I was asked a question by a client yesterday that I thought was worth answering in a blog post. After all, if one person has this question, the odds are more people do, too. We are in the process of building her author website, and she knows she wants to interact with readers on the […]
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Okay, I must confess that I’ve changed my tune on this one. I remember reading a while back (and blogging about) some things that people said they wanted to see on author websites. One of them was a printable backlist. At the time, I wasn’t really sold on the idea. After all, it seemed a
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Check out this one-page website (and I use the term loosely) for author Jeffrey Lewis: http://www.jeffreylewis-novels.com/
Just for a Laugh… (Author Website Related, of Course) Read More »
I know … I blog a lot about blogging. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, I didn’t start this blog until about a year ago. After all, who has the time to sit down and do this regularly? Who’s reading it anyway? Well, I just got more proof that blogging really does make
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We’ve already established that an author’s website should contain interesting content above and beyond what’s in the book. But for some people, it’s a challenge to figure out just what that is. Sure, if you’re a doctor who writes about health-related issues, it’s a no-brainer. You should blog and answer questions about health. But what
Writers Writing for Writers Read More »
There are a lot of things that go into deciding on a design theme and layout for the homepage of an author website. But there’s one element that often seems to get overlooked in the process. It’s how often your website plans to be updated. Or another way to say it is this: Is your
Structure Your Author Website Homepage Design Around Your Update Frequency Read More »
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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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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