Most writers would rather fight their way through a web of dangling participles than try to untangle the technical aspects of web design in order to create an author website. But having an author website is an integral part of a writer’s online presence and serves as an important information hub. Thankfully, there are simple ways for writers to create effective author websites which don’t include learning the complexities of coding. The tech experts at Web Design Relief review the options a writer has when building an author website.
3 Simple Ways To Build A Great Author Website
Hire A Design Team
The easiest way to get your author website designed and up and running is to hire a professional design team (like the experts at Web Design Relief!). Here’s why:
- If you’re not tech savvy, it’s not a problem! The pros will handle the technical and design elements of building a website for you.
- A good web design team will collaborate with you and make you feel heard. Pro web designers and developers will listen to your input and work with you to create the author website you’ve always wanted.
- You get the best possible design results! When you hire a specialized team, you get the benefit of both their technical know-how and their creative design skills. Your designer will help bring your vision to the project while making a professional, eye-catching, functional website.
- Advanced website building teams like Web Design Relief offer hosting services that take all the taxing, technical maintenance work off your plate as well. Our hosting care package includes regular site backups to make certain that your content never gets lost!
- If you don’t have any experience with web design, things can get complicated and confusing pretty fast—even with just one misplaced click. When you hire experienced designers to build your site, you can rest assured your author website will perform smoothly on all devices without any hiccups or mistakes.
Use A Website Builder
Website builders, like those provided by Squarespace and Wix, require almost no technical skill to use. They provide all-in-one basic web design options that allow you to drag and drop your content to create a decent-looking website.
The downside to using a website builder is that their default and popular templates are overused. When you use one of these premade templates, you’re limited in technical options and where you can put your content within the framework. This type of cookie-cutter website design will look simplistic when compared to a fully customized website created by a professional designer. And many of these website builders require you to use their domain and hosting providers.
Use WordPress
With an easy-to-use interface and lots of customization options, WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems available: 39% of websites are built using WordPress! However, WordPress does not offer hands-on technical support and requires some degree of familiarity with web design. Building your author website on WordPress may also require additional purchases, such as plugins and themes, to achieve the final results you want.
By utilizing one of these three options, you’ll be able to create a website that will complement your online author platform. If you’re tech savvy, using a website builder or a content management system may work for you. But if you’re not comfortable with technology—or simply don’t want to spend hours dealing with the intricacies of building a website—the easiest and best way to build your author website is to hire a team of professionals to do it for you. Schedule a free consultation with the Web Design Relief team of experts to find out how we can help you create a professional, engaging author website!
Question: If you have an author website, how did you create it?
My site was originally made in Netscape 4.0, I think it was, now updating (rarely) in both Open Office document mode or with Notepad. With that as a basis, I was able to make my other sites, like BouldAwards.com, DallasDalyce.com and Perflutzed.com. Gotta be super-careful in Notepad, though.