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...
3 Website Emergencies (And How You Can Prepare For Them Now)
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...
Advertising On Facebook: Is The Promotion Worth The Price For Writers?
As you already know, having a Facebook Author Page is essential for promoting your author brand online. But did you know that weekly or even daily posts may not be enough to build your fan base? Facebook has changed the way it serves posts to users, making it more...
Tumblr For Writers: A Picture-Perfect Marketing And Promotional Tool
Tumblr, meet Writer. Writer, meet Tumblr. While you might think that a short-form blog like Tumblr would be counterintuitive for writers, this photo-centric platform is quickly becoming a viable marketing tool for promoting your writing. If you're ready to shake up...
Get More Web Traffic: Integrate Pinterest Into Your Author Website
With over 70 million users, Pinterest has become one of the most powerful and engaging social networks on the Internet. At the end of 2013, it was second only to Facebook in generating referral traffic—with more potential to drive visitors to your author website than...
5 Tricks To Get Big Results With Shorter Tweets
Twitter is a phenomenal platform for promoting your author brand. With one tweet, you can quickly and easily distribute important information and update your followers. But when you're limited to Twitter's 280 characters, how can you possibly inform, engage, and...
8 Misconceptions About Facebook For Authors
You’re not on Facebook, and you have your reasons. Maybe you’ve heard rumors that authors don’t need Facebook accounts. But in today’s highly competitive publishing industry, your success as a writer depends on your ability to reach your audience effectively through...
How To Set Up Google Authorship For Your Author Website
Update 12/22/14: Google no longer offers the Google Authorship program. However you can still improve search results by using rich snippets. Learn more here. Hey, writers! Are you on Google+? More importantly, do you have it connected to your author website? If...
White Hat Or Black Hat: Which SEO Hat Should You Wear?
In the world of search engine optimization (SEO), there are two distinct sets of techniques used to increase a site’s search result ranking, or Googleability. You may have heard of “white hat” and “black hat” before, but just what do those terms mean? Is there really...
How To Choose The Right Color Scheme For Your Website
Designing your author website will essentially come down to two things: content and aesthetic. As writers, we certainly have the content part down. But what about the actual design? What message are you trying to convey visually? Throwing all of your favorite colors...
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