Service
Author website design
An author website is the one place online that you control. It needs to do a few things very well: present you and your books, link to every store, and give readers a reason to leave their email.
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Why authors need this
The problem this service solves
Social platforms change their rules and store pages belong to the store. A website of your own is where readers, journalists and booksellers can always find you, and where your mailing list lives.
ScopeWhat you receive
- A responsive website with home, about, books and contact pages
- A page for each book with store links, description, sample and reviews you supply
- A mailing list signup connected to the email service you choose
- Basic search engine setup: titles, descriptions, sitemap and clean addresses
- A short training session so you can update the site yourself
How the work runs
- PlanWe agree the pages, the content you will supply and the domain name.
- DesignYou see a design matched to your books and brand before anything is built.
- BuildThe site is built, tested on phones and desktops, and connected to your domain.
- ContentYour text, images and store links go in, and your mailing list signup is tested.
- Launch and handoverThe site goes live on your own hosting and domain, with the login details handed to you.
Questions
Author Website Design: common questions
Which platform is the site built on?
We choose a platform you can maintain yourself without a developer, and we explain the ongoing hosting cost before we start.
Can I update the site myself?
Yes. That is part of the point. We include a training session and short written notes.
Do you provide ongoing maintenance?
Optional. We can quote a small monthly fee for updates and backups, or hand the site over completely.
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