One really interesting idea for content on an author website — and one that I think gets sorely overlooked — is a page called “Behind the Book.” On a “Behind the Book” page, an author can write a piece in the first person explaining what prompted them to write the book. Think of it as […]
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It’s common sense that having lots of rave reviews of your book on Amazon can increase book sales. But what’s the best way to get those reviews on there? Here are some do’s and dont’s: Do send out an email to your full list of contacts, announcing when your book is released and encouraging them
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So your author web site is launched. Congratulations! But the work is just beginning. Because what good is a website if no one is visiting it? Here are some simple ways to ensure that your website gets looked at… Amass a list of contacts. It should include as many people as possible — anyone you
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For some authors, the main goal of building a writer’s website is to sell their book. But I encourage most authors to think a little more long-term than that. Because one of the best things you can do with an author website is to make it a long-term destination for readers. The benefits of that
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When you’re building your author web site, do you spend any time thinking about how much information to share about yourself? About what email address to give out? About what might happen if you share too much? If not, maybe you should. For some authors, these are obvious questions. For instance, one author I’ve worked
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If you’re an author looking to get published by a major publishing house, you may want to consider posting your book on Harper Collins’ Authonomy website. Here’s the scoop…. Harper Collins describes the website as follows: authonomyTM is a brand new community site for writers, readers and publishers, conceived and developed by book editors at
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There was an interesting article in Publishers Weekly earlier this month that I thought I would share. It’s an interview with a variety of publishers and marketing executives dealing with how they market their fiction books, with a focus on their online efforts. You can read the full article, but here are some of the
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Too many people think that author websites are only for published authors. But more and more people have figured out how to use websites to actually get themselves published. Here’s how they’re doing it…. Why Build a Website Odds are that you’re going to be submitting a proposal or manuscript to a publisher at some
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A little off the topic of our usual blog entries, but I thought this might be a new and different way to say goodbye. One of the members of the Smart Author Sites staff, Stacey Elms, will be leaving us next month to go on to bigger and better things. So I want to use
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Do you have a media page on your author website? It’s purpose is to provide the media with the information they might need to feature you in their next piece. If you decide to have a press page on your website, here are some ideas about what it should include: Downloadable Cover Art (both in
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