arrive,
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There have been a lot of good pieces of content published over the past month — many of which I highly recommend for authors. Here’s a quick round-up of our five favorites (in addition to our own, of course). Amazon Offers All-You-Can-Eat Books. Authors Turn Up Noses. New York Times, December 28 Set book marketing goals
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When I put together a proposal for a fiction author, I often recommend adding a feature to the site called “Behind the Book” or “Book Secrets.” Well, it appears as if JK Rowling is taking my advice (wink, wink). What JK Rowling Is Doing I came across this story today about new writings she is
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Video may not be the easiest type of content to produce for an author website. After all, it’s a whole lot easier for a writer to … you know … WRITE than it is to set up a camera, try to look nice, create a video, edit a video and then upload that video. But
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