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...
Web Design Relief’s Links Roundup, July 2014
Website design, social media, and blogging—oh my! Welcome to the July installment of our Links Roundup! Whether you create your own author website or we create one for you, we want to give you the best tools possible to build an effective online platform and get your...
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...
Author Website Survival Guide: What You Must Keep Private
We all know the importance of self-promotion for writers. A writer who doesn’t have an up-to-date online presence won’t be able to connect with readers, editors, or literary agents as easily and effectively as one who has an active author platform. Of course, for the...
How To Use Sidebars On Your Author Website
As you’re setting up the layout of your author website—or working with a Web developer who’s doing it for you—you will have to decide if you want to include a sidebar. A sidebar is a secondary source of information and navigation to the left or right of a...
Your Author Website: Should It Focus On You As A Writer Or On One Book?
Here at Web Design Relief, we often get the following question: Should a writer create a website that focuses on a particular book or on the work of the author in general? As with so many elements of Web design, there’s no singular answer that will work for everyone....
Our Secret To The Best In-Person Pitch For Your Author Website (Psst! You Can Use It In An Elevator!)
After countless hours of considering font choices, photos, and editorial selections, you finally have a shiny, new author website. Whether you write books, short stories, or poetry, an author website provides an anchor for your online identity and is an essential...
Web Design Relief’s Links Roundup, May 2014
This installment of our Links Roundup features great tips to help you market your book online. Whether you create your own author website or we create one for you, we want to give you the best tools possible to build an effective online author platform and get your...
The Hidden Costs Of Building An Author Website
Your author website should be eye-catching, aesthetically pleasing, and well-designed. But when working with a Web designer to create your Internet masterpiece, it’s important to keep in mind that there are often additional costs on top of the quoted base price....
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...
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