Updated April 2023 With busy days and ever-growing to-do lists putting the squeeze on your writing time, it can be easy to neglect your author website. But if you constantly put website maintenance on the back burner, your site will soon become outdated and...
When your author website homepage loads, you have mere seconds—maybe even a fraction of a second—to grab and hold your visitors’ attention. To accomplish this, your website needs to be well designed, and your message needs to be clear and intriguing. Think about your...
If you write short stories or poetry or books that you hope to publish, it’s a good idea to have an author photo ready. An author head shot or photo can be used on your author website, your book’s back cover, or with your bio info in a literary journal. The design...
When building an author website, most designers use Google Fonts—the web’s largest (and free) open source for font families. Google currently offers over 1,200 font families, with more being added every day. With this many fabulous fonts to choose from, it’s easy to...
Updated May 2023 Website design trends and technology are constantly evolving and shifting focus. A mere ten years ago, designers didn’t worry about whether or not a website design was mobile-friendly—today it’s a necessity. As technology becomes a bigger part of our...
Once you’ve made all the design decisions for your author website and the pages have been built, you may be eager to immediately hit “publish.” After all, you can’t wait for your readers to start visiting! But not so fast—you’re not quite finished. This is actually...
An author website is the hallmark of any author who is serious about writing. Whether you’re a new writer or a well-published pro, having an author website to act as your information hub will make it easier for readers, agents, editors, and potential new fans to learn...
A website is essential when creating your author brand. A well-designed author website will act as an information hub where readers can check in to keep up with your new projects, and potential readers, editors, and literary agents will visit to learn more about you...
Every website needs an administrator assigned to perform necessary maintenance, implement security measures, create backups, and deal with functionality problems. While the website’s administrator role initially defaults to the person creating the account, it does...
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...
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