Social media is at the forefront of a successful marketing strategy for promoting your book. But having thousands of fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest doesn’t always lead to thousands of book sales during that all-important first week of release....
A stale, stagnant author website is sure to leave your visitors with a bad taste in their mouths and a poor opinion of you and your writing. Instead of seeing you as an interesting author who understands how to interact with his or her readers, you'll seem more like...
Like most authors, we're sure you would rather spend your precious spare time writing instead of dealing with the technical aspects of maintaining or updating your author website. Fortunately, the team here at Web Design Relief has compiled a list of fast, easy...
Showcasing some of your poems on your author website can be a great way to introduce readers to your work. But before you post even a single poem on your website, there are crucial facts you need to know. Safety Tips For Posting Your Poetry On Your Author Website More...
Whether you want an interactive website with all the bells and whistles or a simple landing page, an author website is an essential part of your author platform. If you’re thinking about developing your online presence by launching an author website, start by...
Marketing savvy writers—and even authors who are marketing newbies—know the importance of an author platform. It's easy enough to get all the necessary parts: An author website? Check. One or more social media profiles? Check. But simply having these integral pieces...
You're number one...or close to it! But you definitely want your author website to have a high ranking on search engines like Google—in other words, to appear at the very top of the list of results that a search engine compiles when a user does a search. But how can...
For September, we're bringing you a bonus Links Roundup! Here are more social media techniques and blogging tips to help you market your writing online. Whether you create your own author website or we create one for you, we want to give you the best tools possible to...
Simply stated, a Web host is a company that provides space in a server and connectivity to the Internet. Web hosting is what allows your author website to be visible on the World Wide Web. To ensure that guests have a problem-free visit to your website, it's important...
It can happen in the blink of an eye. One minute you’re installing a plugin that’s supposed to add a fun photo slider to your author website, the next minute an error message is staring back at you from your computer screen. Or even worse—you’re having a great time at...
If you need help nailing your brand, you’ve come to the right place. The designers know what questions to ask, what imagery translates best to the screen, and how to make your original idea come to life on your webpage. Conventional or quirky, your idea is in good hands with the Web Design Relief team.
Working with the Web Design Relief team was a total pleasure. They made the process easy, in-depth, professional, and lyrical. I wanted a site that leaned toward the bohemian and yet held an edge of minimalist sophistication. I couldn’t be happier with my very inviting and creative site! We should win awards with this one!
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I’m pleased with the look of my website. The team at Web Design Relief listened to my suggestions and added a few of their own to make my website look exactly how I envisioned it. I would definitely recommend using Web Design Relief if you are looking to create a website.
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